Turning

Whether you are looking for a CAM system to help you improve your productivity with traditional turning operations like roughing, grooving or finishing, or you want to start taking full advantage of your multi-axis machine tools, HSMWorks helps with our intuitive approach to creating high quality turning toolpaths.

Traditional Turning

HSMWorks features all the traditional turning toolpaths, including facing, roughing, using either canned cycles or expanded toolpaths, grooving, drilling and profiling. For drilling and hole making, choose between pre-programmed machining cycles and canned cycles, or use a combination of both.

Twin-Turret, Sub-Spindle and Mill/Turn*

HSMWorks supports programming twin-turret and twin-spindle lathes using all of the traditional turning operations. Mill/Turn operations are supported when combined with the HSMWorks 2D or 3D milling option.

Available Toolpaths for Turning

  • Facing
  • Roughing
  • Profiling
  • Grooving
  • Drilling
  • Parting


(*) Available in 2011