Product category:
Industrial Drives/Controls
News Release from: SmartDrive | Subject: CAD to Motion software
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2000
Converting CAD drawings into motion
profiles
CAD to Motion from SmartDrive is a new piece of software that will take any CAD drawing that is in DXF file format and provide a list of moves for a stepper or servo controller program.
CAD to Motion from SmartDrive is a new piece of software that will take any CAD drawing that is in DXF file format and provide a list of moves that can be cut and pasted into a stepper or servo controller program When combined with SmartDrive's Series 2 range of stepper and servo systems, it allows the rapid creation of complex interpolated motion profiles - including circles and ellipses - without the need for programming
The package also includes the facility to convert scanned drawings into DXF files, plus font training that allows it to recognise users' handwriting.
The Series 2 family is available as a stand-alone bookcase controller or as an integrated stepper/servo system in Eurocard format.
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