OPEN MIND to showcase 2014.2 version of its hyperMILL suite at IMTEX 2015
OPEN MIND, one of the world’s five leading manufacturers of CAM/CAD software, is set to present at IMTEX 2015. The trade fair for metal-cutting machine tools is the largest of its kind in South and Southeast Asia and will take place from 22 to 28 January 2015. OPEN MIND will use the event in Bangalore to showcase the 2014.2 version of its hyperMILL® suite. In addition to a key extension for solid modelling in hyperCAD®-S, the CAD part of the system, the software features efficient and tool-friendly machining strategies and improvements for CAM programmers.
When it comes to Z-level finishing, CAD systems usually simply follow the X and Y coordinates. If the bottom plane is curved, the milling result is not optimal and it is necessary to perform a number of rework machining steps. A new function for 3D shape Z-level finishing makes it possible to use hyperMILL® to reference curved bottom surfaces, after which the milling paths are aligned. As a result, the milling tool nestles optimally along the boundary edge between the bottom and the wall. All intermediate levels are offsets of the bottom plane.
3D rest material machining
The open and deep and steep and flat areas of cavities can be machined in one job with collision avoidance. hyperMILL® now automatically transfers the rest material areas that are recognised during the collision avoidance to the subsequent job. To this end, optimal tool selection and positioning once again take place. For example, a longer tool or a modified position.
CAD for CAM users
OPEN MIND specifically addresses the requirements of CAM users with hyperCAD®-S, the CAD part of the hyperMILL® suite. The highly intuitive and time-saving direct modelling process is a perfect example. It enables users to easily create and modify solid models. The hyperCAD®-S Solids module allows all solid models to be reliably imported, created, converted, modified and combined. New standard features in hyperCAD®-S, such as the possibility to create basic structures, linear extrusions, rotational solids, linear and rotation slots, pockets or holes, round out the new features in the CAD suite.
