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HSMWorks Tips

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Tip 1: 2D Contour Finishing Overlap

Tip 2:Chamfering with Ball/Bull End Mills

Tip 3:Stock Comparison

Tip 4:2D Chamfering

Tip 5:Thin Wall Machining

Tip 6:Reducing Retracts with the Stay-Down Distance parameter

Tip 7: Using the model as job stock to check for gouges

Tip 8: Selecting Partial Chains

Tip 9:Selecting Chains

Tip10: When are different feedrates used?

Tip 11: Using WCS and Offsets

Tip 12: Selecting Cylindrical Faces

Tip 13: Using Virtual Components for Stock, Fixtures and Rest Material

Tip 14: Suppressing Operations

Tip 15:Using Toolpath Fillets

Tip 16: Machine Shallow Areas

Tip 17:Machine Straight On

Tip 18:Using the Split Operation Manager

Tip 19:Using Assemblies for Production Work

Tip 20:Operation Templates

 

 

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Hot Tips:

Tip 8: Selecting Partial Chains

Tip 11: Using WCS and Offsets

Tip 12: Selecting Cylindrical Faces

Tip 17: Machine Straight On

Tip 19: Using Assemblies for Produciton Work