FastCAM
FastCAM is profile cutting software sold in three licences: S-FASTCAM, S-FASTCAM/PRO and the portable professional licence S-FASTCAM/P. FastCAM Professional ships with the Large and Heavy Duty MetalWise gantries.
FABRICAM
X-FABRICAM is AM.CO.ZA's sheet metal fabrication CAM software, with the activation key on a USB dongle. FABRICAM Professional ships with the Standard tables, and X-FABRICAM/P upgrades an Essential package to Professional.
- X-FABRICAM/COST estimates cutting cost
- X-FABRICAM/HVAC builds HVAC shapes
- X-FABRICAM/TUBE cuts round tube and pipe on a rotary
AM.CO.ZA's FABRICAM notes mention letter marking for part sorting and a manual hole sequence to control the piercing order.
Learning the basics
T-BASIC/G is a short course on G-code programming and CNC coordinate systems. It helps when a file needs a small fix at the machine and nobody wants to redraw it.