SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA--METALSOFT introduces its all new version of FabriCAM, NC programming software for the 90's. FabriCAM has been completely rewritten because advancements in software technology have rendered programming language of just a few years ago obsolete. With all the new improvements, FabriCAM exemplifies the latest in technological development. The new features make FabriCAM easier to use and much more time-efficient. State-of-the-art, object-oriented technology was used in conjunction with C++ programming language which provides many benefits. These benefits include faster updates, fewer bugs, easy maintainability and easier transfer of code to operating systems such as Windows, OS/2 and UNIX. Part development and sheet layout are now combined to eliminate unnecessary switching back and forth to edit parts with changes. When one part on the sheet is changed, all identical parts on the same sheet are also changed. Users can also place patterns anywhere on sheets before or after parts are placed on the same sheets. Dimensioning can now be accomplished in sheet layout whereas it was only possible in part development in prior versions. Sheet layout also provides for part rotation at any angle compared to the standard rectangular rotation of 90 degrees in the past--a feature that's especially useful for laser cutting applications. Now that the 64OK memory barrier has been overcome, memory limitations are almost non-existent. The number of patterns that can exist on a part or sheet are virtually unlimited. The foundation is also laid for future enhancements as well. The new FabriCAM is, without a doubt, one of the most important additions to METALSOFT's growing list of products developed to efficiently computerize the sheet metal fabrication shop. METALSOFT has written NC programs for over 200 different punching and cutting machines and will continue to write programs for all new machines to be developed in the future. Metalsoft Inc, 2130 South Yale St, Santa Ana, CA 92704 714-549-0112 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America Online New Product Information Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR | | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data | | provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, | | contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. | | All submissions for this service should be addressed to | | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. | +---------------------------------------------------------------+