Similarly, 2D machining has been enhanced with improvements to thread milling, easier control of feeds and speeds, support for a wider range of engraving tools. Other improvements include more efficient threading, better control of undercutting and extra options for pre-drilling before boring. The main enhancement to the FeatureTURN module has been the addition of support for form tools. Like the mill-turn and five-axis enhancements, this new functionality will allow users to tackle more sophisticated parts than could be programmed before.ĭevelopments have also continued with the more fundamental machining operations. This provides programming for milling machines with rotary tables, and is a more comprehensive product than the existing options for rotary milling and fourth-axis wrapping that were available in previous versions of FeatureCAM. All these options allow productivity to be improved by enabling parts to be produced in one or two set-ups that would otherwise require multiple set-ups and/or special fixturing.Īnother key area for development has been four-axis simultaneous milling.
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The software now supports both positional and continuous five-axis operation, five-axis trimming and five-axis drilling. Work has continued on extending the range of five-axis options introduced in FeatureCAM 2008. Additional post-processors for these types of machine have also been introduced.
FeatureCAM development has focused on support for the more complex machines, those featuring multiple turrets and/or multiple spindles.
These machines are becoming more popular because of their ability to complete parts in a single set-up on one machine instead of having to use multiple set-ups on two or more different pieces of equipment. An important area for the new release is increased support for mill-turn equipment.
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