GibbsCAM Wire EDM powered by Opticam

GibbsCAM Wire EDM, powered by OPTICAM can automatically analyze your solid or wireframe part, locating wireable geometries and automatically producing appropriate machining features. Control undercuts, conicity, hole filtering, and other parameters to get exactly the results you need. The results are immediately displayed graphically, conforming to model changes in real time.

Pocketing

To avoid manual interventions and machine downtimes, efficient pocketing of geometry without creating slugs is often needed. GibbsCAM offers special cylindrical and conical pocketing strategies for this purpose.

Start Holes & Tags

Start holes are selected automatically for best machining conditions, or you may specify them manually to conform to material conditions or other requirements. Gluestop tags or bridges can also be positioned and cut automatically or manually. Lead on/off can be configured as straight, angular, arc, or meander, with controlled overtravel. Automatic threading and cutoff of the wire is supported, including diagonal threading.

Events & Segments

Events can be placed at any position of a feature. Comments or machine instructions, such as M-codes, G-codes or arbitrary NC sets, can be inserted at these points. Furthermore, individual features can be split up into several segments. For each segment the number of cuts, offset values, lead on/off technologies, or a partial pocketing can be set separately.

Operation Strategies

GibbsCAM contains all machining strategies required for the efficient and safe operation of wire EDM machines. Strategies include: Attended and unattended day and night operations, Punch strategies, Reverse cutting, Automatic cutting off of slugs, and User defined templates.