PCamWire Product Details

CAD/CAM programming system for wire EDM

<p>Welcome to PCam.com’s PCamWire, an industry-leading wire-erosion CAD/CAM system program developed specifically for the precision engineering, tool making, injection molding, blanking, and extrusion industries. PCamWire is available in various versions including PCamWire StdConic, PCamWire AdvConic, and PCamWire CpxConic, each offering unique features and capabilities to cater to your specific needs.

PCamWire allows the programming of any wire erosion machine, starting directly from the CAD design of the mold. It features a Windows graphical user interface, 3D CAD import, roughing and finishing cuts for multiple punches/dies, variable heights for extrusion molds, technological strategies, grouping, priorities, and cutting templates. It also offers machine and post processors, program upload to the online machine, and recognition of features from solid models.

PCamWire provides multiple strategies for corner types: standard ISO, conical, and ruled surface. It also offers a coreless cut for standard, advanced, and ruled surfaces, along with full Solid 3D simulation. The Gear Design Module (ISO / AGMA) is an additional selection of modules available with PCamWire.

PCamWire also includes GeoMacro Module for the quick creation of contours from parametric figures, GeoPropModule to generate a report on the number of elements of a contour, GearsModule for the automatic creation of the contour of a tooth or of the entire toothed wheel, CAD2DModule for contour design, WireSimulation Module for the volumetric visualization of erosion, SurfaceSectionModule to calculates a new surface from the section of an existing one, NoCore Module for the total removal of material, CAD3D for 3D CAD software, TaperedHolesModule to automatically calculate the inclined surface, Conic Module to define advanced tapers, Extrusion Module for the calculation of the unloading surface, Deburr Module to generate the constant angle relief surface, AAxis Module for code generation to manage the auxiliary axis A, GearAdv Module for the code generation of spur gears with helical teeth, and NoCore3D Module for the total removal of material on evolved conical or ruled surfaces.

By choosing PCam.com’s PCamWire, you’re investing in the future of your business. Propel your business, stay competitive, and transform your operations with our cutting-edge solutions. Enhance your design and manufacturing processes, improve accuracy, efficiency, and reduce production time with our state-of-the-art wire-erosion CAD/CAM system.</p>

CAD/CAM programming system for wire EDM

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Welcome to PCam.com's PCamWire, an industry-leading wire-erosion CAD/CAM system program developed specifically for the precision engineering, tool making, injection molding, blanking, and extrusion industries. PCamWire is available in various versions including PCamWire StdConic, PCamWire AdvConic, and PCamWire CpxConic, each offering unique features and capabilities to cater to your specific needs. PCamWire allows the programming of any wire erosion machine, starting directly from the CAD design of the mold. It features a Windows graphical user interface, 3D CAD import, roughing and finishing cuts for multiple punches/dies, variable heights for extrusion molds, technological strategies, grouping, priorities, and cutting templates. It also offers machine and post processors, program upload to the online machine, and recognition of features from solid models. PCamWire provides multiple strategies for corner types: standard ISO, conical, and ruled surface. It also offers a coreless cut for standard, advanced, and ruled surfaces, along with full Solid 3D simulation. The Gear Design Module (ISO / AGMA) is an additional selection of modules available with PCamWire. PCamWire also includes GeoMacro Module for the quick creation of contours from parametric figures, GeoPropModule to generate a report on the number of elements of a contour, GearsModule for the automatic creation of the contour of a tooth or of the entire toothed wheel, CAD2DModule for contour design, WireSimulation Module for the volumetric visualization of erosion, SurfaceSectionModule to calculates a new surface from the section of an existing one, NoCore Module for the total removal of material, CAD3D for 3D CAD software, TaperedHolesModule to automatically calculate the inclined surface, Conic Module to define advanced tapers, Extrusion Module for the calculation of the unloading surface, Deburr Module to generate the constant angle relief surface, AAxis Module for code generation to manage the auxiliary axis A, GearAdv Module for the code generation of spur gears with helical teeth, and NoCore3D Module for the total removal of material on evolved conical or ruled surfaces. By choosing PCam.com's PCamWire, you're investing in the future of your business. Propel your business, stay competitive, and transform your operations with our cutting-edge solutions. Enhance your design and manufacturing processes, improve accuracy, efficiency, and reduce production time with our state-of-the-art wire-erosion CAD/CAM system.

PCamWire Intro

PCamWire is an industry-leading wire-erosion CAD/CAM system program developed specifically for the precision engineering, tool making, injection molding, blanking and extrusion industries. Available in the following versions:

PCamWire StdConic
PCamWire AdvConic
PCamWire CpxConic

The PCamWire system allows the programming of any wire erosion machine, starting directly from the CAD design of the mold

Windows graphical user interface.
3D CAD import.
Roughing and finishing cuts for multiple punches/dies.
Variable heights for extrusion molds.
Technological strategies, grouping, priorities.
Early and Late strategy for all machines.
Cutting templates.
Machine and Post processors.
Program upload to the online machine.
Recognition of features from solid models.
Multiple strategies for corner types: standard ISO, conical and ruled surface.
Coreless cut for standard, advanced and ruled surfaces.
Full Solid 3D simulation.
Gear Design Module (ISO / AGMA).
Additional selection of modules.

PCamWire StdConic

CAM programming software for any CNC wire erosion machine with 3D data solid import.
The program includes:

Insertion of the piece and its dimensions starting from a 2D or 3D drawing.
Tool path generation for cylindrical cuts or with constant rake angle on the whole profile.
Insertion of the workings, consisting of vectors, positioning and quality finish line.
The generated code foresees linear or circular movements (G01, G02, G03) on an XY programming plane and the possible management of an additional axis for movements with constant angle.
Full scalability towards the PCamWire AdvConic version.

PCamWire AdvConic

CAM programming software for CNC wire erosion machine with 3D solid import.
The program includes:

PCamWire StdConic basic wire programming.
Tool path generation for cylindrical cuts or with ISO radius rake angle on arcs.
Full scalability towards the PCamWire CpxConic version.

PCamWire CpxConic

CAM programming software for CNC wire erosion machine with 3D solid import.
The program includes:

PCamWire StdConic wire programming.
Tool path generation for cylindrical cuts, cuts with constant or variable taper along the profile.
Generation of 4-axis movements (ruled surfaces). Double block code for machines that allow it.
Automatic synchronization between lower and upper contours.
If the 3D import module is available, synchronization is guaranteed by the faces of the solid.

GeoMacro

Module for the quick creation of contours from parametric figures:

GeoProp

Module to generate a report on the number of elements of a contour, with details relating to the number of segments and the number of arcs.
It highlights the length of the outline, the largest and smallest segment, the minor and the major radius.
Also calculated are: area, center of gravity, moment of inertia, center of thrust of simple contours and contours that make up surfaces.
The report can be easily saved and printed.

Gears

Module for the automatic creation of the contour of a tooth or of the entire toothed wheel, internal or external, generating the involute according to European (ISO), American (AGMA) or Japanese standards.
Basic parameters: number of teeth, pressure angle, module (or alternatively pitch diameter, base diameter, diameter pitch and circular pitch).
Parameters for the displacement of the tooth profile: Coefficient, Tooth thickness on pitch diameter, Distance between N teeth, Measure with pin. Rounding at the head and foot. Diameter at the head and foot.

CAD2D

Module for contour design.
Creation of elementary geometric figures: points, lines, circles, rectangles, arcs, ellipses.
Optimization of views, Orthogonal views, Zoom, Pan, Spatial rotation.
Duplication, rotation, scale, mirror.
Attachment points.
Basic tools for drawing modification: Cut, Divide, Lengthen, Round.
Advanced tools for editing the drawing: Equidistant, Intersection, Projection.
Dimensioning and printing.

WireSimulation

Module for the volumetric visualization of erosion with control of inter-cuts and technological offset.
Execution of the erosion in continuous mode (with speed regulation) or in single block mode.
Ability to select the block from NC code and display it on the volume or vice versa select it on the volume to have it automatically highlighted in the NC code.
Orthogonal and isometric views, view rotation, zoom.
Buttons to show / hide threading points, positioning, thread trimming, pass offset.
Measurement of the offsets, angles, lengths, heights of the piece to be eroded.

SurfaceSection

Module to calculates a new surface from the section of an existing one.
The plans for sections can be freely defined even beyond the limits of the original surface.
Used in the drawing and extrusion fields

NoCore

Module that, given any plane profile, automatically calculates the tool path for the total removal of material in order to avoid having to manage the slug.
Management of the stock for the finishing passes.
Possibility of avoiding finishing passes.

CAD3D

The 3D CAD software allows you to import and visualize the solid piece to be sink or die eroded.

TaperedHoles

Module to automatically calculate the inclined surface given the diameter of the hole and the coordinates of the axis deviation from the vertical.
Allows to define an inclined or vertical, internal or external threading.

Conic

Module to define advanced tapers without the aid of a volumetric CAD or the generation of the lower and upper profile.
From a 2D profile it is possible to extrude a cylindrical solid from which, by selecting the side faces, the draft degrees can be defined and displayed graphically.

Extrusion

Module for the calculation of the unloading surface given a variable profile in Z upwards, maximizing the opening angle.
Signals the collared heels and intercuts.
Applicable to extrusion dies.

Deburr

Module to generate the constant angle relief surface from variable profiles in Z.
Used for deburring molded parts.

AAxis

Module for code generation to manage the auxiliary axis A (keeping Y = 0) starting from a 3D contour.
Indispensable for the use of numerically controlled rotary tables in wire erosion.

GearAdv

Module for the code generation of spur gears with helical teeth.

NoCore3D

Module for the total removal of material on evolved conical or ruled surfaces.
Allows to remove the material of small cavities whilst avoiding to manage the slug.
Used in the sector of plastic molds of small dimensions and complexity of figures.

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