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STEP-NC Controls

ST-Machine comes with everything shown below. Take the ST-Machine tour to see how things work. Contact us to discuss how we can work with your particular manufacturing applications or CNC controls.

  • ST-Machine License
    • Software tools and libraries for one machine tool plus two support engineers.

  • ST-Machine Explorer Tool
    • STEP-NC data creation, viewing, and verification tool for the desktop or control.
    • Make toolpaths using APT/CL data from Catia, ProEngineer, UGNX, as well as G-code sources.
    • Add in CAD geometry for workpiece (both raw and final shape), fixtures, and cutting tools.
    • Read dimensions, tolerances, and surface properties from AP203e2 or AP214
    • Create dimensions, tolerances, and surface properties yourself and associate them directly with the part geometry.
    • Display 3D geometry and toolpaths and simulate the product and machining information within a STEP-NC file.
    • Display 3D toolpaths, feeds and speeds in context with the workpiece and tool shape information.
    • Pan, roll, zoom, investigate various aspects of the part or process, and view the tool motions step-by-step, or as a continuous animation.
    • Display the tools and operations that affect each tolerance, for tolerance-driven tool compensation.
    • Extend your existing FANUC, Haas, Heidenhain, MDSI, Okuma, Siemens or other CNC control to handle STEP-NC.

  • ST-Machine COM Software Development Libraries
    • Write your own programs in Visual Basic, C++, or C# to integrate your own machining applications or using STEP-NC data.
    • COM APIs for all toolpath, geometry, process, tolerance, and feature capabilities provided by the ST-Machine Explorer

  • Documentation and Support
    • Online HTML and PDF manuals, code samples and example projects.
    • One month of setup/integration for your CNC control and environment, or training
    • One year of maintenance updates and support included.

Not ready for ST-Machine? You can do some simple experiments with the STEP-NC Write open source library.

Award Winning!

IW 2003 Award IndustryWeek technology of the year for our work on STEP-NC.

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