Surfware, Inc.: SURFCAM®

Surfware Inc., developers of SURFCAM CAD/CAM Systems, incorporates continuous revolutionary innovation into its 2- thru 5-axis toolpath technologies to solve today’s biggest design and manufacturing challenges. The most recent example is SURFCAM 6, a major new release with extensive, powerful features and enhancements. SURFCAM is used in machine shops worldwide for mechanical design, surface modeling, reverse engineering, prototyping, mold-making, pattern-making and production machining. Surfware's expansive user base includes leading manufacturers in the aerospace, defense, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial equipment and medical products industries.

SURFCAM products have been installed on more than 26,000 systems worldwide over the past 20 years. In that time, SURFCAM has grown to support 15 languages and has gained an outstanding reputation for training and providing the highest level of technical support to its customer base.

SURFCAM 6 is the latest release of SURFCAM CAD/CAM systems from Surfware, Inc.

SURFCAM 6 is a significant release version for any serious CAM programmer. A large part of this release has been dedicated to taking the existing power and control available in the software today and coupling it with enhancements and features to make for an improved user experience. The addition of a 64 bit version, new and updated internal technologies, and even many new additional features and enhancements will prove this version of SURFCAM 6 to be a must for all programmers that require a tool which is easy to use while allowing programmers the ability to create toolpaths with utmost precision and control. With all the capabilities now available in Surfware's flagship product, SURFCAM 6 still remains one of the most competitively priced CAD/CAM systems in the market today.
 

The New SURFCAM 6 release contains many new and powerful features such as:

• A 64-Bit Version
• New Tools and Material Database Engine
• Faster Verification Technology
• Updated Interface
• Completely redesigned Help System
• Four new toolpath strategies
• Updated CAD translators to latest CAD systems (plus RHINO CAD translator now included)
• Updated Post Processors (MPost and SPost)
• Updated Integration to FARO and MicroScribe Arms
• Newest Version of EditNC included
• Enhanced calculator for TRUEMill toolpath parameters
• Refined TRUEMill toolpath algorithms
• Plus much more...

SURFCAM has also been a Certified SolidWorks CAM partner for many years, providing SURFCAM customers with world class precision and control over their NC programming environment when using SolidWorks design models in their shops.

SURFCAM’s powerful associativity enables programmers to open native SolidWorks files directly into SURFCAM, completely eliminating the translation process. When changes are made to the SolidWorks design models, SURFCAM automatically recognizes the design revisions and offers to regenerate the affected toolpaths. With this seamless interoperability between these two systems, SURFCAM users can quickly adapt to design changes and efficiently update their toolpaths.
SURFCAM 6 also supports SolidWorks 2012 parts, assemblies, sketches and configurations and includes over 200 Post Processors for major CNC machine manufacturers.