For reduced programming times and improved milling, 3D Z-level Shape Finishing, available in hyperCAD-S, has two new features. Automatic face extension can be used during CAM programming to automatically extend the selected milling surfaces to eliminate manual CAD work and generate cleaner corner cuts. 3D Z-level Shape Finishing also now has the ability to support conical barrel cutters in addition to general and tangential cutters.
USing 3D Optimized Roughing, the software is now capable of recognizing and accounting for multiple allowances when using free tool geometries, with the goal of offering easier programming and a high level of flexibility for defining special tools. hyperMILL 2018.2 can define different allowances and adapt the machining process accordingly. High-feed cutters have a special cutting geometry that is designed to be easy to define using tool management, and hyperMILL 2018.2 uses the free geometries of the cutting tool edge for calculation, simulation and collision checking.
The electrode module, which is intended to provide quick designing of die-sinking electrodes, offers a new Virtual Electrode function for securely creating electrode copies which are checked for collisions, and can be assigned new technology values or the values of the master electrodes. For easier analysis, the reference system and eroding position for each electrode copy are included in a report.
For more information on die-sinking electrodes, check out our feature article, EDM 101: Electrical Discharge Machining Basics.