The Waveform technology improves standard roughing strategies by removing a consistent amount of material while preserving machine and tool service life. To maintain a constant load on the cutter, the strategy consists of machining from the stock material towards the part geometry. This results in a reduced number of intermittent cutting movements, especially in the outer areas. This means the tool stays engaged in the material for as long as possible and leads to fewer retracts and air cutting periods.
In version 2016, the Auto 5 technology is now available as a standard module. Thanks to Auto 5, users can automatically generate 5-axis toolpaths based on existing 3 axis toolpaths while also taking into consideration the kinematics of the selected 5 axis NC machine. The Auto 5 technology allows the use of shorter, more rigid cutters allowing most of the part to be finished in one single operation.