CAD/CAM Features 64-Bit Capability
The latest iteration of CGS North America's Elite CAD/CAM software, Cam-Tool version 7.1, features fully supported 64-bit capability and is designed to enable efficient, day-to-day handling of larger and more complex model files.
A continually “spiraling” tool path output can be used on certain types of geometries. Z-level finish now has a “spiral” switch that enables the company to create this output. The company says it will also add this spiral capability to Z-level finishing undercut for five-axis simultaneous users.
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