2.5D Machining: Milling and Drilling
Efficient programming with hyperMILL®
Typical 2.5D drilling and milling tasks can be programmed efficiently using hyperMILL® CAM software.
Typical 2.5D drilling and milling tasks can be programmed efficiently using hyperMILL® CAM software.
Videos: 2.5D CAM strategies
Milling: 2.5D strategies
- Pocket Milling
- Rectangular Pocket
- Inclined Pocketing
- Contour Milling
- Contour Milling on 3D models
- Inclined Contouring
- Chamfer Milling on 3D models
- Rest Machining
- Face Milling
- Playback Milling
- Plunge Milling
- Multi-axis indexing with fixed tool angle
Drilling: 2.5D strategies
- Centring
- Simple Drilling
- Drilling with chip break
- Drilling with pecking cycle
- Reaming
- Tapping
- Thread Milling
- Boring
- Helical Drilling
- Drilling circular pockets
- Gun Drilling
Pocket Milling
Pocket Milling is suitable for the machining of straight and inclined pockets with any contour. This includes the automatic recognition of islands and rest material areas. Open and closed pockets can also be machined without any issues when using the ‘Pocket Milling’ strategy.
Contour Milling
Contour Milling optimizes the machining of open and closed contours with the option of path compensation, automatic rest material detection and the machining of undercut contours that can be difficult to access. The ‘Contour Milling on 3D Model’ strategy also includes:
- Collision check for the 3D model
- Automatic contour optimization and sorting
- Trimming of toolpaths to stock or model
- Automatic approach and retract strategies
Rest Machining
During 2.5D contour and pocket machining, some areas cannot be machined with larger tools. The rest material strategy detects these component features and calculates separate toolpaths that can be machined with smaller tools.
Rest Machining
During 2.5D contour and pocket machining, some areas cannot be machined with larger tools. The rest material strategy detects these component features and calculates separate toolpaths that can be machined with smaller tools.
Rest Machining
Multi-axis indexing
All 2.5D machining strategies can also be applied to multi-axis indexing with a fixed tool angle. During this process, the orientation of machining is defined using a frame. Simple frame definition and management assist the user in programming operations with tilted fourth and fifth axes. With transformations in the NC programs, users can easily and conveniently create programs for multiple components clamped within a single plane or in a tombstone fixture, for instance. All traverse movements are checked for collisions and path-optimized.
