ElectrodeWorks automates all aspects of extraction, design, management, documentation and manufacturing of EDM electrodes. Fully integrated into the SOLIDWORKS environment ElectrodeWorks guides you through the electrode design and production process. You design the electrode through a comprehensive yet easy to use user interface; the electrode manufacturing and EDM positioning drawings, and the machining files are created automatically.Choose the holder and electrode blank shape from the standard, user extendable parametric shape library through the Add Electrode environment and select the burn faces. The electrode is automatically placed and sized according to customizable factory setup parameters. An exact face option allows electrodes to span disjointed areas w/o holes (automatic hole closure on request), avoiding the need for clearance operations. Parameter and Position dialogues allow you to fine tune the electrode positioning and orientation. On validation the electrode is then cut, showing clearly the burn faces.Other functionality includes:- Adding clearances.- Spark & Pattern gap creation.- Animation of the electrode.- Automatic and copying of the electrode to same or similar burn areas.- Instantaneous drawings of both the electrode manufacture and EDM burn process.- Technology metadata definition and output.- Process setup and output to EDM pre-processors.
