Interactive operations manager |
Automatic management of crossing holes |
Holes search improvement |
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The operations manager allows the operator to set the order of the operation. Due to the stock management, it is possible to change the place of the operation in the list of operations, the starting Z level, the area to machine, the retract levels will be calculated again AUTOMATICALLY. It is also possible to re-order the operations list in a logical order sets by a configuration file defined by the user. The knowledge is always saved ! |
Automatic detection of crossing holes to be able to modify the tool feed rate when the tool reaches the areas where the holes are crossing. This technology prevents tools from breaking and is very useful for mold makers. |
A new option enables a search for holes which are hidden by the part itself. This improvement is very convenient for very big parts like machine structures (frames, mechanically welded parts, etc.). |
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Back spot-facing |
Customized approaches and retracts |
4D automatic roughing |
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Indexed tools are managed. The tool’s shift, the rotation direction and the different movements are automatically calculated. The stock is updated and the verification option are available. Be careful, you need to buy special tools to do this type of drilling operation … |
The user can define customized approaches and retracts. Theses approaches and retract tool paths are designed through parameterised TopSolid files with specific parameters. |
This new function enables automatic 4 axis roughing operations on parts such as extrusion screws, impellers and similar parts... The software handles off-center tool paths to assume good cutting conditions. |
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5D automatic sinusoidal contouring |
5D swarf and contouring |
Roughing with a …milling tool |
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A new option enables sinusoidal movement of the tool, along the tool path. In the aeronautical field, when users machine carbon fiber materials, this allows the use of all the whole length of the tool and thereby reduces tool costs.. |
On 5 axis head/head machines and for closed tool paths, automatic choice of the starting point to be able to machine parts in one round. This avoids reaching an angular stoke before the end of the operation. |
It is now possible to do roughing operations by using a milling tool (like an automatic 4 axis operation). It is very convenient for roughing on big parts with high depth passes. |
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Dialog box parameter values |
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Possibility to set the default values of the parameters which are displayed in the dialog boxes from the dialog boxes themselves. The customer must enable that function by using the properties of the document. For each field, a small icon provides a direct access to the name of the variable which defines the value to set. |
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