Watch these videos to learn about new features and enhancements in PowerMill 2022.
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Background NC program and toolpath verification (2022.1) You can now queue the verification of NC programs and toolpaths, so that they can be calculated in the background. |
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Enhanced projection finishing (2022.1) You can now manually control the projection range for Line Projection Finishing, Plane Projection Finishing, and Point Projection Finishing strategies. |
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Enhanced toolpath limiting (2022.1) You can now restore the initial view you were on when you first started to place points. |
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Faster model preparation (2022.1) Improvements to toolpath calculation and toolpath editing enables faster CAM programming. |
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Trusted macros and HTML pages (2022.1) You can now trust macros and HTML pages that are known to be safe. |
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Finishing toolpaths exclude flat areas (2022) You can now choose to exclude flat areas from toolpaths that use the Steep and Shallow Finishing, 3D Offset Finishing, or Raster Finishing strategies. |
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The detection of flat areas has been improved for certain finishing strategies. |
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4-axis collision avoidance (2022) Automatic Collision Avoidance has been extended to the Rotary Finishing strategy. |
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You can now manually control the projection range for Surface Projection Finishing and Curve Projection Finishing strategies. |
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The start points of successive, closed toolpath passes can now be staggered to maintain forward motion. |
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Constant Z with undercuts (2022) An improvement has been made to Automatic Collision Avoidance when using Constant Z Finishing for machining parts with undercuts. |