Shop-Talk Lathe-CAM is the simplest Conversational Program on the market today. Lathe-CAM is easy to use because it works just like a CNC programmer thinks. The programmer enters simple English text commands using the same logic your CNC machine uses.

Lathe-CAM is a simple conversational 2 Axis part programming system. Featuring pull-down menus, on-line help, complete icon-driven questions and answers. Graphics are drawn as you answer the questions. Lathe-CAM also has customizable tool libraries. The tool libraries contain default  tool and offset numbers, X & Z tool change positions, tool radius, max RPM, speed, and spindle directions. You can create as many tool libraries as you like. Although Lathe-CAM doesn't require any geometry to be drawn prior to using Lathe-CAM, you can. The Shop-Talk CAD program can be used to draw the part geometry which can be imported into Lathe-CAM to be used to generate the tool path. Lathe-CAM Comes with a universal post builder to configure your post processors G-Code any way you like it. Additionally, the output can be generated for many different controls, including but not limited to:

SMART ICON DESCRIPTIONS

On the right side of the screen are the Smart Icons. The Smart Icon Palette will display the icons as they become applicable. A function that helps to guide the NC programmer through the correct programming sequence of events. All of the Smart Icons simply ask you a few question and the will produce all of the G-Code necessary to machine the part.

Lathe-Cam Conversational Programming System

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