Advanced Machining
New Functionalities
- Intermediate Stock Management
- It is now possible to compute and visualize the input/output
intermediate stock for milling and
turning operations.
The computed stock is taken into account to optimize and secure the tool
path.
- Part Operation
- You can now use the
Part defined at the Part Operation level.
Collision
Checking is available at the Part Operation level.
- Four probing operations:
- Holes or Pins Probing,
Slots or Ribs Probing,
Corner Probing,
Multi-Points
Probing.
Enhanced Functionalities
Enhancements brought to multi-axis machining operations
- Tool axis guidance for multi-axis machining operations
- A Lead angle parameter has been added to the Thru a guide strategy for
multi-axis sweeping operations,
multi-axis isoparametric operations,
multi-axis contour-driven operations and
multi-axis curve operations.
A new strategy Normal to drive surface has been added to
multi-axis sweeping operations,
multi-axis isoparametric operations and
multi-axis contour-driven operations. - Multi-axis Contour-Driven
- In Between contours mode, the offset on guides can be
applied to stops.
- Macros for 5-axis machining operations
- Additional macros are now available for 5-axis machining operations:
Add normal motion helps avoiding collisions in the linking macros of tube
machining. - Add Circular motion is very useful in return in a level macros of tube
machining, when the Guiding strategy is set to Along guide.
- Enable 5-axis simultaneous motion.
An additional clearance option is available:
Smooth tool axis moves.
Enhancements brought to 3-axis machining operations
- 3/5-Axis Converter:
- it is now available for all
End Mill tools, TSlotters and Lollipops,
a new strategy guide is available:
Normal to drive surface,
an Angle parameter has been added to the
Thru a guide
strategy mode,
ZLevel tool path can be
optimized.
- Tool Path Editor lets you now:
- edit feedrates of tool paths, either locally or globally,
edit PP
Words in tool paths,
edit V4
NCMill operations.
- Roughing
- management of start
point is enhanced,
- you can choose to compute a tool path
free of
collision with the tool holder,
- for pockets, you can create
engagements from
external zones, and add
a circular approach
for automatic macros,
- you can skip
small holes in the rough stock, instead of avoiding them.
- Plunge Milling
- a new grid type has been added:
By
Offset,
you can
visualize plunging points before computing the tool path,
a new parameter is available for retract motions:
Axial corner radius,
you can modify the
feedrate of the clearance macro.
- Contour-Driven machining operations:
- improved guide definition for parallel
contour mode
(guide defined by faces boundaries, zig-zag motif defined by either two points
or one point and an axis),
new Strategy side
parameter for parallel contour mode,
Option Reference
now available in mode Parallel contour with Constant 3D strategy,
improved selection of faces in a polygon trap:
new option to select visible
faces only,
in Between contours mode, with a constant 2D stepover, the offset on guides
can be
applied to stops.
- ZLevel machining operations:
- an offset on tool
path in the machining plane is now available,
you can compute a
circular interpolation of the tool path, or approximate one,
the Reverse Machining Conditions command inverts the
Climb and Conventional
cutting modes. - Spiral Milling
- a new strategy mode has been added:
Back and Forth,
- a new option
Always stay on bottom
has been added to the Helical tool path style,
- Face Mill Tool is now available,
- clearance feedrate management via a contextual menu,
- new
Ramping up to a plane macro is available.
Enhancements brought to 2.5-axis machining operations
- Helical Interpolation Output for Machining Operations
- A helical interpolation instruction can now be generated in the
output file (APT source and Clfile) for machining operations which support
helical tool motion. These operations are Thread Milling,
Circular Milling in Helical mode,
Sequential Groove
with Helical motions, and
Profile Contouring
defined with a Helix tool path style.
- Multiple Radial Passes for Thread and Circular Milling Operations
- This enhancement allows the user to create multiple passes (rough
and finish) for Thread Milling and
Circular Milling in Helical mode,
and provides capability to create a spring pass. The user no longer
needs to create separate operations for rough, finish and
spring passes.
- Support Multiple Tool Axis in Point to Point Operation
- This enhancement enables the user to
select different tool axes
for multiple points in a single operation, and simplifies the selection
procedure.
- Extended Tool Type Support for Machining Operations
- This enhancement gives user a wider selection of cutting tools on
the following machining operations:
Circular Milling,
Countersinking,
Counter Boring,
Sequential Axial, Sequential
Groove, and Pocketing.