Toolpath Slashes Roughing Time
Mastercam/CNC Software, Inc. (Tolland, CT) offers OptiRough, a technique designed to remove large amounts of material quickly using dynamic milling motion.
OptiRough is a new technique designed to remove large amounts of material quickly using its successful dynamic milling motion. Large, aggressive cuts are followed by fast, smaller up-cuts, safely delivering a fully roughed part faster than ever.
Mastercam’s new 3D surface high speed OptiRough toolpath supports cutters capable of machining very large depths of cut.
A single OptiRough toolpath can cut material in two directions: on step-downs (-Z) and step-ups (+Z). This highly efficient, bi-directional cutting strategy removes the maximum amount of material with the minimum of step-downs, significantly reducing cycle times.
Below compares traditional roughing vs. OptiRough:
TOOLPATH TYPE CUTTERS # of TOOLPATHS TIME
OptiRough 1 1 00:05:17
Roughing Pocket 3 3 00:14:53
“The beauty of OptiRough is that you don’t need any special tooling to use it. It simply uses the tools you have now, but in a much more efficient way,” says Gary Hargreaves, VP, Business Development.
For more information on Mastercam’s OptiRough toolpath, or to see a video showcasing OptiRough, please visit http://www.mastercam.com/Products/Mill/Default.aspx and navigate to the What’s New tab.
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