CNC PROGRAMMING · CAD/CAM
CAD/CAM.
The CAD/CAM software used by Officine Mara was chosen for its many capabilities and remarkably innovative graphics. A single environment, from 3D design to machine-ready program.
WHAT IT CAN DO
Three capabilities that change programming.
- 01 REAL-TIME
Integrated anti-collision
Clamps and fixtures live in the drawing: the software automatically computes possible collisions between tools, holders, part and fixtures, raising an alarm before it becomes a machine-floor problem.
- 02 LIBRARY
Custom tooling
Geometry, envelopes and silhouettes of every tool are modeled to fit. Collision math accounts for everything: cutting edge, shank and holder.
- 03 VISUAL
Heat-map of the cut
The software shows, in different colors per tool and operation, any unmachined areas or surface marks, before the part ever sees the machine.
POST-PROCESSORS
Three machine languages, one flow.
The post-processors currently loaded generate programs ready for our CNC controls.
- 01
SIEMENS
Sinumerik. Market standard for high-dynamics CNC machining centers.
- 02
SELCA
High-performance controls for milling on large parts and gantries.
- 03
ECS
Italian CNC systems widely used in contract chip-removal work.
THE OPERATORS
Software is worth what those who know it are.
Behind every program there is a senior operator picking strategy, tools and parameters. The intelligence is ours, the execution belongs to the software. The same 3D model used in programming then reaches the shop floor, where it is used to set up the job and to check the dimensions on the part.
