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What you design….is what you get!!

The problem

What you design in not what you produce!

Why?

Because, the unfolding and cutting process does not take under consideration bending parameters (e.g. available tools, tools radius, etc.).

The solution

BG-soft combines the BG-soft Cut and BG-soft Bend in one unified environment. In this way every aspect of the manufacturing process (bending and cutting) is calculated, thus.

Design

BG-soft bend is an application for programming and simulating Boschert Gizelis press brakes, used for maximizing production resources. BG-soft bend enables offline generation of bend sequences and tooling setups, with dynamic 3D simulation for checking collisions of the part with tools, fingers and machine components.

Features:

  • Direct part transfer from SolidWorks, Solid Edge and Inventor
  • Importing and unfolding of IGES and STEP 3D parts
  • Automatic and manual tool selection based on material, machine and tool properties
  • Automatic and manual bend sequencing with collision detection
  • Automatic and manual fingerstop positioning with graphic control of all axes
  • Automatic retraction calculation
  • 3D simulation of the bending process with collision detection
  • Native NC generation enables direct loading of programs to the machine control
  • Comprehensive Setup Reports for the machine operator including bend sequence, tooling and bend-by-bend graphics

► 3D Simulation and Collision Detection
► Efficient Tool Selection
► Bend Sequence Selection
► Fingerstops Positioning

Setup Reports:

Comprehensive Setup Reports include:

  • Bend sequence instructions
  • Tool setup details
  • Product handling
  • Bend-by-bend graphics

Automatic Nesting

BG-soft cut offers optimal material utilization with AutoNest – cnc automatic nesting module.
AutoNest is a powerful True Shape nesting tool offering versatile methods for automatic and manual nesting to achieve the best possible nesting solutions.

3D CAD Interface

The CAD Link module enables one-click real-time transfer of parts from 3D CAD packages to BG-soft cut.
Parts can be transferred from SolidWorks®, Solid Edge®, Autodesk® Inventor® , PTC Creo®, and Vertex® G4, using an on-line associative link, bypassing the need for intermediate files such as DXFs.

Drafting

BG-soft cut has a very powerful, easy to use 2D drafting module. In addition to a full set of drafting tools, BG-soft cut supports special sheet metal drafting aids and geometry validation to automatically detect and correct unclosed contours.

Punch Technology

The Punching module supports:

  • Auto-Punch
  • Special Tools
  • Auto-Indexing
  • Automatic Reposition
  • Common Cuts

Cutting Technology

The Cutting module supports:

  • Auto-Cut
  • Contour Check and Correction
  • Beam Width definition and Auto Compensation
  • Art Parts
  • Corner Loops and Corner Slow Down
  • Z axis control
  • Open Contour Cutting

Data Reports

Detailed production reports for individual parts, nesting solutions and costing estimation, using fully customizable templates with barcode.