Checking and correction

Checking and correction is the work a technologist usually handles. In the service the system takes it on: it finds the errors itself and brings the project all the way to production, saving you both time and nerves.

400 checking algorithms — before the machine, not on it

Before pricing, the project passes through more than 400 algorithms that check every part and material. The system catches what would otherwise turn into scrap and a ruined sheet on the shop floor — for example:

• a part smaller than the minimum or larger than the maximum size, one that does not fit on the sheet, or whose size exactly matches the sheet size;
• material thinner than allowed for CNC machining, or edging thicker than 2 mm;
• a “non-panel” material or a “non-edge” added to the project, or not enough customer material for the area of their parts;
• a duplicated bore, a hole coordinate equal to zero, a pocket running beyond the part, or no suitable cutter for it;
• edging or edge machining not allowed at the part’s current dimensions; a butt-join that does not add up in material, size or edging;
• a leftover already reserved for another order.

And, most importantly, the system does not merely point out the problem — it gives a convenient hint with a detailed explanation of exactly what to change and where, down to the specific part, side and allowed value. See “Compatibility of edge and panel” and the section “Compatibility of edge and material”.

Adapting and converting operations for your machine

The same machining is performed differently on different equipment — and the system takes this upon itself. Grooves are converted, where needed, into routings and pockets and back again, and holes into pockets and back. All adaptations happen automatically, including right at the moment of export to the machines: each machine receives the form of the operation it is able to perform. You do not need to keep the limitations of every single machine in your head. More about operations is in the section “CNC operations and machining” and “Machining templates”.

Technological corrections — automatically

The system applies pre-milling and curvature handling itself, by the rules — you don’t have to keep it in mind: “Pre-milling and curvature: what the system sets on its own”. Routings are auto-corrected: the system adds the cutter’s lead-in and lead-out and smooths out contour errors — so the toolpath comes out clean and feasible. The individual material settings and the matching of edge and panel are taken into account too.

Feasibility on your own production

The system checks whether the machining is feasible on the chosen equipment and adapts the operations to it — right down to compatibility and templates: “Compatibility of surface machining”, “Machining templates” and the whole section “CNC operations and machining”.

Where and how errors are shown

Issues are visible right as you work, not only at calculation time:

• the problem part field or material is highlighted pointwise — that exact element blinks, not the whole row;
• a CNC operation with an error is highlighted both in the 3D part view and in the operation history card;
• a banner with a clear error text in your language appears in the operation edit form;
• if an operation goes outside the part bounds, a single clear error with coordinates is shown instead of a set of overlapping ranges.

This way you see the problem and can fix it on the spot, without waiting for the calculation to run.

The bottom line: the project reaches production already production-ready — without a separate CAM technologist, with fewer errors and a lower risk of scrap caused by the human factor.