CAM software: hyperMILL Version 2014
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CAM software: hyperMILL Version 2014
Version What’s new 2014? Contents hyperMILL® ShopViewer More transparency, fewer errors. 6 CAM – 3D strategies 13 3D arbitrary stock roughing: Slot boundary 13 Highlight General information 8 ® hyperMILL quick-start 8 Start-up button 8 ® hyperMILL settings: Lock/unlock model Highlight 8 Linking toolpath and associated job Highlight ® view manager for hyperMILL browser 8 9 The tool database has been revised 9 Tool status 10 Tool comparison 10 Displaying the calculated tool length 10 Highlight new tool types 11 Context menu for toolpaths 11 Copying technology data sets 11 CAM – 2D strategies 12 Adaptive pocket ‘circular pocket’ 12 2 13 Highlight automatic 3D rest machining: Secure and improved complete machining for roughing 14 Soft bounding concept for profile finishing 14 Additional guiding mechanism for equidistant finishing 14 9 Unfolding of compound and linking jobs Highlight 3D point measurement HPC toolpaths with hyperMAXX ® 15 CAM – 5axis machining 16 5axis tangential machining 16 5axis shape offset roughing 16 New return macro for the 5axis shape offset finishing 16 Highlight New features in the 5axis rework 16 System requirements: Windows 7 (64 bit), DVD capable drive CAD integrations: hyperCAD , hyperCAD -S, Autodesk Inventor , SOLIDWORKS Software languages: de, en, es, fr, it, nl, cs, pl, ru, sl, pt-br, ja, ko, zh-cn, zh-tw ® ® ® Special applications Highlight Single blade machining ® ® 17 17 Feature and macro technology 18 New functionality in the macro database 18 Selection by filter or selction scripts 18 User-defined variables 18 Fit hole to stock model 18 Feature recognition 18 Additional basic types for ‘generic hole’ feature 18 CAD integrations 20 ® ® Integration with Autodesk Inventor and SOLIDWORKS 20 ® 21 hyperCAD -S module deformation ® 22 Placing text labels 24 Chamfer generation 24 Search function in the model tree 24 Restore selection 24 Structuring group elements 25 3D dimensions 25 Copying attributes 25 Picking up visibility filters 25 hyperCAD -S: CAD Innovation for CAM programmers Post-processors and simulation 19 Rapid display of group elements 26 Machine simulation 19 Changing line/arc/circle 26 Intro and final text 19 Export views 26 Elements in the toolpath 26 Parallel line tangentially to arc/circle 26 Interfaces 19 Floating widgets 27 Zoller integration 19 Tool tip 27 Coordinates 27 Restricted surface 27 Drilling cycles 20 Drilling in workplanes 20 Optimised deep hole drilling 20 Highlight 3 What’s new? 20 years OPEN MIND - that is 20 years of innovation and customer orientation. The latest version ® of hyperMILL demonstrates this once again: with basic functions that are even more powerful. With NC programming that has become much easier and safer. With extended feature technology that automates programming tasks more efficiently. ® hyperMILL 2014 means technology leadership with real added value! Dr Josef Koch, CTO at OPEN MIND Technologies AG Puzzle-ball on YouTube 5 Kapitel hyper MILL® ShopViewer Highlight More transparency, fewer errors: Review CAM/CAD data prior to production Until now, for setup preparation only the NC programs were available to machine operators. With the ® ® new hyperMILL ShopViewer, the visualization solution for the workshop, the hyperCAD -S and hyperMILL ® data can be visualised directly next to the machine. Now every manufacturing operation can be checked in detail on the monitor even before the setup begins. The clearly structured world of CAM programming has a far better connection to the workshop with the ® hyperMILL ShopViewer. In this way, the machine operators with their vast knowledge about production practices can independently view and simulate CAM/CAD processes. This allows a far better understanding of the actual manufacturing process than before. Benefit: Improves communication between departments. Feedback is improved. Safety is significantly increased. Simple and fast display, analysing ■ ® Usage area: The hyperMILL ShopViewer is designed for quick access in the manufacturing environment in the postCAM programming phase. ■ ■ Familiar operating concept: Thanks to the hyperMILL operating concept, the user can work in his usual interface. The operation is intuitive, and the hyperMILL ShopViewer is thus quick to use. ® Target group: Machine operators can apply their in-depth manufacturing know-how with the hyperMILL ShopViewer. Serious mistakes, such as wrong tool choice or unproductive processes, can be avoided. ® ® ® 6 NOTE: The ShopViewer is currently available for hyperCAD -S. hyperMILL® ShopViewer Kapitel ■ Improved communication: Detailed information about hyperMILL jobs are immediately and consistently available for all parties involved in the manufacturing process. ■ ® Faster access: The hyperMILL ShopViewer allows quick access to the complete manufacturing data, as well as geometry and component structure. ® ■ ■ Verifying details: Display of all elements and parameters (geometry, features and toolpaths) as in hyperMILL . With a few clicks, the operator can measure and check the toolpaths on the machine for example. ® ■ Simulating manufacturing processes: The traceability of NC programs is noticeably improved through the toolpath simulation, the material removal simulation and the internal machine simulation. The manufacturing processes with the corresponding clamping status can be safely simulated starting with the stockmodel. Increased process reliability: Experienced machine operators can detect possible errors in time before the start of manufacturing using virtual process analyses. and documenting of the prepared CAM/CAD data 7 General information hyperMILL® quick-start ® Only for hyperCAD -S ® ® With the ‘Automatic hyperMILL Start’ option in hyperCAD -S, hyperMILL can now be started from a preset value in the preferences menus. ® Benefit: Start programming even faster and more efficiently. Start-up button ® Users can start even faster with hyperMILL 2014 as there is a new start-up button in the ‘Add-Ins’ menu. This menu window allows the quick and easy setting of all necessary start-up settings, such as NCS, frame and raw material definitions. When programming a new model, these are then automatically executed. Benefit: Start programming even faster and in a more userfriendly way. Highlight hyperMILL® settings: Lock/unlock model ® Only for hyperCAD -S This function can lock CAM/CAD elements (geometry and attributes) to protect them from deleting or editing. The elements can no longer be accidentally changed during programming. Benefit: More safety. Linking toolpath and associated job ® Only for hyperCAD -S ® ® The hyperMILL integration in hyperCAD -S offers a very close link between the toolpath and the hyperMILL job. By hovering over the toolpath the following toolpath information can be seen: hyperMILL toolpath -job: [job name]. By double-clicking on the toolpath the assigned job can now be opened directly. ® ® Benefit: Faster with increased user friendliness 8 General information Highlight View manager for hyperMILL® browser ® The hyperMILL browser now has a view manager to control/ move the browser window (for sample frame, job list, etc.). The windows can be detached from the browser tabs and individually arranged or hidden and displayed via the context menu. The window elements can be simply moved between the hyperMILL browser windows via drag and drop. ® Benefit: Individual arranging of browser windows (even on second monitors). Unfolding of compound and linking jobs There are four new options for faster unfolding of the job structure tree. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. The tool database has been revised ® In hyperMILL 2014, the user interface has closer alignment between the tool list in hyperMILL and the external tool database. In addition, a new tool management concept has been introduced. Secure, intuitive work and improved clarity of tool management thanks to synchronisation between document database and external database. A fixed connection of imported tools with the external database ensures that tool data is always up to date. In the hyperMILL browser ‘tools’ tab there are separate groupings for milling cutters, drills, and turning tools. Thanks to this, the tool types are more easily managed. ® ® Benefit: Easier, more transparent and user-friendly tool management. 9 General information Tool status Now milling, drilling or turning tools can be linked to the tool database. The tool database is a central location to safely store and quickly access tool information. ® In the hyperMILL browser tab ‘tools’ a new column to display the tool status has been added. In this way, the tools can be compared quickly and easily with tools in the database. Benefit: More safety. Increased user friendliness. Tool comparison ® Tools that are used in hyperMILL can be compared with the associated tool from the tool database. Benefit: Better overview and easier assembly of tools. Displaying the calculated tool length If the reduce or extend options are selected in the ‘settings’ tab, a tool length is suggested to override the provisional cutter dimension. If the tool is used in multiple jobs, hyperMILL shows the recommended minimum or maximum length for the tool over each job. ® Benefit: More safety. More efficient. 10 General information Highlight New tool types ® The following new types of tools can be used in hyperMILL : – Reamer – Lens cutter – Measuring probe (only applies for the cycle 3D point measuring). – Barrel cutters in diverse design forms: - General barrel cutter - Tapered barrel cutter - Tangential barrel cutter Benefit: More flexibility. Better mapping of existing tools. Context menu for toolpaths ® Only for hyperCAD -S Display and settings of toolpaths can be controlled centrally in the hyperCAD -S graphics window. To this end, the toolpath is marked per right-click with the mouse. Using the context menu, you can open the job dialogue, and now show only G0 motions or only G1 motions, in addition to all previously available options. Also, both the internal simulation as well as the internal machine simulation can be started for the toolpath. ® Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Copying technology data sets Already created, complete data sets for technology tools and inserts can now be very easily copied to a new tool or to already existing, selected tools. If technology data is being inserted that already exists, a confirmation prompt is shown. Benefit: Time saving. Reuse of know-how. 11 CAM – 2D strategies Adaptive pocket ‘circular pocket’ When applying the pocket milling cycle, the option ‘adaptive pocket’ is now available also for circular pockets. There are processing strategies for open and closed circular pockets with and without islands. Benefit: More flexibility. More efficient. 12 CAM – 3D strategies 3D arbitrary stock roughing Slot boundary In this cycle, the processing can now be limited to corners and slots with individually defined groove depth. Unnecessary toolpaths for roughing are avoided. Benefit: Optimised toolpaths and reduced calculation times. Highlight 3D point measuring The in-process quality control on the CNC machine tool is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, with the new 3D point measuring cycle any 3D points can be easily defined on component surfaces that are to be measured later with a probe. The cycle ensures that an NC program is generated with controlspecific subroutine calls for measuring. In addition, all movements are checked for collisions. By starting the NC measuring program, the machine records the measurement results that can be evaluated later with a separate program. Note: The 3D point measuring cycle requires an adapted postprocessor. Benefit: Accelerated quality assurance process to detect the surface accuracy of the machined surface. 13 CAM – 3D strategies Highlight Automatic 3D rest machining Safe and improved complete machining when roughing This improvement allows the automatic detection of rest material areas where additional roughing is necessary. Additional roughing passes are then calculated for these areas. Through the clip function, only the collision-free areas are considered on the machining model. Any existing collision-prone areas are always clearly indicated and can be processed in a further machining job using a different tool, a different strategy or a different tool orientation. Benefit: Reliable, flexible and optimised milling path calculation. Lower machine run time. Soft bounding concept for profile finishing When using ball mills, the machining of milling surfaces can be controlled with the help of adjacent geometries and by defining an overlap factor (soft bounding), so that the milling surfaces are machined completely, i.e. without interruptions. Benefit: Greater process safety. Optimised surface quality. Additional guiding mechanism for equidistant finishing For precise machining of steep areas, drive surfaces can also be selected in the ‘flow’ infeed strategy, in addition to the profile curves. The defined profile curves must lie on the selected drive surfaces. Benefit: More flexibility. Simplifies handling of rounded surfaces that cannot be machined with the ISO strategy. 14 Info: hyperMAXX® HPC toolpaths with hyperMAXX® – maxximal results ® ® hyperMAXX is the High Performance Cutting Strategy (HPC) for hyperMILL . The strategy is based on VoluMill™, a proven best-in-class HPC technology from Celeritive Technologies, and ® on highly efficient special developments from OPEN MIND. The result: hyperMAXX is one of the most extensive and most powerful HPC packages for generating trochoidal-like toolpaths. Using this strategy, it is very easy to generate ideally distributed 2D, 3D and 5axis HPC paths. This way, CAM programmers can always maximise machine performance. ® ‘Learning to work in hyperMAXX did not take long, less than an hour in fact. Our tool life has improved by 500 per cent with respect to our components. This is why we believe in doing everything with hyperMAXX . It‘s the best way forward!’ ® Roland Mascke, CNC programmer at Werkzeugbau Gebr. Kemmerich GmbH & Co. KG 15 CAM – 5axis machining 5axis tangential machining For the 5axis tangential machining there are new types of tools: the tapered and the tangential barrel cutters. Benefit: More flexibility when finishing surfaces that cannot be manufactured with swarf cutting. 5axis shape offset roughing The calculated toolpath can be trimmed against a stock model. A resulting stock model can also be calculated and used with further machining. Benefit: Reduces the number of air cuts. Optimised offset for finishing. New return macro for the 5axis shape offset finishing The new macro type ensures minimal linking movements between the infeed planes for machining in zigzag mode. Benefit: Time saving Highlight New features in the 5axis rework ® Can also be used for hyperMAXX When converting from 3axis toolpaths to 5axis toolpaths, different types of tool types - barrel and woodruff cutters can be used. With new strategies, the tool can be adjusted to the machining model. For this purpose, axial or lateral projections can be selected. For the conversion of the reference data for the new machining tool, the original and the new technology data is always available. Benefit: Can be used for all supported tool types and in all operations. Undercut machining is possible. More options when projecting reference toolpaths. 16 Special applications Highlight Single-blade milling Feature for automatic single-blade milling The user interface of the ‘single blade’ application has been improved and simplified. The proven method for the selection of the geometry and to automate the machining of impellers and blisks is now also available for the machining of blades. In hyperMILL 2014, the geometry selection is carried out centrally via a specially designed feature. ® Thanks to the full feature support for the turbine blade cycles, new possibilities open up for the automation of the CAM process: Improved user guidance in defining the machining strategy in the platform machining cycle allows targeted machining of hub or shroud surfaces through simple switching in the user interface. These are available at all times without re-selection thanks to the central management of all geometry data in one feature. The blade point milling cycle has been extended by the ‘complete machining’ function that offers an easy way of finishing the entire blade surface by means of a ball mill. The new option ‘optimised tolerances’ calculates toolpaths with greater accuracy. This ensures increased accuracy without the need to generate an excessive number of points, as would be the case with a simple reduction of the machining tolerance. This results in smoother running of the machine and consequently, improved surface quality. New tool types Barrel and lens cutters can now also be used. Benefit: Faster and more user-friendly. Improved surface quality. 17 Feature and macro technology New functionality in the macro database With the new option ‘DB + auto+’ further options for the tool use open up: When using a macro, the tool diameter required is read automatically from the feature and the required tool is searched from the database. User variables and formulas can now be used for the rule definition. With these formulas user variables can be assigned to a rule. Benefit: Reduced number of macros. Flexible applications. Easier to maintain. Clearer. Selection by filter or selection scripts Easy choice of geometries by layer and/or colour selection. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. User-defined variables User-defined variables can now be loaded and saved in hyperMILL . Benefit: Creating environment variables in a more efficient way. ® Fit hole to stock model The value defined for the model tolerance can now be saved as a default value. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Feature recognition Faster creation of hole features by selecting a reference feature and the associated parameters. Benefit: More flexibility. New basic types for ‘generic hole’ feature Two new options ‘Torus’ and ‘Undercut’ have been added to the feature ‘generic hole’. Benefit: New applications of generic holes when applying feature mapping. 18 Post-processors and simulation Machine simulation Machine models for machines with parallel axes can be built in hyperMILL 2014. The parallel axes can be simulated. ® Benefit: Secure simulation of complex machines. Intro and final text ® In hyperMILL 2014, the creation of intro and final text with additional information on NC programs that are available after the PP-run is possible. Benefit: More flexibility. Interfaces Zoller integration ® The Zoller integration in hyperMILL enables fast data exchange with the Zoller tool management system. To enable the interface, the user must select the ‘Zoller TMS hyperMILL ’ function. Subsequently tools from hyperMILL can be exported to the Zoller system, or tools can be imported from the Zoller system into hyperMILL . ® ® ® Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Error prevention. 19 Drilling cycles Highlight Drilling in work planes With this extension of the 5axis drilling, extremely efficient drilling on highly dynamic and non-highly dynamic 5axis machines is possible. The new drilling mode allows the definition of the direction of drilling using workplanes. For different workplanes, relative clearance planes are used according to user specifications and global clearance planes are no longer used. The retraction movements are always calculated so that a safe move in the Z-direction is possible. Infeed movements in XY direction are performed on a relative clearance plane, automatically calculated for each frame. All holes of a clearance plane form a work step. The work steps can then be processed either in an entire NC program or in several individual NC programs. Benefit: Easier. Safer. Can be used for all machines. Optimised deep hole drilling When performing optimised deep hole drilling, the spindle speed can now be set to 0 or assigned negative values to allow counter-clockwise rotation. The dwell time parameter can be used to define the time during which the drill dwells on the drill floor for free cutting of material. A new feedrate ramp has been defined for certain sections. Benefit: Allows merging with stationary spindle and retraction of the drill with reverse spindle orientation. CAD integrations Integration with Autodesk® Inventor® and SOLIDWORKS ® ® ® hyperMILL 2014 supports Autodesk Inventor and SOLIDWORKS in the current version. Benefit: Perfect data associativity and CAM integration at the user interface of your chosen CAD solution. 20 Info: hyperCAD®-S CAD Innovation for CAM programmers Every CAM programmer is familiar with the standard CAD tasks such as: Selecting, inserting, deleting, modifying, showing and hiding points, curves and faces. Users expect top-quality results from the ruled, filling and ® offset faces. hyperCAD -S is able to meet these standards. OPEN MIND took extra care when developing the CAD innovation to adapt the CAD functions to meet the specific needs of CAM programmers. ® The powerful hyperCAD -S delivers everything a CAM programmer wants and needs today. OPEN MIND, ® known as a pioneer in 5axis CAM machining, has also taken a new approach with hyperCAD -S as it seeks to deliver the best possible product to its customers. ■ 64-bit multi-application ■ Top performance ■ Optimal ergonomics ■ Highly intuitive ■ Optimal hardware utilisation 21 CAD integrations Highlight hyperCAD -S module ‘Deformation’: Targeted deforming of geometries ® Targeted deformation of geometries is an important requirement that designers and CAM programmers pose to CAD systems. Designers want to deform geometries, to produce variants and complex geometries very quickly. Experienced CAM programmers change geometries in order to accommodate for tool or part deflections and increase the precision of the actual part. ® In hyperCAD -S, the user has the possibility to deform all geometries according to his concepts with the new ‘deformation’ module. Through this powerful modification tool, global and local component areas can be altered in a way which would be very costly with traditional modelling techniques. Benefit: More flexibility and greater time savings. Fast and simple Deforming elements Faster to the desired end geometry! 22 Volumetric deforming Volumetric deforming Application areas ■ Volumetric deforming: Starting from an initial surface, the selected elements (surfaces, curves, points, point cloud and network) are deformed volumetrically to a target surface. Compensating for manufacturing variations: Application of manufacturing variations to produce precision parts. Before After Creating complex geometries: Projectinging a 2D logo to a 3D geometry by volumetric deformation. Volumetric deforming of a tire mould Deforming elements: Starting from start contours or points, the selected elements such as surfaces, curves, points, point cloud and network (green) are deformed to target contours or points (red). Sections can also be fixed here. CAD integrations Placing text labels ® In hyperCAD -S, single or multi-line text can now be inserted at a specific position. The text is formatted in a bounding box (for example in bold, italic, underlined, justified, left/right aligned, centred, text at the top/middle/bottom). A link between a text and an element can be established with the text label. The element variables present in the text are thus used automatically. Benefit: Time saving. Error prevention. Chamfer generation Fast creation of chamfers between two surfaces. Benefit: More flexibility. Search function in the model tree In the model tree, users can find the items much faster with the new and extensive search function. The search also evaluates regular expressions. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Restore selection Each command saves the selection of elements and options when leaving or applying the command. Thus, the previous situation can be restored quickly if you rerun the command. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. 24 CAD integrations Structuring group elements Elements can be combined in a freely definable group, assigned to a group or moved to an existing group. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. 3D dimensions 3D dimensions of distance, angle, diameter, radius and length can be inserted into hyperCAD -S. Various properties are available for the dimensioning, which can be clearly arranged and freely defined via the ‘dimension properties’ dialogue. The dimensions can be edited and moved later. ® Benefit: Immediate detection of dimensions. Reader-friendly, aligned text. Copy attributes The layer and material properties of selected (reference) elements can be transferred very easily with this functionality to other (target) elements. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Before Picking up visibility filters Using a pipette in the visibility filter, the layer and material can be picked up directly from several elements in the graphics area in order to hide or display them. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. After 25 CAD integrations Rapid display of group elements Group elements can now be displayed more effectively. In the model tree, all hidden parents or children of an element or group can be displayed. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Changing line/arc/circle With a simple double-click on an element, values such as length, angle and radius of the elements line, arc and circle can be easily edited using the new floating widgets. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Export views The current view can now be easily and quickly exported via the ‘print file’ and ‘image export’ functions. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Elements in the toolpath Besides splines, also lines, arcs and spirals are now represented as toolpath elements, in order to obtain an exact representation. Benefit: Increased user friendliness and more performance. Parallel line tangential to arc/circle With the new option ‘tangential snap closed’, a line can now be constructed using the ‘parallel line’ function that runs tangentially to the capture of an element. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. 26 CAD integrations Floating widgets A double-click on editable CAD elements shows the so-called mini dialog boxes. These allow a more convenient editing of the element properties. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Tool tip The tooltip displays properties of an element at the current cursor position. Now also RGB values, job used, locked item, command-specific information and custom properties are displayed. Benefit: Increased user friendliness. Coordinates With the new coordinate dimensioning, labels with XYZ values can be attached to a 3D text, based on a selected workplane and its zero point. Benefit: Immediate detection of dimensions. Reader-friendly, aligned text. Restricted surface The ‘limited surface’ function supports inner curves (islands) in the perimeter boundaries and trims these areas automatically from the surfaces. Benefit: Time saving. 27 OPEN MIND Technologies AG Argelsrieder Feld 5 • 82234 Wessling • Germany Phone: +49 8153 933-500 E-mail: Info.Europe@openmind-tech.com Support.Europe@openmind-tech.com UK OPEN MIND Technologies UK Ltd. Units 1 and 2 • Bicester Business Park Telford Road • Bicester • Oxfordshire OX26 4LN • UK Phone: +44 1869 290003 E-mail: Info.UK@openmind-tech.com USA OPEN MIND Technologies USA, Inc. 1492 Highland Avenue, Unit 3 • Needham MA 02492 • USA Phone: +1 888 516-1232 E-mail: Info.Americas@openmind-tech.com Brazil OPEN MIND Tecnologia Brasil LTDA Av. 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