The table below summarizes a breakdown of AdvaNum product line features by the individual products.
The table uses following abbreviations for the product names:
| Features |
AdvaNum Products |
| Mill CAM |
NC Ver |
MPL |
Prog Edit |
| CAD |
Import of drawing files in DXF format |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Creation and editing of part drawings |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Numerous methods of new entities definitions |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Support for building chamfers, fillets and spline curves |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Various geometrical transformations of drawing entities |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| CAM |
Contours to define tool movements along continuous path |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Pockets with island avoidance |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Procedures to specify tool movements basing on parameters |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| CodeBlock to include arbitrary text into NC programs |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Task List to organize contours, pockets, procedures and CodeBlocks |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Graphical post-processor editor |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Support for numerous G-code output formats |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| NC |
Tool path graphical program simulation |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Realistic solid graphics modeling of machining process |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Step-by-step debugging of NC programs |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Simulation, solid visualization and debugging of CL-Data files |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Full compatibility with standard G-code set |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Extra |
Comprehensive NC editor with many specialized features |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cutting conditions (spindle speed/feed rate ratio) optimization |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Language Wizard to edit NC programs in conversational way |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CNC Macro Library with about 70 Fanuc-compatible macros |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |