CREATING FeatureMILL2.5D FEATURES

FeatureMILL2.5D includes the following features for part creation.
Holes - Counter-bore, counter-sink, tapped or other types of holes
Pockets - With an unlimited number of islands at a variety of heights
Grooves - Engraving, OD, ID and face grooves
Bosses - Unlimited number of bosses at a variety of heights
Thread Milling - OD or ID threads
You have the option to apply draft angles, chamfers and bottom radii to the walls of any milled features. These can be manufactured using flat end, ball end or tapered tools. Also you can quickly create radial, linear, rectangular and point list patterns of features by entering a few additional dimensions.
Manufacturing Details

Feed Rate Optimization
Tool load can vary throughout a toolpath due to increased depth or width of cut. FeatureMILL2.5D's feed rate optimization minimizes these variations by automatically adjusting feed rates based on tool load. In the following graph, the white curve shows the original tool loads and the black curve shows the loads after feed rate optimization. FeatureMILL2.5D's feed rate optimization minimizes and evens tool wear, and provides faster running programs.
Manufacturing Details:
Numerous milling and drilling options are included with FeatureMILL2.5D.
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| FeatureMILL2.5D Improvements (2009 Version) |
- Thread milling improvements
- Roughing pass
- Part line programming
- Spring passes
- Stepover
- Plunge point
- Retract point - Engraving with more tool choices: Spot & Center tools now available
- Smoother toolpath motion for facing with arc-stepover
- Hole operation ordering:
- Ream before chamfer
- Drill large counterdrill first - Countersink with flat tip tools now supported
- More reliable handling of cutter compensation and partline programming with consistent 90 degree
compensation-on move
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