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Welcome PTC Users!

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THANK YOU
for your past purchases
of VERICUT from PTC.

We appreciate your confidence in VERICUT to improve your NC machining processes.

Our strategic relationship with PTC continues
For the past several years PTC and CGTech have provided you with a PTC-licensed version of VERICUT, the best CNC machine simulation, part verification and NC program optimization software available. PTC and CGTech are continuing our strategic alliance and PTC continues to provide VERICUT as a basic NC tool path verification tool. However, we have recently implemented changes to better insure customers’ ongoing success with VERICUT’most specifically the licensed options: NC Verification, NC Optimization and NC Machine Simulation.

Contact CGTech, the developers of VERICUT, for your VERICUT support
Commencing immediately, you may contact CGTech for support of the licensed PTC-VERICUT software options (NC Verification, NC Optimization, NC Machine Simulation). Our goal is to give you access to the best available VERICUT support from the developers of the VERICUT software.

Upgrade to the full commercial version of VERICUT
The PTC-licensed and distributed VERICUT software may be upgraded to CGTech’s standard commercial VERICUT product, with equivalent VERICUT optional modules to match the PTC-licensed VERICUT’s features. The upgrade is necessary in order to continue receiving future VERICUT version updates. The VERICUT software and user interface remain the same, so no additional training is required, and the software works identically with the existing Pro/E interface to VERICUT. Learn more about the VERICUT product line

When you upgrade, your PTC issued license of VERICUT will be converted to a CGTech license as indicated in the table below:
Current Pro/E VERICUT LicensesVERICUT Upgrade Licenses
VERICUT included with PRO/E NC productsNot affected by this upgrade
NC Verification OptionVerification, Multi-Axis, AUTO-DIFF
NC Optimization OptionVerification, Multi-Axis, AUTO-DIFF, OptiPath
NC Machine Simulation OptionVerification, Multi-Axis, AUTO-DIFF, OptiPath, Machine Simulation
The CGTech VERICUT is licensed separately from Pro/Engineer and therefore uses a different license server from Pro/Engineer.
Upon requesting an upgrade:
1. We will ship you a CD with the most recent version of the VERICUT software
2. We will e-mail you a CGTech issued license
3. Once you receive the CD and license, install VERICUT per the instructions provided

You will enjoy more features and benefits immediately
The upgrade to standard CGTech VERICUT provides you with access to the current version of VERICUT and is the only way to continue receiving future releases. With this upgrade more VERICUT product features will be available to you immediately, as well as access to a wider selection of upgrade options and configuration flexibility. VERICUT 6.0 includes many new features, such as the ability to configure mouse/keyboard view actions to be more like Pro/E. Click here to read more about the latest version of VERICUT

CGTech is committed to customer support and our software maintenance is consistent with your current PTC support agreement. CGTech technical support is available to each VERICUT customer to ensure a smooth transition to the VERICUT upgrade. Additional training and services are also available. Learn more about GCTech’s Training & Services

You will not lose any features you currently have
When you request an upgrade from the PTC license of VERICUT to the CGTech license of VERICUT, it does not apply to the VERICUT software automatically included with Pro/E NC programming products. The upgrade will update the version of the embedded VERICUT to the current version, but access to that feature is not affected by this upgrade request.

We look forward to working with you
PTC and CGTech look forward to continuing our relationship with your company and believe this action will result in continued and improved success with VERICUT and Pro/Engineer. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you may have.

Request the upgrade now

Notice for Wildfire 3.0: The VERICUT software supplied by PTC with Wildfire 3.0 is VERICUT 5.4, but will only provide the base verification features included with Pro/Engineer NC machining options. The PTC-supplied VERICUT options (NC Verification, NC Optimization, NC Machine Simulation) are no longer licensed by PTC with Wildfire 3.0. They are supplied by CGTech under this upgrade. Please plan your VERICUT upgrade accordingly.

Airbus is selling so well that the demand to increase build rate has never been higher. BAE Systems (Filton, UK) needed a simple way to improve throughput - it found the answer in VERICUT.
With VERICUT, engineers at Stellex Monitor modeled the Sidewinder and Spar Mill machines.
Tell Tool of Westfield, Mass., has integrated VERICUT CNC simulation software into its numerical control program prove-out process.
VERICUT enabled us to start ordinary production after a minimum of time. Since this product is new for Volvo Aero Norge and our company had never before had parts with similar machining complexity, it is difficult to estimate the amount of cost saving.
Before implementing VERICUT, the company experienced the usual time-consuming and expensive manufacturing problems related to NC program prove-outs such as scrap loss, broken tooling, and a danger of occasional machine crash.
Over the last two years, GE Aviation (formerly Aerostructures Hamble) has used Machine Simulation to speed the implementation of several new 5-axis machine tools.
VERICUT showed the NC programmers leftover or heavy stock." And the software detected a couple of places where the depth of cut was too large and tools were shanking out," said Collings. They then went back and corrected the errors in the tool path before
Dassault, Seclin initially purchased VERICUT in order to reduce the number of manual prove-outs using polystyrene material, which represented a significant expense in terms of time and money.
VERICUT enabled the designers and programmers see exactly what they were building as and in-process model in different stages of the machining cycle.
We utilized VERICUT to verify the CNC programs for cutting the tooling before they were sent to the machine control,
To protect their investment, they have been using VERICUT since 1996. They have two people to verify the accuracy of their G-code files.
"When we first started using OptiPath we concentrated on the feed rate option; now we use the constant chip thickness capability. With jobs up to 200 hours long, 50% saving is significant – like having another machine tool."
The entire process took less than two hours and no manpower was required, whereas, creating the same pattern manually (the old way), would have taken one of our designers several days.
The verification process stays ahead of the actual machine position in the NC code being verified. Opera-tors can see errors before they occur.
The bottom line? Using VERICUT has made Supreme's existing machine tools more productive. Enthusiasm is up, delivery times have been reduced, and pricing is more competitive.delivery times have been reduced, and pricing is more competitive.
Using VERICUT to compare the electrode burn with the mold cavity ensures that we have all the correct clearances in the electrodes and that we have 100% clean-up." says Allen.
If I was using VERICUT at the time I would've caught the problem, and had a chance to fix it before it damaged the part.
Now I rarely see the potential crashes because the students find and correct them before I review the work. Catching those costly problems is a non-event now!
VERICUT can change speeds and feeds according to cutting conditions including difference in material and tooling. It is done automatically; the programmer does not have to make even one manual insert into the code."
Flying shrapnel from shattered cutting tools and components is avoided by using VERICUT to test student programs before they are run on NC machines.
The NC programmers at Ingersoll also rely on the simulation software to prevent mistakes when programming complex, five-axis parts.
After creating the NC programs in Mastercam, they began simulating the machining process in VERICUT by simulating the G-code data. There often can be a difference between the motion as programmed and the code after it's run through the post processor
After selecting VERICUT for third-party verification, each NC programmer attended two days of basic training where they experienced first-hand the type of results they could expect to achieve.
The program simulates milling, drilling, turning, wire EDM, and mill/turn machining operations using both G-codes and CAM output.
VERICUT provides simulation capabilities for the all the 3-5 axis and wire EDM parts, with focused control over the orientation of our 5-axis machine tool including the cutters used on that machine.
The inspection probe is created as a tool in VERICUT so the complete in- cycle gauging sequence is checked for collisions.
The bottom was machined first. This effort took about 24 hours from start to finish. By using VERICUT software from CGTech, Elliot was able to test the NC program for any problems before it was ever cut on the machine.
Cosworth Racing Integrates Walter TDM Tool Management into Manufacturing Systems
With data exported from NX, Vericut simulates the cutting process on the shop floor utilizing the machine G-code to detect any issues prior to NC Program release.
VERICUT software removes this potentially hazardous stage by allowing ReedHycalog to do all of their prove-outs on a computer.
VERICUT verification detects errors such as: inaccurate programming, incorrect tool path motions, rapid motion contact, collisions with fixtures and clamps, tool shank and holder collisions, & CAD/CAM and post processor bugs.
VERICUT Machine Simulation supports G-codes and Multi-axis (5-axis or more) support for milling, drilling, turning, grinding & EDM machines

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