| 2 1/2 axis Milling |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| Profiling |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Pocketing |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Facing |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Drilling |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Engraving |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| V-carving |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| 3 axis Milling |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| Z-level Pocketing |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Z-level Facing |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Parallel Roughing |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Z-level finishing (Water line finishing) |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Planar finishing |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Planar contour finishing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Pencil Tracing |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Surface angle limit control (Steep or flat surface machining) |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Along Curves (Engraving) |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| 5Xtraject curves (Engraving) |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Between two curves |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| From boundary curves |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Roughing from 3D Stock Model |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Re-roughing |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Z-level remachining |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Planar remachining |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Contour remachining |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| V-carving |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| 4 axis Milling |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| Indexed 3 + 1-axis(Including all madCAM toolpath functions) |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Profiling |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Pocketing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Facing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level Pocketing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level Facing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Parallel Roughing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level finishing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Planar finishing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Planar contour finishing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Pencil Tracing |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Surface angle limit control (Steep or flat surface machining) |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Along Curves (Engraving) |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Project curves (Engraving) |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Between two curves |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis From boundary curves |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Roughing from 3D Stock Model |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level remachining |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Planar remachining |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis Contour remachining |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 4-axis V-carving |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| 5 axis Milling |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| Indexed 3 + 2 axis(Including all madCAM toolpath functions) |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Simultaneous 5 axis from axis of revolution |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| (Including all madCAM toolpath functions except re-roughing) |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Offset-level Pocketing |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Offset-level Facing |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface U-V Roughing |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Offset-level finishing |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface U-V finishing |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface border contour finishing |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Pencil Tracing |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface angle limit control |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis SWARF Profiling from surface edge curves |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Profiling perpendicular to surface |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis Part trimming from curves and vectors |
|
|
|
√ |
| Regions and Boundaries |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| Box work piece |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Region Curves |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Tool path Clipping planes |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| User defined 3D stock models (Except simultaneous 5-axis drive surface) |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Drive Surface calculation height and depth option |
|
|
|
√ |
| Regions from drive surface borders (trim curves) |
|
|
|
√ |
| Drive Surface tool path clipping levels option. |
|
|
|
√ |
| Simultaneous 5-axis vertical angle limit option |
|
|
|
√ |
| Toolpath editing |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| Edit as ordinary Rhino curves(The toolpath curves are saved in Rhino as standard Rhino curves and can be edited by using standard Rhino commands) |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Simulation |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| 3-axis Material removal simulation |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| 3-axis Tool holder collision simulation |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| 4 axis machine parts simulation |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| 5-axis machine parts simulation |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Custom machine |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| 4-axis machine setup |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| 5-axis machine setup |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| Custom STL files support for machine parts simulation |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| External DLL support for machine kinematics |
|
|
|
√ |
| Post Processor |
3X |
4X |
5X |
5Xtra |
| Customizable post processors |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| 4-axis output |
|
√ |
√ |
√ |
| 5-axis output |
|
|
√ |
√ |
| 5-axis APT output |
|
|
√ |
√ |
