igh speed is particularly impor-
tant in applications such as
mold making where a large
CNC file needs to be processed quickly
when prescribing complex 3D profiles
in real time. CamSoft's tool kit finds
important uses in applications involv-
ing such varied machine tools as milling
machines, lathes, and water jets.
CamSoft's complete machine tool
kit for the PC combines a software
package (including a CAD/CAM sys-
tem) and a high speed Galil motion
controller. The tool kit does not require
a hardware PLC-- all logic is handled
through Windows. The CamSoft tool
kit can respond to events in real time in
a few milliseconds.
CamSoft uses the Galil DMC-1000
motion controller in configurations
from two to eight axes. For example,
one application for the CamSoft tool
kit uses the linear interpolation mode
of the DMC-1000 for simultaneous
five-axis control where new segments
can be sent ahead of motion and the
vector speed can be changed on the fly.
The CamSoft engineers particular-
CamSoft's machine tool controller turns a
PC with Galil's DMC-1000 installed into
a powerful CNC.
CamSoft and Galil Solve Very High-speed
Machine Tool Applications.
A revolutionary concept by a company called
CamSoft converts screen graphics directly into multi-
axis machine tool motion. When joined with a powerful
Galil motion controller, the company's software allows
very high-speed machine tool applications to be solved.
SMART MOVES SPOTLIGHT
H
ly like the ease of
programming and
the flexibility
inherent in the
Galil motion con-
trollers.
According to
Gary Corey of
CamSoft, "There is so much program-
ming flexibility in the Galil controller. I
can program it to do whatever I want,
and even make it work beyond the capa-
bilities listed in the manual."
CamSoft also likes the technical sup-
port offered by Galil. "The Galil engi-
neers promptly answer my questions.
This is important because I really am
exercising the full potential of the con-
troller," says Corey.
The Galil motion controller incorpo-
rates many "extras" as standard features.
In particular, CamSoft customers need
the digital I/O and analog inputs, both
standard features of the DMC-1000.
CamSoft's software provides an easy-
to-use graphical user interface and can
be customized by the user for a particu-
lar CNC application. The user does not
have to be a programming expert and is
provided with a variety of tools to build
the interface such as colors, buttons and
sizing for any Windows platform.
The graphics can be drawn in the
CAD/CAM system that is included in
the tool kit or they can be imported
from standard CAD file formats such as
DXF, IGES, Gerber or HPGL. There is
no program size limitation. And,
because the Galil motion controller and
the CAD/ CAM system are in one inte-
grated unit, no code needs to be written
or reviewed. The standard programming
method allows for manual or "off line"
G Code programming, as well.
CamSoft, located in Lake Elsinore,
California, was founded in 1981. So
far more than 7,000 software CamSoft
systems are at work in the machine
tool industry, solving a variety of
applications.
The CamSoft engineers particularly
like the ease of programming and the
flexibility inherent in the Galil motion
controllers.
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Galil Motion Control, Inc.
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