Archive of 5X Cycles
You can open an extended menu by clicking the button Archive: here you find ancient 5 Axis machining cycles. They are still available to ensure compatibility with users' projects.
In some few cases, it can also provide good results in an easiest and fastest way than standard 5 axis operations.
Here is the list of available cycles:
 | 5X Swarf Compared to 5 Axis Swarf Auto operation, this cycle does not benefit from automation of toolpath: you need to define the surfaces and bottom rail manually and optimization parameters are not available. But settings are more easy and fast. | |
 | 5X Cavity This operation is a finishing cycle dedicated to pocket areas. During machining, the tool axis is aligned to a tilt curve, orientation of tool axis is the shortest distance between the surface and the tilt curve. The mandatory geometry to be selected are the machined faces and a tilt curve. No Management of collisions for this cycle! Please use 5X Cavity Collision |  |
 | 5X Cavity Collision Same operation as before but a longer calculation time for management of collisions! | |
 | 5X Projection This cycle generates a single toolpath along a curve. The curve can be exactly on the surface. The curve can also be located at a distance above the surface. The mandatory geometry to be selected are the machined faces and a projection curve. |  |
 | 5X Electrode Special cycle to program electrode machining | |
 | 5X Blade The purpose of this operation is to machine the root fillet of a blade model. |  |
  | 5X Impeller Roughing / Hub / Finish Machining of impellers by combining several operations one after another:
The optional cycle called 5X Multi Blades is more recent and is also much more powerful and efficient for this type of machining: Click here for more information. | |
