Using a new radial projection method, toolpaths are calculated quickly so that the most productive machining strategies can be applied. To streamline access to Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) and metadata, hyperMILL 2021.1 offers a new import function that retrieves face quality information and metadata when importing CAD data from neutral or native formats, and attaches data to the imported faces in hyperCAD-S, making the information available to hyperMILL and its machining processes.Ī new 5-axis Radial Machining strategy allows bottle shapes and similar cavities to be easily and efficiently programmed in hyperMILL, resulting in high-quality surface finishes. Especially productive for optimizing tool and mold making, the new toolpath editing feature is easy-to-use, and offers programmers the flexibility to adapt toolpaths by trimming and removing sequences accordingly for component conditions. Key innovations include a new “Interactive Edit Toolpath” capability which enables toolpath editing after initial toolpath generation.
HYPERMILL® FOR SOLIDWORKS SOFTWARE
With this unique utility, unavailable in SOLIDWORKS alone or any other CAM program, interior corners can be automatically filleted, ensuring optimal machining.OPEN MIND Technologies AG, a leading developer of CAD/CAM software solutions, has introduced its latest hyperMILL 2021.1 CAD/CAM software suite which offers users new and enhanced features for efficient 3D, 5-axis and mill/turn machining. Two new fast, easy to program user-friendly functions for hyperMILL for SOLIDWORKS have been added in 2017.2, allowing operators to have a perfect face and curve created automatically for swarf cutting based on selected geometries. For example, elements such as clamping jaws can be moved linearly or radially to the optimal positioning. All of the important data is transferred directly from the hyperCAD-S module and into the feature information, simplifying programming and avoiding errors.įurther innovative functions in hyperCAD-S include the positioning of fixturing components, providing the ability to fixture and adjust to match whatever side of the part the user is making. The CAM system supports the user with its own dialog window and feature type during electrode programming. The seamless transfer in hyperMILL is based on geometry and technological data. Once the programmer has selected the faces on the workpiece, hyperCAD-S createsĬorresponding collision-free electrodes with the necessary surfaces, creating an electrode directly from the model, ensuring accuracy and integrity of the design. An automated process requiring only a few clicks ensures easy, optimal electrode design from the face of the component geometry to be eroded, and does not require the user to have any special design skills. This is especially beneficial for tools with longer cutting lengths that can be precisely controlled using a maximum stepover parameter.Ī special CAD program developed for the needs of CAM programmers, hyperCAD-S now features a highly innovative function for the fast design of electrodes. In addition, to further optimize strategy for stepovers, an option calculates the optimal width in relation to the additional chip thickness and depth value, enabling the user to adjust machining parameters to the condition of the tool. Two types of feature recognition are included:Īnother key feature of 2017.2 is 3D Optimized Roughing, a machining enhancement for the roughing of rest material. With just a few clicks, T-slots can be very efficiently produced. Using hyperMill 2017.2, fast detection and programming of T-slots is now possible. Improved machining strategies, 3D milling, and programming aids such as T-slot recognition, and an entirely new module for the production of die-sinking electrodes are several major examples of hyperMILL 2017.2.ģD machining strategies/ feature detection updates Needham, Massachusetts – Open Mind Technologies’ newest release of the hyperMILL CAM suite has further enhanced the software, providing users a broad array of features designed to improve their manufacturing process with unmatched speed and flexibility.