SprutCAM X is a high-level Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software that provides off-line features for programming of various CNC machines used for cutting, wire electrical discharge (EDM), 2, 3, and multi axial (CNC Swiss-Type Lathe) machining.
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 The SprutCAM X user interface | |
| Developer(s) | SprutCAM Tech Ltd. |
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| Initial release | 2021 |
| Stable release | 17
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows (10 / 11) |
| Platform | x86-64 |
| Available in | multilingual |
| Type | CAM |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
The program was developed by SprutCAM Tech Ltd based in Limassol, Cyprus.[1]
SprutCAM only supports Microsoft Windows 10/11 version.
History
editSPRUT Technology, LTD. was founded in 1987 by Alexander Kharadziev, who recruited a team of engineers to build a company for developing CAx software, with its headquarters at Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia, and released its known product, SprutCAM, in 1997. This is one of the oldest Russian developers of PC-based CAx software.
The headquarters is now located in Limassol, Cyprus.
Version history
editPast Versions
- SprutCAM X 16 (May, 2022)
Current Version:
- SprutCAM X 17 (September, 2023)
System requirements
editThe system requirements for SprutCAM:
| Minimum (small and medium projects) | Recommended (large projects) | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
| Video | OpenGL-capable card (OpenGL 1.2) 512 MB | OpenGL-capable card (OpenGL 1.5) 1 GB or higher |
| Storage | HDD with at least 5GB free space | Solid State Drive (SSD) with at least 10GB free space |
| Monitor | 1920x1080 | 4K, dual monitors |
| Pointing Device | Mouse | Mouse and 3Dconnexion 3D mouse |
| Internet | - | Internet connection |
Computer aided design products
editSprutCAM X works with associative CAD geometry and toolpaths; this allows modified geometry or machining parameters to quickly obtain updated toolpaths.
File format
editSprutCAM X opens/saves following file formats:
- SprutCAM Files (*.stc, *.stcx)
- Operation/Parameters Files (*.sto)
- IGES: *.igs, *.iges
- STL: *.stl
- PostScript: *.ps, *.eps
- DXF: *.dxf
- Rhinoceros: *3dm
- Sprut Models: *.sgm
- Parasolid: *.x_t, *.x_b
- STEP: *.stp, *.step
- Sprut geometry format: *.sgf
- SOLIDWORKS: *.sldprt, *.sldasm
- SolidEdge: *.par, *.psm, *.pwd, *.asm
- PLY: *.ply
- AMF: *.amf
- Toolpath: *.xml, *.txt
- Template: *.html
- Postprocessors: *.sppx, *.spp, *.ppp, *.inp
Export/Convert following Formats via CAD Plugin as Background Process to IGES an Import:
- Rhinoceros: *.3dm
- Cobalt: *.co
- PowerShape: *.fic, *.model, *.psmodel, *.dgk, *.pfm, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin, *.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.stp, *.step, *.prt, *.par, *.sldprt, *.vda
- Autodesk: *.iam, *.idw, *.ipt, *.ipn, *.ide, *.prt, *.asm, *.sat, *.ste, *.step, *.dwg, *.dxf, *.iges, *.igs
- Rhinoceros: *.3dm, *.rws, *.3ds, *.stp, *.step, *.raw, *.wrl, *.vrml, *.ai, *.eps, *.lwo, *.spl, *.vda, *.dwg, *.dxf, *.dgn, *.sldprt, *.sldasm
- SolidEdge: *.asm, *.dft, *.par, *.psm, *.mds, *.pwd, *.dgn, *.dxf, *.dwg, *.prt, *.sat, *.stp, *.step, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin, *.x_t, *.xmt_txt
- SOLIDWORKS: *.sldasm, *.asm, *.sldprt, *.prt, *.slddrw, *.drw, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin, *.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.stp, *.step
- T-FLEX: *.grb
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ iV. "Legal Notice". sprutcam.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.