Intelligent Roughing Cycle

EdgeCAM's advanced roughing cycle for the machining  of both 2D and 3D areas can be applied to the complete model, providing consistent performance on all types  of model. A laced or concentric strategy can be implemented  with bottom to top intermediate slicing between levels.  This intelligent cycle automatically applies the most efficient approach move for each region of the model and creates trochoidal moves to avoid full width cuts. The ability to define 3D stock reduces machining time by eliminating air cutting.

EdgeCAM's roughing cycle also  incorporates rest roughing, where stock is automatically defined by the preceding roughing cycle, so the smaller  tool only creates a toolpath in the areas that the larger  tool could not access.

Profiling Cycle
EdgeCAM's profiling cycle  allows you to generate toolpaths on 2D geometry, 3D surfaces and solids in one easy to use cycle. The main advantage to the user is a consistent interface and  support for advanced features and functionalities in both 2D and 3D environments. This intelligent cycle  offers cusp height and cut increment controls and excellent surface finish for both steep and shallow regions. Using integrated cutter radius compensation, the cutting side is determined and compensation calls generated automatically between multiple profiles and levels.

Highly effective controls can  be used to determine the start and end positions for  the profiling cycle. A full set of corner rounding strategies  allows you to choose the most appropriate method for machining corners.

Prismatic Machining

EdgeCAM's prismatic machining  functionality offers a comprehensive range of 2D machining  cycles, helping you to maximize your productivity.

Facemill Cycle
This cycle optimizes the use of facemill tooling and can be utilized on parts with planar features such as walls, bosses and other  flat areas. The cycle allows you to define the area to be machined by selecting a boundary. Nested boundaries are supported, and resulting toolpaths are associative to their respective feature boundaries.

Thread Milling
Internal, external, single and multi-start threads are programmed to provide canned cycle support.

Hole Cycles
Drilling, reaming, boring  and tapping cycles are all supported. EdgeCAM's hole optimization' calculates the shortest path for machining  a set of holes, reducing cycle times and machine travel to offer maximum productivity.

Adaptive rough
with intelligent leads

Facemilling cycle

Multi axis drilling