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SURFCAM 2-Axis Mill

What is SURFCAM?

SURFCAM has been an excellent general-purpose 2~5 Axis CAM programming system for job shop and large corporation tool room use, i.e. for shops machining other companies' products, working equally well with solid model data, surface model data, 2D CAD data, or from blueprint. Similar to a machinist's toolbox, SURFCAM contains numerous practical tools for creating edit-free NC code, even when working with "dirty" CAD data.

2-AxiS Mill Base Edition

Includes the Standard Features
Mill unlimited path/island Contour with tool centerline or part edge programming and parametric entry/exit motion with total gouge protection. Pocket with spiral, zig-zag, or zig-only cutting patterns and parametric entry/exit motion with total gouge protection.
Automatic Plunge, Ramp, or Helical motion types eliminate the need for construction geometry to position the tool. Window selected geometry with automatic boundary ordering and selection of the closest user-supplied plunge point per region.
Drill, Countersink, PeckDrill, RH Tap, LH Tap, RigidTap, RigidLTap, Bore, BackBore and three user defined cycles with shortest path ordering and Fanuc-style cycle retract control.
2-Axis Wire EDM support for Wire Thread-CutOff, Tank Flushing, Multi-pass Skim cuts, Glue Stops, Straight Line, Teardrop, or Offset Curve LeadIn-Out moves, Blend, Sharp, or Loop corner rounding treatments, multiple cutting strategies, offset, and stock to leave.
4-Axis Wire EDM support for top and bottom profiles.

2-Axis Mill Advanced Edition

Includes 2-Axis Base Edition and Standard Features
Construction View Machining for 4-Axis or 5-Axis indexing.
Machine Datum to change the coordinate system and origin to adapt to origin shifts. The corresponding NC code output will be with respect to that local coordinate system instead of the WORLD axes. This also allows redefinition of machining coordinate system without disturbing geometry and toolpath associativity.
Advanced Hole Processing templates. Multi-tool templates for common hole-making features. Open existing hole processes from library or create and store user-definable templates. Extensive hole pattern sorting and optimization including reverse direction for subsequent tools, 4- and 5-Axis vector biasing, etc.
Pilot Hole making at Pocket entry points.
Pocket & Contour multi-pass tapered sidewall support.
Pocket & Contour multiple island height finishing.
Face Milling of irregular boundaries with spiral, zig-zag, or zig-only cut patterns and automatic clearance moves.
Automated Groove, Corner-Round, and Chamfering toolpath generators professionally machine these frequently encountered features.
2-Axis Rest Milling removes material left by larger tool in a POCKET or CONTOUR toolpath. · Internal/External Thread Milling of straight or tapered threaded holes or bosses with helical entry/exit moves.
5-Axis hole-making when holes aren’t in a specific construction view.
4-Axis Wire EDM support from ruled surface definitions including Multi-pass Skim cuts, Glue Stops, etc.
Clamp avoidance.
High Speed Machining support, including user specified repositioning parameters.
Pattern Slicing feature adds automatic toolpath segmentation of multiple 2-Axis or 3-Axis milling toolpaths based upon Z slice dimension. Automatically inserts tool change records and other machining commands to facilitate post processing.
5 axis Trimming, including the ability to trim excess material from the edge or periphery of a part in 5-Axis motion. Toolpath generation from wireframe geometry with side and depth control relative to geometry, all standard lead-in/out methods, and automatic interpolation between non-parallel tool vectors. Ideal for water jet, laser, or router trimming of complex shapes.

2-Axis Mill TrueMill Option

TrueMill solves the fundamental milling problem that has existed since the first crank handle was turned on the first milling machine. Enables CNC milling machines, for the first time, to do what they have always been capable of. Not based on adjustments to or optimizations of existing tool path algorithms. Dynamically manages tool engagement and feed rates, resulting in dramatically increased material removal rates.

TrueMill - Revolutionary new patent-pending milling toolpath engine that precisely controls the tool’s engagement with the material. Enables machining with much more aggressive machining parameters (depths, stepovers, speeds, feeds), which in turn results in significantly reduced cycle times.
TrueMill Reference. Automatically mill with a smaller tool to remove material left from a large tool of a previous TrueMill operation.

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SURFCAM 2-Axis Mill

What is SURFCAM?

2-AxiS Mill Base Edition

2-Axis Mill Advanced Edition

2-Axis Mill TrueMill Option