Silca's Idea program for Windows integrates perfectly with the Silca Idea electronic key cutting machine, and provides a comprehensive, easy to use code program which contains a large amount of detailed technical information for mortice, bit, double-bit and safe keys.
Like any code program, the Idea program comes with a comprehensive database of mortice, bit, double-bit and safe space and depth and code information, for the entire world market.
The strength and popularity of this program is due to the incredibly detailed and accurate technical data provided for each code series and key to be cut, allowing the locksmith access to all of the information regarding the lock such as the space and depths, widths, angles of cut and so on.
This program is easy to use, and integrates perfectly with the Silca Idea key machine, allowing the locksmith to take advantage of all the features of the machine, and giving greater flexibility than when the machine is used in "stand-alone" mode.
When the Idea machine is used in conjunction with this program the locksmith can truly decode original keys to their exact original measurements, allowing the unique ability to make factory-specification keys from worn keys.
Updates are available via a subscription system.
All of the Silca software programs for each individual machine (Unocode, Triax, Idea & Quattrocode) share a common "shell". This means familiarity and simplicity of use. If you own one program, when you purchase another one (say, if you buy a Triax) you'll find the interface familiar, and the functions relating to each machine are contained within the same program, but in different tabs, according to the operations required for each kind of machine.