There are several highlights, particularly in the area of mold making. The efficiency and machining quality of 3D Profile Finishing and 3D Z-level Shape Finishing have been further improved. One of the top highlights is the new 5-axis Radial Machining strategy that enables high-quality production of bottle shapes, for example.
The new hyperMILL® SIMULATION Center provides improved machine simulation for turning and milling operations. Another highlight is 3-axis Simultaneous High Performance Turning.
hyperMILL®. Version 2021.1.
What's new in 2021.1?
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The option to subsequently edit toolpaths after initial tool path generation is particularly important in tool and mold making. The new “Interactive mode” in the Edit Toolpath job allows the user to edit existing toolpaths very flexibly, and so adapt them optimally to the component conditions. The intuitive operation makes it easy to trim the toolpath, for example, at selected points and curves, in a specific area, or on a plane. Complete toolpath sequences between two G0 movements can also be selected and removed.
Features
This strategy features various enhancements.
Benefit: Constant stock allowance, more efficient machining, better support of machine controllers with limited memory.
The “XY Optimization” command has been added to machining with the X or Y axis infeed strategies. If, for example, an area cannot be optimally machined in the X-orientation, it is automatically machined in the Y-orientation in order to maintain a constant infeed. The “Smooth overlap” command ensures that these areas are machined seamlessly.
Benefit: More user-friendly, improved surfaces.
This new strategy allows bottle shapes to be programmed very easily and high-quality surfaces to be generated. Thanks to a new, radial projection method, the toolpaths are calculated very quickly, and the user can use various machining strategies to respond flexibly to the existing component conditions.
This strategy offers “High Precision Surface Mode” and “Smooth overlap” to ensure the best surface quality and clean transitions. These commands are integrated as standard and guarantee high-precision machining.
The 5-axis inclination of the tool is controlled by simple tilt options in the strategy, regardless of whether 3+2 or 5-axis simultaneous machining is involved.
Benefit: Simple programming and high-precision milling of bottle shapes.
Version 2021.1 provides a new, more powerful machine simulation for turning and milling operations. This means faster simulation, independent collision checking, and extensive analysis functions in an intuitive operating environment. The new hyperMILL® SIMULATION Center is modeled on the look and feel of the hyperMILL® VIRTUAL Machining Centers because our aim is to enable the CAM programmer to simulate as close to reality as possible.
Features
Info: No postprocessor adaptation required, and existing machine models can continue to be used.
E-Learning content is available for the new hyperMILL® SIMULATION Center. It can be accessed via the hyperMILL®/Info tab.
To combine all the advantages of HPC turning and simultaneous turning, the high-performance mode has been integrated into 3-axis Simultaneous Roughing. This makes it very easy to use high-performance toolpaths with optimized approach and retract movements during simultaneous turning. Simultaneous roughing is enhanced with the advantages of HPC turning at the push of a button, so combining both technologies with maximum user-friendliness.
Advantages
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