3 Axis Surface Machining
New Functionalities
- 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
- 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.