Schott Adds Design, Machining Features to Pictures by PC 3.4
Also retains 12 year CAD/CAM price freeze
 MUNICH,
Germany, Nov 9, 2009 - Helping mold tool companies to remain competitive,
German software developer Schott System have frozen their pricing for the
12th year running, while at the same time launching a raft of new design and
machining functions within their latest Pictures by PC 3.4 CAD/CAM software.
Outlining the company's pricing policy, company founder and owner
Hans-Joachim Schott states, “Our aim is to enable our customers to invest in
the very latest CAD/CAM technology, for every single CNC machine tool, while
keeping both purchase and operating costs to a bare minimum.” This policy
means that their complete mold tool package for design and machining
continues to remain under €10,000. With ongoing maintenance costs also being
a major consideration, Herr Schott continues “Our customers have to earn
money with us, so we have retained our 25 year old policy of not charging
for yearly maintenance, instead offering free life time support, while
giving our customers the choice of when they wish to purchase major
upgrades.”
Focusing on their new software release, Schott System have developed this
latest version with the streamlining of the mold tool design and machining
process very much in mind. This process starts with the quick and ‘clean’
import of customer models, and here Schott System have enhanced their data
import facilities to include the very latest versions of STEP and 3D IGES
Solid formats. However for customers having to deal with poor quality data,
considerable thought has been put into actual model repair, with an entirely
new range of advanced surfacing functionality and a more advanced ‘Healing’
suite. Their existing ‘Tribrid’ mixed modeling techniques have also been
improved to help customers working with STL mesh models, enabling them to
construct core and cavity molds from mixed mesh, solid and surface models.
This is also being accompanied by a new suite of mesh analysis, repair and
handling tools.
Pictures by PC 3.4 also sees a number of enhancements to speed up the
machining of mold tools. Firstly the software now utilizes multi core
processing, with users receiving an instant improvement in toolpath
calculation times from between 30-50% on dual core PC’s, and from 40-60% on
quad core versions, with additional gains achievable by using their latest
64bit version. The company has in addition further enhanced their ‘Freeform
Feature Recognition’ module, aiding in the automatic extraction of complex
freeform mold features to machine, such as tapered walls and freeform
chamfers.
The company will be using this years
Euromold
exhibition to both celebrate their 26th anniversary, in addition to
showcasing these latest CAD/CAM enhancements. Visitors are welcome in Hall
11 on Stand C63.
About Schott System GmbH
Celebrating over 25 years of CAD/CAM excellence, Schott System continue
to develop the same software solution originally launched back in 1983.
Starting out as one of the very first vector based graphics packages for the
PC, their product 'Pictures by PC' as the name suggests, has evolved into
one of the most mature CAD/CAM and technical documentation products
available today. Being a fully integrated 2D/3D CAD, CAM and graphics
package, Pictures caters for all aspects of workshop machining, through to
product design and documentation.
For more information, visit
www.schott-System.com/.
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Additional News
Feb 08 - Schott Launches Pictures by PC v3.4 for Tech Docs
Jan 20 - Schott Systeme Ships Intermediate CAD/CAM Update
Nov 9 - Schott Adds Design, Machining Features to Pictures by PC 3.4
Jun 8 - Schott Systeme Unveils Pictures by PC 3.4 for Illustration
Mar 31 - Schott Systeme Retains 2008 Pricing for Pictures by PC
Jan 13 - Schott System Upgrades Pictures by PC 3.4 for 5 Axis Parts
Dec 17 - Schott Pictures by PC 3.4 to Include Sheet Metal Design
Nov 3 - Schott System to Celebrate 25th Anniversary at Euromold
Oct 10 - Schott System Launches 'Pictures by PC' in Asian Market
Jul 1 - Schott System Offers Pictures by PC 3.2 Engraving Tools
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