The Undercut Remachining toolpath now benefits from dynamic tool holder collision detection which ensures the generation of collision-free toolpaths. Some new options have also been implemented in 5-axis toolpaths. After a complete reviewal of finishing toolpaths in V22 and to meet customers' requirements concerning quality, development work concerning toolpath precision and fluidity along with surface finish quality has remained the order of the day for WORKNC.
WORKNC detects collisions and out-of-limit conditions in a global machining environment which takes into account the machine, the part, the clamping system along with the tool and tool holder assembly. Collision detection calculations are now run in a parallel calculation window allowing users to continue preparing other tasks in the graphic interface. Collision detection results are conserved throughout the project lifecycle. The collision detection results display has been reviewed to ensure greater clarity and uniformity between machine and tool holder collision tests.
An M Machine status symbol has also been added to the toolpath line in the Workzone Manager to indicate the result of the test. The tool holder collision detection module also allows the toolpath to be modified in the presence of a clamping system. WORKNC now features assembled toolpaths which allow users to control transitions between toolpaths before postprocessing.
In the majority of cases, automatic assembled toolpath calculations give collision free results within machine limits. Users enjoy a high degree of flexibility for manually modifying, adapting or transforming transitional movements. The automatic drilling module now disposes of tapping tables containing all the required pre-drilling, tapping, chamfering data One of the advantages is that only a single machining strategy is required for all the different diameter tapping operations.
A tapping toolpath by contouring with a profile cutter is a newcomer to V It is also now possible to realize automatic drilling operations based on a points file. The upgraded function enables users to rapidly evaluate various amounts of rest material left on any given model according to user-defined color ranges.
This latest version also offers a new collision-detection algorithm with faster calculation abilities, and that takes into account the machine, the toolpath and the clamping system. For 5-axis ma- chining, the Auto5 module will determine the best possible conditions for a user-defined cutting tool. Special attention has been given to machining with small cutters to optimize cutting conditions for features such as ribs and narrow slots.
WORKNC toolpaths undergo regular and comprehensive reviews to ensure that users benefit from the most efficient algorithms and the latest machining technologies. This has been achieved by obtaining greater precision in detecting the areas, both vertical and planar, to be re-machined.
