
While our solutions deliver the same functionality as previous versions, SMIRT DieShop is now simply known as SMIRT, while SMIRT DieNC is now known as SMIRT NC. Automated creation of the WORKNC zone with support for machining sequencesīeginning with version 2020.1, the names of some of our products have changed. Automatic generation of toolpath boundary curves Automatic hole filling and creation of extension surfaces Now, NC includes the following capabilities with no additional cost: Ben Postiff, SMIRT product manager, says, “We are excited to offer market known and established formats to our customers as standard, simplifying the import of CAD Models with the increase in SMIRT’s connectivity to the customer’s digital thread.”Īlthough not new functionality for 2020.1, SMIRT NC now includes the data preparation and interface to WORKNC formerly made available with the SMIRT ShapeMill WNC module. SMIRT 2020.1 is also providing more value to customers with the addition of CAD import translation capabilities for SolidWorks, STEP, Parasolid, and JT (Jupiter Tessellation), with no additional license requirements. Positioning of the buttons remains the same, so long-time SMIRT users will not be faced with re-learning the interface.Īdditionally, SMIRT now offers the ability to set a two-color gradient background like those found in many other CAD/CAM products. The long-standing, intuitive user interface of SMIRT has undergone appearance-enhancing changes, including the addition of icons to the view and command bar buttons, which will be familiar to users of other Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Production Software products. SMIRT 2020.1 includes user-interface updates, support for importing more CAD formats out-of-the-box, and the availability of interfacing with WORKNC for NC users.
