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WorkNC Version 23

WorkNC 23 optimizes the production management process by adopting a completely revised collision management tool and adding the assembled toolpath function. Creating a new project in WorkNC V23 is now up to 5 times quicker than in previous versions. After a complete reviewal of finishing toolpaths in V22 and to meet customers’ requirements concerning quality, development work concerning toolpath precision and fluidity along with surface finish quality has remained the order of the day for WorkNC

In version 23, WorkNC CAD/CAM optimizes the machining environment for the operator with the introduction of the toolpath transition feature.                    
This allows the transitions between any toolpaths in the same project to be managed in WorkNC by the operator giving him full control of what happens on the NC machine itself. Control is further enhanced by the introduction of a new machine collision detection management module. WorkNC detects collisions and out-of-limit conditions in a global machining environment which takes into account the machine, the part, the clamping system along with the tool and tool holder assembly.

WorkNC project calculations have been completely reviewed in V23 to offer another improvement in response to customers' expectations concerning productivity and resources. The new project activation process means improved calculation performance and toolpath accuracy, with the project size being up to 5 times smaller.

And for WorkNC CAD in version 23, modifications can now be made to the STL file during the preparation phase. “STL files can be used directly as stock models without being assigned as a CAD stock model. This means the stock model can be activated considerably quicker, while producing a better quality toolpath.

Additional CAD functions for model preparation include preview options to optimise dynamically before validating the final result:

  • Surface extensions – normal, draft or tangent to a surface or plane
  • Solid chamfer or fillet with automatic model trimming
  • Profile curve based on a surface silhouette from the direction of a given projection
  • Surface offset of multiple surfaces with automatic intersection option to achieve the best possible result.