New User Features

Since ONGAA CAM was first introduced the design team have been working hard to incorporate new features requested by our users.  Here we try to highlight what’s new in ONGAA CAM’s recent releases.

ONGAA CAM for TPA Albatros

For those with TPA Albatros equipped CNCs, the wait is over.  Program your Format4, Biesse Brema Vector or Busellato  machines directly from Solidworks. Same intuitive interface, same simplicity and same speed as the rest of the ONGAA CAM family.  No more switching from bSolid to TpaCAD and looking for features and functions that you just can’t remembers…

The Wizard (see below) is also available for TPA making programming effortless, … no really, ONGAA CAM does all the work. Most parts programmed in 30 seconds or under.  Oriented, Drilled, Pocketed, outside trimmed.

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Process recognition – ‘The Wizard’

Process recognition is … Read the rest

25% off the License cost of ONGAA CAM BASIC – (3-axis).  on orders placed between Sep 15, 2024 and Oct 31, 2024.

ONGAA CAM provides one of the fastest (and most accurate) ways to program you HOMAG or BIESSE CNC machine directly from SOLIDWORKS.  No more LAYERS and DXF conversions.  No more editing programs in WoodWOP, Biesseworks/bSolid, aCADemy  or TpaCAD to ‘finish up’ the programs. All required process options are available while you work in SOLIDWORKS including tool selection, tool compensations, clearances and approach modes.

The ONGAA CAM G-Code version is also available for pure G-Code driver machines. (Contact us for details)

Make all your programs parametric with NO PROGRAMMING in WoodWOP or Biesseworks/bSolid or aCADemy or TpaCAD ! Works with parts or assemblies, resize them and generate new programs with ‘One-Click’.

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Options available for ONGAA CAM include Nesting, Edge Banding (Homag) and Networked … Read the rest

In order to promote the effectiveness of ONGAA CAM when working with bSolid instead of BiesseWorks, ONGAA CAM now produces CIX programs in addition to BPP.

Although bSolid will import straight forward BPP files without any need to manipulate the file in any way, we have had several reports of bSolid importing some process options incorrectly which would either ‘break’ a process or negate its usefulness.  In particular, Vertical milling in steps was rendered ineffective as Z and Depth were swapped when imported.  Horizontal steps was also ‘broken’ due to the step increment being imported as a negative.

To support our customers who are now using bSolid, we have endeavoured to both debug the BPP  import issues as well as provide a better working solution.… Read the rest

With the release of 1.3.12 of ONGAA CAM for Biesse, the optional nesting module is now available.

The Nesting Option provides the ability to nest complete assemblies at one time. Nesting features include 8 fill/nest options auto nesting, grain alignment, manual moves after auto nesting, tool change / free motion optimization and automatic sheet splitting based on named material and material thickness.  Up to 99 sheets can be nested at one time.  When sheet splitting is used, each material ‘sheet size’ can be selected from a sheet library.

Different options can be tried while in preview and once satisfied the layouts can be ‘Accepted’.  Printed layout sheets are also available.

A nested program is created for each sheet as a standard BPP program.  This allows the operator to make ‘on the shop floor’ changes without the need to regenerate the files etc.  This is particularly useful when tools need to … Read the rest