<s>
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
Computer	O
aided	O
manufacturing	O
(	O
CAM	O
)	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Sescoi	O
for	O
multi-axis	O
machining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
CAM	O
software	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sescoi	O
,	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Salomon	O
Group	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
customer	O
to	O
use	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
in	O
1988	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
manufacture	O
ski	O
boots	O
and	O
other	O
sports	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
WorkNC-CAD	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
5-axis	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
G3	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
Sescoi	O
launched	O
WorkXPlore	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
collaborative	O
viewer	O
for	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
files	I-Application
that	O
did	O
n't	O
require	O
the	O
original	O
CAD	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
Dental	O
,	O
a	O
CAD/CAM	O
software	O
for	O
machining	O
of	O
prosthetic	O
appliances	O
,	O
implants	O
or	O
dental	O
structures	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
Wire	O
EDM	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
for	O
Wire	O
EDM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
Sescoi	O
launched	O
WorkNC-CAD	B-Algorithm
Hybrid	I-Algorithm
Modeling	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
3D	O
model	O
design	O
,	O
reparation	O
,	O
machining	O
preparation	O
,	O
and	O
surface	O
design	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
Sescoi	O
introduced	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
Version	O
21	O
,	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
with	O
multi-threadingl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
CAM	O
main	O
functions	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HTML	B-Language
workshop	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
can	O
read	O
the	O
following	O
CAD	B-Application
file	I-Application
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CAD/CAM	O
module	O
that	O
allows	O
multiple	O
parts	O
to	O
be	O
simultaneously	O
machined	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
LMP	O
is	O
a	O
CAD/CAM	O
software	O
for	O
cutting	O
parts	O
in	O
layers	O
,	O
a	O
well-known	O
technique	O
for	O
machining	O
deep	O
and	O
narrow	O
cavities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-LMP	O
automatically	O
divides	O
3D	O
models	O
and	O
creates	O
roughing	O
and	O
finishing	O
toolpaths	O
for	O
each	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sescoi	O
worked	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
F	O
.	O
Zimmermann	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
dedicated	O
Zimmermann	O
LMC	O
(	O
Layer	O
Milling	O
Centre	O
)	O
with	O
Sescoi	O
's	O
WorkNC-LMP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-LMP	O
automates	O
this	O
process	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
CAD	B-Application
model	I-Application
,	O
firstly	O
splitting	O
it	O
into	O
layers	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
generating	O
both	O
the	O
roughing	O
and	O
finishing	O
toolpaths	O
for	O
each	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-LMP	O
allows	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
material	O
from	O
a	O
materials	O
library	O
and	O
controls	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
surface	O
roughening	O
prior	O
to	O
bonding	O
,	O
cutting	O
adhesive	O
channels	O
to	O
control	O
excess	O
glue	O
,	O
overlapping	O
of	O
cutter	O
paths	O
to	O
remove	O
traces	O
of	O
glue	O
,	O
and	O
paths	O
for	O
the	O
application	O
of	O
adhesive	O
between	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-LMP	O
combines	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
generative	O
rapid	B-Device
prototyping	I-Device
with	O
conventional	O
machining	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
resolve	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
processes	O
a	O
reality	O
for	O
its	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
Wire	O
EDM	O
is	O
a	O
CAD/CAM	O
software	O
for	O
Wire	O
Electrical	O
discharge	O
machining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functions	O
within	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
Wire	O
EDM	O
allow	O
the	O
extraction	O
of	O
cross	B-Application
sections	I-Application
,	O
ready	O
for	O
2	O
-	O
or	O
4-axis	O
cutting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
surfaces	O
of	O
the	O
CAD	B-Application
model	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-CAD	O
is	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
with	O
surface	O
and	O
solid	O
modeling	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
free	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
integrated	O
component	O
of	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-CAD	O
has	O
advanced	O
intelligent	O
surface	O
morphing	O
for	O
filling	O
simple	O
or	O
complex	O
cavities	O
,	O
automatic	O
2D	O
feature	O
recognition	O
and	O
cycle	O
definition	O
for	O
drilling	O
,	O
counterboring	O
,	O
reaming	O
and	O
tapping	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
automatic	O
mold	O
and	O
die	O
core	O
separation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-CAD	B-Algorithm
Hybrid	I-Algorithm
Modeling	I-Algorithm
(	O
HM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
launched	O
by	O
Sescoi	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
3D	O
model	O
design	O
,	O
reparation	O
and	O
machining	O
preparation	O
,	O
with	O
surface	O
design	O
capabilities	O
integrated	O
with	O
solid	O
modeling	O
functionality	O
in	O
a	O
user	O
friendly	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
CAD	B-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-CAD	O
HM	O
works	O
on	O
solid	O
and	O
surface	O
models	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
parametric	O
commands	O
to	O
easily	O
manipulate	O
and	O
repair	O
CAD	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
multiple	O
CAD	B-Application
translators	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
modules	O
for	O
electrode	O
creation	O
,	O
core/cavity	O
separation	O
and	O
Wire	O
EDM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
Electrode	O
module	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
WorkNC-CAD	B-Algorithm
Hybrid	I-Algorithm
Modeling	I-Algorithm
capabilities	O
to	O
extract	O
electrode	O
shapes	O
directly	O
from	O
solid	O
or	O
surface	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC	B-Algorithm
's	O
collision	O
checking	O
ensures	O
the	O
electrode	O
does	O
not	O
collide	O
with	O
any	O
surrounding	O
surfaces	O
,	O
automatically	O
adding	O
extensions	O
as	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkNC-CAD	B-Algorithm
Hybrid	I-Algorithm
Modeling	I-Algorithm
features	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
in	O
its	O
standalone	O
design	O
version	O
by	O
toolmakers	O
in	O
their	O
technical	O
departments	O
,	O
it	O
offers	O
mold	O
,	O
tool	O
and	O
die	O
businesses	O
a	O
uniform	O
CAD	B-Application
product	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
manufacturing	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkXPlore	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
3D	O
viewer	O
for	O
CAD	B-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
