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#10 - Automatic Drill Depth for Conical Faces
HSMWorks provides a unique way to drill conical faces such as countersinks. When you select a conical face, the drill depth is automatically adjusted so that the tool tip touches the end of the conical face. Read more.
#9 - Using Assemblies for Production Work
If you do many similar parts from time to time, re-using an existing assembly with a set of toolpaths can save you a lot of time. In this tip, we will look at using a "Machining Assembly" as a template. Read more.
#8 - 2D Finishing vs. Roughing Passes
In the 2D Contour strategy, there are several options for controlling the number and behavior of the passes. In this tip, we will look at the "Multiple finishing passes" and "Roughing passes" options. Read more.
#7 - Facing Options
The latest version of HSMWorks introduce a new option on the Facing strategy: From other side. Together, the Direction and From other side options give you full control over how the facing tool path should be laid out, and in which corner of stock the tool path should start. Read more.
#6 - Using Multiple Job Work Offsets
HSMWorks supports duplication of entire jobs using the multiple work offset feature. This feature is generally used when the individual position of each instance is not known precisely. Read more.
#5 - Using Stock to Leave
Stock to Leave is the amount of material that is to be left after the operation has finished. Axial Stock to Leave is the amount to leave along the tool axis, ie. on the floors of the part. Read more.
#4 - Derived Operations
Using the "Create Derived Operation" users can create a new operation based on an existing operation. E.g. a parallel followed by a contour, but with same settings (stock to leave, tolerance, stepover, boundaries...). Read more.
#3 - Corner rounding for 3D contour
HSMWorks 2011 introduces a new feature for rounding inner corners for the 3D contour strategy. This feature is used to avoid sharp corners and allows machining with higher feeds. Read more.
#2 - Expanding HSMWorks Tab Flyouts
This weeks version of HSMWorks 2011 improves the tab flyouts introduced in 2011 R1 by adding options for expanding often used groups of strategies. Read more.
#1 - Selecting Features for 2D Geometry
HSMWorks 2011 R1.23058 introduces the ability to select features from the feature tree as 2D geometry and boundaries. This is useful when for example machining a fill pattern. Read more.
