SprutCAM

SprutCAM X
	The SprutCAM X user interface
Developer(s)	SprutCAM Tech Ltd.
Initial release	2021;3 years ago
Stable release	17
Operating system	Microsoft Windows (10 / 11)
Platform	x86-64
Available in	multilingual
Type	CAM
License	Proprietary
Website	www.sprutcam.com

Last updated September 20, 2024

SprutCAM X is a high-level Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software that provides off-line features for programming of various CNC machines used for cutting, wire electrical discharge (EDM), 2, 3, and multi axial (CNC Swiss-Type Lathe) machining.

History

SPRUT Technology, LTD. was founded in 1987 by Alexander Kharadziev, who recruited a team of engineers to build a company for developing CAx software, with its headquarters at Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia, and released its known product, SprutCAM, in 1997. This is one of the oldest Russian developers of PC-based CAx software.

The headquarters is now located in Limassol, Cyprus.

Version history

Past Versions

SprutCAM X 16 (May, 2022)

Current Version:

SprutCAM X 17 (September, 2023)

System requirements

The system requirements for SprutCAM:

	Minimum (small and medium projects)	Recommended (large projects)
OS	Windows 10	Windows 11
CPU	64-bit	64-bit
Memory	8 GB RAM	32 GB RAM
Video	OpenGL-capable card (OpenGL 1.2) 512 MB	OpenGL-capable card (OpenGL 1.5) 1 GB or higher
Storage	HDD with at least 5GB free space	Solid State Drive (SSD) with at least 10GB free space
Monitor	1920x1080	4K, dual monitors
Pointing Device	Mouse	Mouse and 3Dconnexion 3D mouse
Internet	-	Internet connection

Computer aided design products

SprutCAM X works with associative CAD geometry and toolpaths; this allows modified geometry or machining parameters to quickly obtain updated toolpaths.

File format

SprutCAM X opens/saves following file formats:

SprutCAM Files (*.stc, *.stcx)
Operation/Parameters Files (*.sto)
IGES: *.igs, *.iges
STL: *.stl
PostScript: *.ps, *.eps
DXF: *.dxf
Rhinoceros: *3dm
Sprut Models: *.sgm
Parasolid: *.x_t, *.x_b
STEP: *.stp, *.step
Sprut geometry format: *.sgf
SOLIDWORKS: *.sldprt, *.sldasm
SolidEdge: *.par, *.psm, *.pwd, *.asm
PLY: *.ply
AMF: *.amf
Toolpath: *.xml, *.txt
Template: *.html
Postprocessors: *.sppx, *.spp, *.ppp, *.inp

Export/Convert following Formats via CAD Plugin as Background Process to IGES an Import:

Rhinoceros: *.3dm
Cobalt: *.co
PowerShape: *.fic, *.model, *.psmodel, *.dgk, *.pfm, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin, *.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.stp, *.step, *.prt, *.par, *.sldprt, *.vda
Autodesk: *.iam, *.idw, *.ipt, *.ipn, *.ide, *.prt, *.asm, *.sat, *.ste, *.step, *.dwg, *.dxf, *.iges, *.igs
Rhinoceros: *.3dm, *.rws, *.3ds, *.stp, *.step, *.raw, *.wrl, *.vrml, *.ai, *.eps, *.lwo, *.spl, *.vda, *.dwg, *.dxf, *.dgn, *.sldprt, *.sldasm
SolidEdge: *.asm, *.dft, *.par, *.psm, *.mds, *.pwd, *.dgn, *.dxf, *.dwg, *.prt, *.sat, *.stp, *.step, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin, *.x_t, *.xmt_txt
SOLIDWORKS: *.sldasm, *.asm, *.sldprt, *.prt, *.slddrw, *.drw, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin, *.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.stp, *.step
T-FLEX: *.grb

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References

↑ iV. "Legal Notice". sprutcam.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.

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[1] V. "Legal Notice". sprutcam.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.

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