Hi,

I have seen some youtube demos programmed with hyper mill and i was really impressed. I use NCL now and it was very difficult to learn and i still struggle with it but it is very powerful.
I wanted to know how hypermill 5 ax works. how does hypermill "string" together the toolpaths from surface to surface, like cutting an impeller. was it easy to learn as far as 5 axis goes...? How good is the post processor support.
Any info would be appreciated. I think all cam websites talk about how great their product is but fail miserably in "showing" you how it works IMHO.

Thanks

I'm the forum moderator and OM empolyee. I'll add a bit and we can talk off-line if you like. Hopefully someone from the user base will also add words from their experience.

To address some of your points...

OPEN MIND has a very broad set of 5-axis strategies. See the Cycles brochure at www.openmind-tech.com > InfoCenter > Brochures.

There are dedicated solutions for impellers if this is of interest. This provides a nice balance of general CAM as foundation with specialized solutions for niche markets. And you have a strong CAD front-end.

Postprocessors are written by OM staff in Germany. As such, we can pass more information from hyperMILL (CAM) to PP and enable different machine functions (depends on applications). The user receives a post with many configurable parameters, so that we can support a primary post for a machine class and still allow customers to tailor their output to their needs.

Working with the post are two simulation modes, one including machine models, material removal, and collision avoidance of machine members (not already checked in CAM calculation).

Training and ramp-up period. We think it is intuitive - again, let's see what the users say. Some 5x runs "automatic" without additional reference geometry, yet you can still add it if you want additional control. Our collision detection is followed by collision avoidance (internal override). Solutions seek to maximize machine tool potential via 4+1 and avoidance axis bias. But the users should comment about this too.

The idea is to offer broad solutions so that the software enables your preferred processes, and does not limit you to a small number of available solutions.

(Yes, we are looking to improve our web site with video and additional info).

Feel free to continue to post, or you can write me directly at alan.levine@openmind-tech.com.

Hi,

I have seen some youtube demos programmed with hyper mill and i was really impressed. I use NCL now and it was very difficult to learn and i still struggle with it but it is very powerful.
I wanted to know how hypermill 5 ax works. how does hypermill "string" together the toolpaths from surface to surface, like cutting an impeller. was it easy to learn as far as 5 axis goes...? How good is the post processor support.
Any info would be appreciated. I think all cam websites talk about how great their product is but fail miserably in "showing" you how it works IMHO.

Thanks

If its 5 axis stuff is anything like its 3 axis stuff then it is worth trying out. The strength of hypermill historically has been it integration into Mechanical Desktop (an Autodesk product). Now they have switched over to Inventor and the same wonderful integration is still there.

When CAD and CAM are brought together in the same environment, a level of simplicity and power comes together that no two separate packages will every match.


Cheers
SF

Depending how far you are reading, I just wanted to mention that the Inventor solution is but one of our solution platforms.

You can also get hyperMILL standalone, integrated in Solidworks and in ProENGINEER Wildfire.