2D Machining Strategies
HSMWorks includes a powerful tool for generating drilling, counterboring and tapping operations. All operations are optimized to minimize tool travel and overall cycle time. Both standard and customized cycles are supported for all point-to-point operations, including spot-drilling, deep drilling with chip break, etc. Using the Drill Expert holes of similar types can be selected quickly and assigned appropriate cutting conditions including tools, feeds, and speeds.
With contouring you can easily machine 2D and 3D contours. Separate lead-in and lead-out with or without tool compensation. Choose multiple roughing and finishing passes and multiple depth cuts for any contour. Machine open and closed contours without creating additional geometry and eliminate sharp motion with corner smoothing.
The pocket toolpath is used for machining closed curves both with and without islands. The toolpath starts at the center of the pocket and works its way outwards. The entry can be selected anywhere on the model and includes possibilities for plunge, ramp, or at a pre-drilled position. The special high-speed option creates a smooth toolpath and allows the user to specify a maximum tool engagement, as a result the feedrate can be increased significantly, reducing the machining time and tool wear.
The facing strategy is designed for quick part facing to prepare the raw stock for further machining, but can also be used for clearing flat areas in general.
The adaptive clearing strategy creates a roughing/clearing toolpath inside closed curves both with and without islands. This strategy avoids full-width cuts by progressively shaving material off the remaining stock. The generated toolpath ensures that the cutting conditions remain constant with a stable load on the tool, as a result the feedrate can be increased significantly, reducing the machining time by 40% or more in addition to improved surface quality, less tool wear.
