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16 November 2004
Company News
ESPRIT by DP Technology at SolidWorks World 2005 January 30 - February 2
DP Technology will be demonstrating the latest release of their CAM software, ESPRIT, at SolidWorks World 2005, in Orlando, Florida, January 30 - February 2 at booth 517. ESPRIT 2005 is a SolidWorks Certified CAM Solution Partner Product. Certified solution products like ESPRIT have been evaluated by SolidWorks and determined to be best-in-class CNC software products that work well with SolidWorks geometry.
ESPRIT 2005 offers a high level of interoperability with SolidWorks V16 being able to directly read and machine from native SoildWorks part files. Additionally, feature exchange add-ins allow SolidWorks users to transition the design features of SolidWorks into manufacturing features for ESPRIT. Since both ESPRIT and SolidWorks use the Parasolid modeling kernel, translating that can generate error is eliminated. ESPRIT's adaptive machining technology assures that any changes made to the SolidWorks model are directly applied to ESPRIT and the G-Code. This CAD-to-CAM functionality is made possible by ESPRIT 2005's adaptive machining capabilities. This feature allows ESPRIT to adapt to varying part geometries and to automate engineering changes and part families.
ESPRIT 2005's feature exchange technology allows clearer CAD to CAM communication, streamlines the CNC programming process, and creates greater programming automation, eliminating the time required for input and verification of data associated with part features. For example, ESPRIT 2005 reads CAD features and their properties directly from native SolidWorks part models, enabling superior part integrity. CAD features import directly as CAM features generating automatic and precise part definitions, including feature name, type, description, and category
New advances in ESPRIT's KnowledgeBaseT also further advance programming automation. ESPRIT's process-driven adaptive technology makes use of the end-users' expertise and in-house programming skills, which are stored in the KnowledgeBase. This database of programmers' proven practices automatically chooses the most suitable process to machine a given feature - including machining cycles, cutting tools, and speeds and feeds, and all associated machining parameters. Programmers also can easily create new processes and update details of existing processes. ESPRIT's KnowledgeBaseT tools free CNC programmers from repetitive parts programming and give them time to investigate new machining processes that can further improve their business.
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