Planit Holdings Ltd has announced the availability of Edgecam 12.5 - the latest release of its advanced CNC offline programming system, offering a complete solution for milling, turning and mill/turn programming. This latest release extends automation of the mill/turn process, by offering a number of new productivity features.

The improvements in Edgecam Part Modeler include Thread features and additional attributes for Hole features that are passed to Edgecam for use in the manufacturing process.

Edgecam enables automatic model alignment and 'one shot feature finding' for all milling and turning models and provides enhanced chuck jaw and chuck setup options for greater machine tool setup flexibility and improved collision detection.

Latest enhancements in Strategy Manager for mill/turn make additional data available to users, capturing customers' knowledge and proven processes to be applied to multiple jobs, thereby saving time and reducing costs.

Edgecam's feature browser gives Solid Machinist users greater control over the machining order, making it easier to view which tools and cycles have been applied to a feature. In addition, the manufacturing sequence can be easily sorted by feature type or manufacturing method and is controlled using simple drag-and-drop techniques.

The new Rough Turn cycle includes improved chip control reducing notching and tool wear. A choice of toolpath control options allows the most effective process to be applied to the turned component.

Edgecam 12.5 further expands the application's established 4/5-axis simultaneous machining strategies by offering support for Pro/ENGINEER and Wildfire CAD models.

Additional options to control how the part is positioned and machined along with a Cusp Height control option, are also included.

Enhancements based on customer feedback include improved sequence regeneration performance when editing non-toolpath information, canned hole cycles supported in rotary transformations, editing of the lathe setup, helical profiling with cutter radius compensation and the ability to explode grouped hole features.

Edgecam 12.5 also supports the latest Solid CAD Modelers including Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Unigraphics, Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA.