FastCOPY® is an alternative solution to optical tracing or scanning for steel profilers and very useful for all fabricators presented with outlines or line drawings where there is no CAD input. FastCOPY® is ideal where there is a need to copy templates or actual parts. The unique software uses mathematics and reverse engineering to recreate the original part without degradation (ideal to copy worn industrial parts, non-engineering parts, signs, artwork etc). The 36” x 48” digitizer that comes with the system is a simple USB device and roll up technology that can digitize parts larger than the actual surface to high accuracy.
Optical machines have the capability to trace a part however it is tedious and time-consuming. Another problem is the quality of the copy. The machine data is composed of hundreds or even thousands of little straight lines (usually around 1~3 mm long). The copy comes out less accurately than the original because these broken small lines create a slow, jerky, stop-start cutting motion.
Using FastCOPY®, anyone can copy 'off the street' parts in minutes ready for accurate profile cutting! It compares to learning how to operate a fax machine. You don't have to be a draftsman or machine operator. It is CAD-free although the optimized DXF output is compatible with CAD and CAM systems.
FastCOPY® highlights :
Easy and Portable. CAD-free operation and 'plug and play' digitizer.
Large scale vectorization. - Instead of Raster to Vector programs for existing paper templates - see footnote.
Optical Tracing Upgrade?
No need to hand calculate all your old paper templates. FastCOPY® will allow
direct conversion to NC code, providing optical tracing capabilities without the high
floor space requirements.
Highly Accurate. Better than +/- 0.010" (0.25mm) with a
resolution of 0.0001" (0.0025mm). In instances where the original part has been subject to wear and tear, FastCOPY® compensates and creates a clean outline.
DXF Output. Immediate output of accurate DXF files make the system compatible with all of your 3rd party CAD and CAM solutions. Parts can be nested immediately.
Limitless Template Size
- FastCOPY® allows the vectorization of any sized template with its smart
recalibration option. Simply pause the digitizing process, move your template
then continue. Or save your work then continue at a later
stage.
All Processes Supported. Easily digitize all your required processes
into the one program, Marking, Centre Punch / Pop Mark, and all cutting
processes.
True Entity Generation. Ensures all arcs are true arcs, lines
are true lines and Circles are true circles. NC Code is compact and the
quality of cut is high.
NOTE: CAD file formats are based on the location of points in 2D or 3D space with definitions attached to those locations and the space between them ('Vectors'). Image files are based on 'Raster' formats which are a collection of dots, generated by scanning pictures or paper drawings and by image manipulation software and drawing programs. Vector based formats can be scaled more accurately and measured and manipulated on a line by line, entity by entity basis. Raster formats can only be edited by changing the dots that make up the picture. CNC uses the precise vector format.
Compare FastCOPY to other Raster to Vector conversions
FastCOPY® can be purchased with a digitizer or as software only*.
*May also work with older serial digitizers but you will need to check compatibility. Contact FastCAM for more information. Note: The video on YouTube can be used as a training tutorial if you already have the system.
Engineering Parts
Complex Parts
Artwork
Signage
