<s>
Vericut	B-Application
(	O
publicly	O
capitalized	O
VERICUT	B-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
program	O
used	O
for	O
simulating	O
CNC	O
machining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vericut	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
CGTech	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
UNIX	B-Application
system	I-Application
computers	I-Application
and	O
was	O
later	O
upgraded	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
HP	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
DEC	O
workstations	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
,	O
Vericut	B-Application
has	O
been	O
installed	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
Fortune	O
500	O
and	O
other	O
notable	O
companies	O
including	O
Boeing	O
,	O
Airbus	O
,	O
General	O
Motors	O
,	O
and	O
Israel	O
Aircraft	O
Industries	O
As	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Vericut	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
2000	O
companies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vericut	B-Application
is	O
standalone	O
software	O
but	O
also	O
integrates	O
with	O
CAD	B-Application
,	O
CAM	O
,	O
and	O
PLM	B-Language
systems	I-Language
including	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
,	O
Siemens	B-Algorithm
NX	I-Algorithm
,	O
PowerMILL	O
,	O
EdgeCAM	O
,	O
Mastercam	O
and	O
Hypermill	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vericut	B-Application
software	O
is	O
customizable	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
machine	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machine	O
models	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
built	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
CAD	B-Application
system	O
or	O
by	O
defining	O
such	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vericut	B-Application
simulates	O
machine	O
tools	O
in	O
their	O
entirety	O
as	O
they	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
a	O
shop	O
and	O
shows	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
material	O
at	O
the	O
workpiece	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vericut	B-Application
has	O
NC	O
program	O
optimizing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
