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Galil Motion Control, Inc. · 800-377-6329 · www.galilmc.com
SMART MOVES SPOTLIGHTS
igh speed is particularly impor-
tant in applications such as mold
making where a large CNC file
needs to be processed quickly when pre-
scribing complex 3D profiles in real
time. CamSoft's tool kit finds important
uses in applications involving 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 system) 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-1700
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-1700 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 particularly
CamSoft's machine tool controller turns a
PC with Galil's DMC-1700 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.
H
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 programming flexibility in
the Galil controller. I can program it to
do whatever I want, and even make it
work beyond the capabilities listed in
the manual."
CamSoft also likes the technical
support offered by Galil. "The Galil
engineers promptly answer my ques-
tions. This is important because I really
am exercising the full potential of the
controller," 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-1700.
CamSoft's software provides an easy-
to-use graphical user interface and can be
customized by the user for a particular
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.
