This Tech Tip explains how to adjust Collision Step Size in CIMCO Edit Ultra to balance simulation accuracy and speed based on the type of verification you're performing. Edit Ultra checks for collisions by placing points along the toolpath and checking at each one. It is not continuous. That means the step size you configure directly controls what the simulation can and … [Read more...]
How to Set Up Collision Detection in CIMCO Edit Ultra
If you upgraded to CIMCO Edit Ultra and haven't touched the collision settings yet, then you're running Backplot the same way you always have, minus a key feature that's sitting right there waiting to be turned on. Today, we are going to walk through setting up collision detection so your Simulation Report actually tells you when a tool, holder, or rapid move is going to hit … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Standard Is Now Core: What’s Included and What Changed
CIMCO recently reorganized what comes with each tier of CIMCO Edit. Backplot simulation and the full set of advanced NC editing functions, block numbering, program transforms, and graphical toolpath editing, used to require the top tier. All of it is now standard in the entry tier, which is also why that tier now goes by CIMCO Edit Core instead of Standard. The name is the … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Professional Is Now Ultra: What’s New and Why It Matters
CIMCO recently reorganized what comes with each tier of CIMCO Edit. Backplot simulation and the advanced NC editing functions, which used to require the top tier, are now standard in CIMCO Edit Core. In their place, the top tier picked up a full verification suite: collision detection, stock verification, and configurable stop conditions. That reshuffling is also why the top … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Ultra Tech Tip: Get Smarter About Collision Checking
This Tech Tip explains how to configure collision checking in CIMCO Edit Ultra to focus on the moves that matter and improve simulation performance. Tool/Workpiece collision checking sounds like something you always want on. In practice, leaving it on for cutting moves just slows your simulation down. The tool is supposed to touch the workpiece during a cut. A collision … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Ultra – New Verification and Collision Detection Features
The CIMCO Edit product lineup got a refresh on September 1, 2026. CIMCO Edit Professional is now CIMCO Edit Ultra. Existing licenses carry the new names and capabilities forward automatically with the next update. Ultra keeps everything Professional had, GPU-based Solid Simulation and CAM integrations, and adds verification and collision reporting capabilities that used to … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Tech Tip: Remove a Tool Operation Without Counting Lines
This Tech Tip explains how to quickly remove an entire tool operation in CIMCO Edit without manually counting or selecting lines. Manually deleting a tool operation from an NC program means finding the right start line, finding the right end line, making sure you are not cutting into the operation before or after it, and hoping you got the boundaries right. There is a lot of … [Read more...]
CIMCO MDC-Max Tech Tip: Put the Right Shop Floor Data in Front of the Right People
This Tech Tip explains how to quickly put the right data in front of the right people automatically using CIMCO MDC-Max. A screen mounted in the shop is only as useful as what it shows. If it is stuck on one view, half the people walking past it are looking at information that does not apply to them. The CIMCO MDC-Max Slideshow feature solves this without requiring anyone to … [Read more...]
The New CIMCO Edit Is Here: A Complete Guide to Core and Ultra
CIMCO Edit Has a New Lineup On September 1, 2026, CIMCO Edit Standard and Professional were replaced by CIMCO Edit Core and CIMCO Edit Ultra, introducing a simpler two-level product structure with expanded capabilities for both new and existing CIMCO Edit users.But this is more than just a change in product names.Core brings advanced NC editing and full toolpath Backplot … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Core vs. Ultra: What’s Changing and What It Means for Current Users
CIMCO is making a significant change to its Edit product lineup beginning September 1, 2026. CIMCO Edit Standard and Professional are being replaced by two new product options: CIMCO Edit Core and CIMCO Edit Ultra. If you already use CIMCO Edit, you may be wondering what the new names mean, which product replaces your current version, and whether you need to do … [Read more...]