ESPRIT 2014 cloud-enabled CAM for greater productivity
DP Technology Corp., a leader in the field of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), is pleased to announce the release of ESPRIT® 2014, the newest version of its innovative ESPRIT flagship product.
ESPRIT includes productivity-enhancing technology for all CNC programmers and for all machining disciplines, and provides machining technology that ensures smarter, more efficient toolpath and new strategies for greater overall productivity.
In addition to increasing overall productivity, this latest version also includes a host of time-saving upgrades and enhancements that benefit our customers specifically in the areas of tooling, automation, simulation and shop-floor collaboration.
New Cloud-Enabled CAM Technology
With the ESPRIT MachiningCloud Connection, programmers can easily find the ideal tooling for any job and save time flipping through printed tooling catalogues. They can access complete and up-to-date cutting-tool product data and simultaneously improve collision-detection capabilities.
Offering new anti-collision technology that protects your machine-tools and the parts they produce, ESPRIT provides complete anti-collision models of tool assemblies that ensure the accuracy of toolpath generation, simulation and verification.
Tooling
Improved features for editing and numbering tools in ESPRIT simplify tool management and cut programming time.
Simplify the process of editing cutting tools and their parameters with the ESPRIT Tool Editor, which uses a single interface to edit the data of multiple cutting tools.
With ESPRIT’s enhanced ability to Renumber Tools by Operation, change tool numbers based on the order of operations in the Operations Manager, rather than the order of the tools in the Tool Manager.
Automation
ESPRIT’s automation features increase efficiency by eliminating repetitive and time-consuming tasks.
Sort milling and turning operations based on the start-point coordinates of each operation and user-defined sorting criteria using ESPRIT’s Advanced Operation Sorting.
With ESPRIT’s new Turning-Feature Recognition capability, programmers are able to generate features for turning operations automatically on both the left and right ends of a selected solid model or part profile, as features are assigned to one of two work coordinates that are created automatically.
Turning Work Coordinates in ESPRIT 2014 improves on previous versions of the function by adding support for B-axis turrets, coordinate rotation, and other options.
With the Custom Setting Caption Manager, assign meaningful caption names to the Custom Settings on tool and operation technology pages in ESPRIT. Post developers will find this especially useful because entire Custom Setting Caption schemes can be developed and distributed alongside the post processors that output those custom setting values.
Simulation
Powerful ESPRIT simulation and collision-detection tools allow you to see the whole picture and protect your machine-tool investment.
With the ESPRIT Station Solid Simulation functionality, run simulations that automatically hide and show solid models assigned to automatic tool changer stations in Machine Setup.
With the enhanced Jaw Spinner capabilities, simulate turning operations with dynamic spinning jaws to avoid collisions that would not be detected with the jaws in a stationary position.
Collaboration
ESPRIT’s improved data-sharing features make teamwork seamless on the shop floor.
The ESPRIT Excel Report Generator increases efficiency and seamless communication by exporting machining data from an ESPRIT document and into an organized, ready-to-print report in the form of a Microsoft® Excel® workbook.
With the new eMerge capabilities, ESPRIT programmers are able to export and import ESPRIT merge packages for merging selected supported elements from one ESPRIT file to another.
The ESPRIT Part Configuration Manager allows programmers to create and manage different part configurations, including the automatic suppression and un-suppression of machining operations, all within a single ESPRIT file.
Productivity
The enhanced editing, organizational and measurement features in ESPRIT aid in maximizing your simulation and programs for greater productivity.
The new ESPRIT Measure Plus feature maximizes programming time by quickly measuring distances without smashing solids or solid sub-elements to create geometry, enables programmers to easily finding relative local coordinates without manipulating the model, and much more.
The ESPRIT Solid Properties enhancement allows programmers to view the properties of solid models and solid sub-elements to perform additional analysis of solid faces.
With the ESPRIT Post-Test Automation feature, programmers can rest assured that modifications made to post .asc files are correct and did not cause undesirable changes to NC code output.
Tombstone programming is easier than ever with the ESPRIT Tombstone Manager, which defines a tombstone by the number of sides and then quickly duplicates parts, work coordinates, and operations. The Tombstone Manager makes it easy to program a single part and then make copies on multiple faces with multiple work coordinates.
