Metamation
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MetaCAM
MetaCAM products developed by Metamation for the Sheet Metal Fabrication industry has evolved into the most innovative CAD&CAM solution. MetaCAM is a state-of-the-art CAD/CAM application, that integrates many modules related to sheet metal design, development and fabrication.
List of modules developed by Metamation:
3D Modeler: A complete, sheet-metal specific 3D modeler with a true-thickness display that lets you accurately model sheet metal components in 3D, and provides fine control over making flat sheet developments.
Drawing editor: Easy-to-use drawing editor with intelligent snaps, automatic construction lines and numerous sheet-metal specific editing operations.
Dimensioning: Tools to dimension and annotate part geometry and tooling geometry, along with auto-dimension routines to annotate parts at the click of a button.
Laser CAM: Comprehensive laser tooling engine, backed by an expert system database to generate optimal laser tooling automatically for a wide variety of parts.
3D CAM: Multi-axis CAM for 3-dimensional tooling. This modules supports 5-axis lasers, and can do cutting on planes, patches and all types of NURBS surfaces. Rotary axes are also supported, and a real-time simulator with a collision checker ensures safe cutting paths.
Punch CAM: Punch processing system with a large number of parametric punching patterns, and a heuristically driven auto-tooler for placement of production-ready punch hits even for complex parts.
Code Editor: NC Code editor with facilities to output directly to a variety of output devices like paper tape and OEM storage media. The code editor can also reverse-engineer legacy NC code for simulation or conversion to parts.
Turret Editor: Graphical turret editor to compose, merge and manage turret layouts for punch parts.
Nesting: A state-of-the-art nesting system that optimizes sheet usage with advanced nesting capabilities like irregular remnant stock nesting, common-line nesting and a choice of nesting algorithms to suit varying job requirements.
Layout Editor: A high-level layout editor for precise control over laid-out sheets, generated automatically by the nesting engine, or composed interactively. Features a realistic machine simulator and accurate time-estimate for validating programs before they are downloaded to the machine for processing.
Report Designer: A graphical report designer lets you customize and design all the reports you will need for shop floor and administrative use.
