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Tebis: The Process.
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Tebis strengths

// 1 // 2 // 3 Tebis strengths are your benefits.

Tebis Tebis 4.0 Tebis 4.0 Efficiently and reliably manufacture high-quality parts with Tebis.

strengths characteristics Release 3 EFFICIENT

Tebis saves you lots of time.
Efficiently and reliably Better structure, New features in Tebis 4.0 On importing the geometry via interfaces, in design, repair and prepa-
ration of the surfaces for manufacturing, in NC programming, on the
manufacture high-quality more flexibility, machine and especially in manual reworking in tryout.
parts greater convenience

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HIGH-QUALITY
Manufacture at the highest Class A quality with Tebis.
This applies not only to your CAD surfaces, but more important, to
the parts you get from your machines. This is thanks to the extremely
powerful Tebis surface mathematics. It enables convenient repair and
optimization of free-form surfaces. Tebis also uses polynomial surfaces
instead of substitute models like polyhedra in NC calculation. Tebis has a
highly sensitive distribution algorithm for NC points in the NC paths and
uses the exact cutter geometry when calculating NC programs for modern
high-performance tools.

RELIABLE
Tebis gives you the best possible protection for your personnel, machines and
parts.
Your shop operations are reliable all around because Tebis knows and always
uses virtual models for your machines, tools and clamping devices. Tebis
uses 5-axis avoidance and milling area reduction to prevent collisions. Tebis
simulates the properties of the real machine and control and displays detected
collisions and limit switch problems in the CAM programming environment.

TEBIS AUTOMILL
Tebis lets you standardize your manufacturing processes and ensures continuous high
quality. You save your manufacturing environment and your proven manufacturing
knowledge in Tebis process libraries. All of your data is always up-to-date. Automill,
Tebis NC automation, is based on the process libraries, which results in tremendous
time savings on NC programming for single-part manufacturing. Automill evaluates
your CAD models, accounts for your manufacturing environment and your manufactur-
ing knowledge and automatically calculates reliable NC programs. Your Tebis process
libraries are protected and can only be used by you.
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Tebis strengths

Efficiently and reliably manufacture high-quality parts A soft spot for large parts and complex geometries

Companies use Tebis Version 4.0 to organize and optimize their CAD/CAM process chains in
manufacturing-intensive areas. They use Tebis systems throughout from design and engineer- Efficient
ing to equipment and part manufacturing. They benefit from the unique strengths of Tebis to
produce products at the highest quality in the shortest time, for the automotive, aerospace,
machinery and equipment industries as well as appliance and medical equipment
manufacturers.

Tebis is especially well suited for handling complex Highly complex parts can always be completed on
or large parts and enormous data volumes. Robust time.
algorithms make preparation and programming a
breeze, even for large parts and complex geometries.
Many manufacturing methods one software solution

Efficient

First-class interfaces

Efficient

High-quality

DXF

You can keep all of your machinery running
smoothly with software from a single source.
Whether it's 3 or 5-axis milling, drilling, turning,
laser cutting, laser hardening, trimming, hammer
peening or sink and wire EDM, Tebis supports the
entire spectrum. This single-system strategy makes
the manufacturing process more fluid, faster and
more transparent.
Tebis interfaces are truly first-class. You can
efficiently exchange geometries with other CAD
systems like CATIA, NX or SOLIDWORKS with
no loss of data. Assemblies are automatically split
into individual manufacturing files upon import,
with automatic optimization of surface quality. The
surface quality optimized in Tebis is also retained in
the target system upon export via direct interfaces.
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Tebis strengths
Top technology for Class A surfaces
High-quality
NC-manufactured free-form surfaces are only as the surface quality that meets your manufacturing
good as your CAD data. You can use the Tebis func- requirements. On exterior surfaces, you ensure
tions for designing, modeling, repairing, morphing Class A quality.
and reverse engineering, to give your CAD models
Active surface preparation with a tremendous impact on tryout
Specialized CAD functions for active surfaces let
you design active surfaces with perfectly prepared,
precise surfaces in the die. You can use automatic
Efficient functions to create transition-free pressure surfac-
es as well as radius areas adjusted for the relevant
pressing conditions. This lets you manufacture your
dies without NC attributes like virtual sheet thick-
nesses and allowances. This results in a tremendous
reduction in manual tryout work after NC machin-
High-quality ing.
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Convenient manufacturing preparation for automated production
Efficient
High-quality
Specialized CAD functions enable NC programmers
to conveniently prepare their manufacturing models
for subsequent NC processes. This sets your course
for automated NC programming and optimized
surface quality.
Short run times on machines
Efficient
The Tebis NC algorithms have been continuously roughing, prefinishing and finishing. You can fully
optimized over 30 years of development and ensure exploit the potential of these tools with special
time-saving and effective processing on the ma- contact algorithms and path layouts with full-cut
chines, with minimized idle travel and maximized avoidance.
cutting performance. This also includes demanding
technical support for HFC and HPC cutters for
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Tebis strengths
Virtual machine technology for maximum reliability
Efficient
Reliable
No reworking of parts with Class A manufacturing quality
Efficient
High-quality
Tebis transfers the high quality of the CAD surfaces
directly to the NC programs. This is because the
software calculates NC paths on the mathematically
precise surfaces instead of on tesselated substitute
models like polyhedra. Finish quality can also be
influenced by adjustable NC point distributions.
This renders time-consuming manual reworking
superfluous in many cases.
Tebis process libraries reflect the actual manufactur-
ing environment. All tools, machines and clamping
devices are stored there along with their geometric
and technical properties. This benefits NC program-
mers as they select the appropriate machine in this
virtual environment, define the optimal setup and
select the appropriate tools.
Tebis detects collisions during calculation of the NC
paths and automatically prevents them by reducing
milling areas and with 5-axis avoidance. Use the
integral machine simulation before processing to
check the entire machining operation for collisions
and limit switch violations to protect your valuable
machines and parts.
Perfect for 6-axis robots as well
Efficient
Reliable
In addition to 3 to 5-axis machining centers, you
can also use Tebis for NC programming of articulat-
ed robots with six and more axes.
Planning reliability with integral MES solution
Efficient
Low-cost access to Tebis CAD/CAM technology
Tebis has the appropriate software package at a
variety of performance levels for typical CAD/CAM
Efficient applications. You can get started at a low cost and
expand as your requirements grow.
Standard Pro Premium
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The Proleis MES system (manufacturing execu-
tion system) works hand-in-hand with Tebis and
is integrated in the Tebis user interface. It lets you
organize, plan and control your manufacturing
projects including machine planning, material and
tools logistics. The integral machine and operating
data acquisition always keeps you supplied with up-
to-date and realistic information.
You can individually supplement the software packag-
es and select additional functions from the compre-
hensive portfolio of add-ons. Your staff can configure
their Tebis workstations on-the-fly with floating
licenses: If specific add-ons are used infrequently,
your users can share these software components.
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Tebis 4.0 characteristics
Automated machining of prismatic geometries now also includes all freely
NC automation, even with
contoured planar and pocket surfaces. Tebis automatically detects these
Better structure, more flexibility, greater convenience free-form features
> Time savings on NC programming
and transfers the information to features and NCSet objects taken from
the process libraries.

The 4.0 product structure with its industry-specific application packages,

Product structure Expansion of collision avoidance Collisions can now also be prevented with area reduction when
performance levels and add-ons is continuously adapted to the tasks and INDUSTRY SPECIAL PACKAGES
>M ore flexibility in Tebis process chains PACKAGES > Greater reliability machining fillets (MFill) and along curves (MCurv).
requirements of the manufacturing industry.
ADD-ON CATEGORIES

User interface The Tebis 4.0 intuitive and ergonomic user interface is optimized for Roughing with full-width avoidance Full-width cuts can be avoided in roughing with high-performance
> S impler, more informative and easy on the CAD/CAM workstations and is individually adaptable with 11 language > Less wear, more time savings on HPC cutters, either trochoidal NC paths or with path layouts adapted
eyes versions. the machine to the geometry (adaptive roughing) with integral re-roughing.

Tebis Starter Finishing with constant 3D path distance The new "Curve-synchronous" and "Z-variable" MSurf strategies ensure
Tebis Starter helps you easily and reliably configure and organize your
>G reater adaptability to customer and user > Time savings on the machine and on better path quality and better surfaces with guide curves oriented to the
Tebis workstation for your specific needs.
requirements manual reprocessing of files part topography (characteristic lines, radius runouts).

Interfaces with automatic splitter function 5-axis milling adapted to operation of The operating structure of the functions for creating 5-axis NC paths
When the CAD model is exported, complex geometries can be automati-
> L arge time savings when creating project 3-axis milling has been completely adapted to the 3-axis functions and expanded
cally split into individual files for the components to be manufactured.
files >G reater convenience, greater functionality (MEngrave).

Surface design Design surfaces more efficiently in Tebis: You can stamp structure curves,
Exact determination of machining time Tebis now uses information from the control (for example, axis dynamics)
with added functions project any number of parallel curves on the part surface and engrave
>M ore realistic manufacturing planning to determine realistic machining time.
> Time savings on manufacturing design with no distortion at the click of a button.

Tebis 4.0 benefits you in design and engineering with new high-quality Laser cutting and trimming The number of NC points in NC programs can be significantly reduced
Reverse engineering
technologies, automatic functions and algorithms for reverse engineering > Time savings on programming and for optimized cycle time. The virtual machine technology for collision
> S moother surfaces faster
for low-segmentation, dense and tangential surface models. machining detection in laser toolpaths has also been included.

Surface optimization with automatic mode Tebis automatically detects and repairs defects in your surfaces. This lets Machine collision checking The list of collisions with the detected problem areas has been completely
>B etter surface quality for subsequent you avoid costly problems in subsequent CAD and NC operations at the > Better overview, greater reliability, revised. Like the off-screen calculation of NC programs, machine collision
processes click of a button. time savings on programming checking can also be performed in background mode.

Surface modeling
The integral DCAMCUT Expert NC programming environment lets you
with symmetry support You can now model symmetrical surfaces significantly faster, because Wire EDM integrated in Tebis
create collision-tested NC programs for 4-axis wire EDM in Tebis; all
> Time savings when creating constant- Tebis automatically models the symmetrical control points or point series. > No more special version
information is saved in the Job Manager.
curvature surfaces

Active surface preparation

Automatic functions let you manufacture sheet metal dies with 100% The calculation of collision-tested NC programs for turning has been
with automatic mode Turning integrated in Tebis
designed and precise CAD geometry, including all concave and convex completely integrated in the regular Tebis version including automation
> Tremendous time savings on machining and > No more special version
radii, with no virtual sheet thicknesses or NC attributes in pressure areas. via NC template technology.
and tryout

You can create guide curves oriented to characteristic lines and radius
Manufacturing preparation for NC programs
runouts and apply them when calculating the path layout. Support for 6-axis Now you can also use Tebis for NC programming of 6-axis articulated
that don't require reworking
This lets you consistently manufacture surfaces that don't require robot kinematics robots. The extended virtual machine kinematics allow you to calculate
> Greater convenience, substantial time
reworking, thanks to constant 3D stepover and milling with no retract > Lower machine technology costs collision-checked NC programs and prevent singularities.
savings on manual reworking
movements.
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Tebis 4.0 Release 3
New features in Tebis 4.0
USER INTERFACE
Simple and informative
Toolbars and menu panels can be docked to the
edge of the application window.
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PREPARATION
Conveniently engrave parts
The "Design"/"Cons"/"Label" function lets you
engrave texts, logos and numbers. It creates
a text projected on the part geometry. The
"NC5ax"/"MEngrave" function, which is also
new, calculates the appropriate toolpath.
Clear overall impression
A uniform edge color as well as isolines that can
be shown and hidden ensure a clear contrast
between wire-frame and surface models.
Quickly create parallel curves
Multiple parallel curves can be simultaneously
calculated with the extended
"Design"/"Curve"/"Parall" function.
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REVERSE ENGINEERING
Create perfect surface transitions Easily adjust tolerances
Revised algorithms for the "BRep"/"Surf"/ In the "Surf"/"Approx" and "Face"/"Approx"
"Approx" and "BRep"/"Surf"/"Fill" functions functions, you can use the "Suggest tolerance"
provide better transition qualities for tetragonal function to select between an automatically
surfaces while simultaneously reducing calculated suggested tolerance or the default
segmentation. tolerance, depending on the specific application.
Fast file selection
After Tebis is started, a project dialog appears
with preview images from recently used files.
Easily create tangential transitions Easily optimize edge areas
Handling for generating tangential transitions The "BRep"/"Curve"/"Fillet" function enables
has been significantly simplified with optimized convenient control of created radius runouts and
tolerances. Tangential connecting nodes (green) theoretical edges as well as automatic smoothing
can be easily inserted. of theoretical edges with fewer segments.
ACTIVE SURFACE INTERFACES
PREPARATION
Optimally plan use of tools
You can determine the optimal tool diameter for
MPlan and MCont NCSets and account for residual
stock before milling. You can switch directly from
the Job Manager to the tool library and exchange
the corresponding tools.
Tremendously reduce of manual reworking Output complex files more quickly
The "ActSurf"/"Reduce" function has been The "Multi-PUT" function automatically breaks up
extended for convenient flattening of positive Tebis files into multiple individual files optimal
radii. This prevents undesired sheet springback for assemblies and complex files with many
Easily create guide curves
effects. The flattening of these areas previously manufactured parts.
The "NCPrep"/"Struct" function lets you
performed manually can be eliminated, which
conveniently create guide curves for the
greatly reduces manual reworking.
high-quality "Curve-synchronous" and
"Z- variable" MSurf strategies you check
the curve location, repair curves, smooth
them and create parallel curves.
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Tebis 4.0 Release 3
SURFACE MODELING
Obtain symmetrical Class A surfaces faster
The "BRep"/"Optim/Curve" and "BRep"/"Optim"/
"Surf" functions let you symmetrically process
control points and control point series.
AUTOMATED 2.5D MACHINING
Easily change processing sequence
The processing sequence in feature-based
NC programming can now be controlled using
feature groups.
Apply defaults
User-defined parameters are automatically
applied as defaults in the "BRep"/"Optim"/"Surf"
function.
Easily exchange tools
You can exchange tools across machining
operations in NCJobs of type "MFeat" and "MSet."
Global optimization
You can use the new "Assign" function to assign
NC variables such as material height or protected
elements across features regardless of feature
type and parameter assignment.
COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Improved process reliability
The new "Reduce area" option in the 3-axis
"MCurv" and "MFill" functions lets you quickly
and easily create collision-free toolpaths for
3-axis machines that are not suitable for
multiple-axis simultaneous machining.
LASER CUTTING AND TRIMMING
Reduce cycle time by 30%
Optimized NC point distribution yields more
compact NC programs. Distance controls on the
machine can be used, paths can be adjusted
without (left) and width (right) axial tolerances;
NC points can now be manually removed.
COLLISION CHECK
- MACHINE
List of detected machine conflicts completely
revised
The new collision list provides convenient filtering
and fast access to detected conflicts. The new
diagram display shows conflicts on the timeline.
You can easily distinguish between critical and
non-critical conflicts according to the affected
machined parts.
Prevent unnecessary pivot movements
Convenient handling for optimizing head-tilt
directions in stamping areas prevents fast pivot
movements of the machine.
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5-AXIS MILLING
Easily create multiple-axis engraving pro-
grams
The new "NC5ax"/"MEngrave" function can be
used to create NC programs for engraving texts,
logos and numbers. Manufacturing preparation
is performed with the "Design"/"Cons"/"Label"
function.
Fully integrated simulation technology
The Tebis simulation technology for preventing
collisions and limit switch conflicts has been
completely integrated.