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New Products
New Version of Fixture- Builder 3D-Modelling Software
—Renishaw
Renishaw announces the release of FixtureBuilder 8.0, the latest version of its 3D fixture modelling software. FixtureBuilder offers a wide range of customer benefits.
The software allows users to design metrology fixturing set-ups without having to use co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM) and other inspection devices. It can be used with a CAD model of the part, which is imported into FixtureBuilder. The entire fixtur- ing set-up, along with the part, can then be exported into inspection program- ming software.
In FixtureBuilder 8.0, users can now model fixtures that use the in- novative Renishaw QuickLoadTM rail system, which is used on CMMs and provides a secure workholding posi- tion when used in conjunction with QuickLoad base plates. These are at- tached to the rail on either side using quick release magnets and location pins. The interchangeable design of the rail and plates maximizes the machine operator’s ability to inspect and release
parts swiftly.
Metrology tables, M12 fixtures,
1⁄4-20 fixtures and many other new fixturing components have also been added to FixtureBuilder v8.0, provid- ing users with access to an even wider range of fixturing components in the software’s library.
An improved mechanism mode provides real life movement and col- lision detection with increased preci- sion. Exporting the fixture model into inspection software has become faster and easier in the new version as well. In addition to supporting Parasolid, STEP, ACIS, STL, IGES and many other file formats, FixtureBuilder 8.0 has been upgraded to allow users to import and export the latest versions of these 3D
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