Converting of virtual machine from different CAD/CAD environments and its configuring in desired environment

Abstract

This paper describes the conversion of a virtual machine from different CAD/CAD environments and its configuring in the desired environment, which often arises as a need when you want to simulate the operation of a specific machine. In this case, two CAD/CAM environments are considered, namely Cimatron and Creo. The possibility of transfer the desired virtual machine from Cimatron CAD/CAM system and its converting to PTC Creo is considered, with an example of identical simulation in both environments. The transferred files of virtual machine are configured in the PTC Creo and STEP-NC Machine software environments. After configuring the virtual machine, the machine simulation was performed in the mentioned software environments.

Keywords

• cad/cam
• cimatron
• creo
• virtual machine
• configuring
• step-nc