CGTech, developer of VERICUT® and MachiningCloud jointly announce a VERICUT enhancement in the MachiningCloud whereby VERICUT customers can import an entire tooling package to VERICUT in one simple step.

VERICUT verification and simulation software is used to detect CNC programming errors as well as potential collisions and areas of inefficiency. MachiningCloud is an independent provider of CNC cutting tool and workholding product data.

New to VERICUT 7.4, after defining a tooling package on the MachiningCloud, users can directly download all the tool assemblies within the package and use it within VERICUT with significantly fewer steps compared to manually configuring a tool for use in a simulation session.

The process is simple: 1) Build a MachiningCloud job containing your tool assemblies; 2) Export the job downloading it to your local computer; 3) from within VERICUT click once to import all the tools from the job; 4) Simulate using your tool assemblies just created in the MachiningCloud.

“This upgrade eliminates manual steps saving time and further increasing efficiency in the simulation process for VERICUT customers using the MachiningCloud”, says Christophe Rogazy, Cloud Evangelist for MachiningCloud.

“VERICUT users don’t want to do duplicate work to create tool assembly models for simulation if the tool geometry already exists”, says Bill Hasenjaeger, Product Marketing Manager for CGTech. “MachiningCloud makes OEM tool geometry easily available for part program simulation, and VERICUT’s connection makes it easily accessible to our users, with simulation-ready tool models representative of the commercial cutting tools they’re purchasing and using every day.”

CGTech, developer of VERICUT® software for simulating CNC machine tools, has announced that as a result of the CGTech-MachiningCloud-Iscar partnership, VERICUT users can directly download Iscar tool assemblies and use it within VERICUT software with minimal effort.

Most leading cutting tool manufacturers now make 3D solid model data available and VERICUT can read in this model data for use in the simulation process. Iscar’s MachiningCloud application, named IQCloud, increases its customers’ productivity by offering instant access to the company’s complete and up-to-date cutting tool data, without the hassle of searching through printed catalogues and various websites to find ideal tooling and then manually entering the data into the shop’s software. Tool assemblies can be grouped into “jobs,” and the complete job can be imported into VERICUT’s tool manager with only a few clicks.

“The accuracy of the data input into VERICUT directly affects the output. So, an accurate model of the cutting tool and holder is required for the effective and accurate simulation of the machining process,” said CGTech Product Marketing Manager Bill Hasenjaeger. “We always look for simple ways to reduce the time to setup VERICUT and ensure it correctly mimics the operations. Having direct access to the Iscar cutting-tool product data through the MachiningCloud App reduces the frustration and time associated with obtaining the tooling information needed.”

VERICUT CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software simulates all types of CNC machining, including drilling and trimming of composite parts, water jet, riveting, robots, mill/turn and parallel kinematic/hexapods. It operates independently, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems.