Hypermill future improvements wish list

[Doug W]

Dave

What is the issue with hyperVIEW?

[single phase]

Doug, thanks for asking but there is nothing wrong with hyperview. I was only saying that until we get the woodruff type cutter in "3D free path milling", we have to use the t-slot cutter. And because the t-slot cutter is not a radius cutter like the woodruff, the resultant stock removal shown in hyperview can not show what the cut would look like if you were actually cutting with a woodruff cutter. Unless of course I am missing something!

Cheers

[yaman]

to be able to generate stock models from all types of operations

[yaman]

to have in hyperview a way to see stock left (when stock model is off) and to color guoge areas so they are visible

so colored areas for stock and guoging with differnt colors for different tolerances of stock/gouge


you know like vericut

[single phase]

to be able to generate stock models from all types of operations

Yes, that is one of Hypermill's amazing capabilities. I machine a part from the top and go into hyperview and save the resulting stock. Then I use that as I start to machine from the bottom!!

[yaman]

I mean in 3d arbitry roughing you have a spot to check in the setup tab "generate resulting stock" so it does it automaticlly and would make life easier.

[Alan L]

There are many times that you do not want the resulting stock calculated. And it takes time and creates a file (sometimes a large file), so the default is off.

You can certainly select the function and then "save as default" to change the performance of the cycle on your computer.

Stock can be saved with all cycles (from the browser) under right-click > utilities > generate stock model.

[Poe77]

It would be nice to be able to use the woodruff tool type in "3D free path milling" jobs.

Hey Dave, would that be using a woodruff in 3D Free Path milling, with correct simulation in hyperview like this ( excuse the shaft cutting but I was rushing ):-



I have cheated doing this by actually creating the woodruff with geometry and telling hypermill it was an endmill, using free geometry allows you to use a cutter of any shape !

Andy

[single phase]

Nice Job Andy!

[single phase]

It would be great to have a "comment" type of job step. That way we could name a block of jobs in a clear and organized way. It would not need to have any other function.

[Alan L]

This is in HM 2009.1 (hyperCAD) and will be in HM 2009.2 (SolidWorks and Inventor) and is called compound job. It can be used like a header beneath the job list and above a list of related jobs.

[single phase]

In the tool database application on the "NC Tools" tab the field titled "Cutting Material" should be titled "Cutter Material".