RCAM History

CAD/CAM system Vintech RCAM

Import of parts geometry from DXF files. Primitives: line, arc, circle.
Analysis of defects in the model. Model of part, composed by closed contours.
Catalogs for plates, parts, blocks. Maximum over-all dimensions of a plate – 8 m. Nesting on plates of rectangular or any shape. Multi-plate nesting.
Single and parallel zones for multi-torch processing.
Nesting with on-line control against overlapping.
Static blocks of groups of nested parts
Macro-parts
Automatic and interactive nesting controlled by job and nesting queue.
Unlimited UNDO for nesting.
Automatic and interactive paths with on-line check for overlapping. Path elements: Lead-in – Lead-out along the path normal, Gap, Loop.
Automatic and interactive route of rapid moves with optimization.
Generation of NC programs via external postprocessors. Reports.

New nesting algorithms with no shape or size restrictions of plates and parts. Length of plate – 30 m or greater.
New management of job and nesting queue.
Advanced user interface and new design of the system.
Interactive creating of bridges “part-part”.
New path type – open (Slots).
Universal PP configured by the user.
Managing usable plate remnants for tracking the “run-out” history of a plate.
Extending product family: Vintech RASKROY BC 2006 Plus for bevel cutting.
Single or three-torch programmed bevels.
Bevel paths and path elements with interactive managing of bevels – lead-ins – lead-outs, loops, pseudo-bridges for multi torch cutting.

New graphic environment.
Extending geometric primitives in the input geometry of parts: points, ellipses and splines.
Technological knowledge base (TKB) describing the technological environment.
TKB for processing technologies.
Continuous cutting with chain-cuts.
Advanced managing of bevels and bevel paths: extending, shortening, reversing paths.
Interactive common nesting by sliding. Creating paths for common cuts interactively.
Summary reports for estimating material expenses in a project. Reports for materials in a project by product/order.
New trade mark and extending product family: Vintech RCAM, Vintech RCAM-Pro, Vintech NC-TC Verifier.

Advanced import of a part. Selecting the type of processing by color or contour layer in the input file.
User-defined coordinate systems.
Managing limit, multiplicity and variants of plate.
Programming preliminary processing: marking, centering, overcasting, dimensional punching.
Frames for processing parts and plates, longer than the working area of the machine. Geometry of risky zones.
Blocks of paths and route. Dynamic blocks.
New realization of a route. Working with partial and complete route. Optimizations of routes. Route verification.
Automatic common nesting and creating common cuts by pairs.
Managing raster marking heads.
NC programs with (overlay) machine tables for programming laser complexes of Trumpf company.
Automatically creating bridges of type “part-plate” (gaps) on outer contours of parts. Automatically and interactively cutting bridges in a separate move at the end of processing.
Enabled UNDO for paths and route.
Extending product family: Vintech RCAM-Lite, Vintech RCAM-Xpress.

Advanced methods for nesting and programming the processing of complex and complicated geometric parts.
Improved general functionality for working with path elements: snapping points and dragging of path elements. Managing automatically lead-ins/lead-outs at path angle, multi-segment loops and angle operations.
Block-paths for accelerated matrix nesting with common cuts of identical rectangular parts: z-shaped and part by part.
Automatic common nesting with adaptive hodograph.
Automatic and interactive creating of common cuts for selected multitude of parts.
Import of multi-parts. Breaking a multi-part into parts.
Import and Export of job for nesting.
Improved document creating of the project. Reports with estimating machine time part by part.
Extending product family:

- rDUCT - Library for constructing flat patterns of zinc-coated air fittings,

- Vintech RCAM-Pipe – CAD/CAM system for constructing parts from pipe fittings, true shape nesting and NC programming of round pipes processing,

- ***Vintech RPLAN - Specialized MES system for managing the manufacturing of plate parts.

*** - In development