Optimization Menus

Optimization is a critical function engineered to systematically arrange and sequence machining operations to minimize cycle time, reduce tool changes, and eliminate redundant movements, all while ensuring part quality and operational safety. It conducts a comprehensive analysis of machining cycles and strategically groups them across tools, planes, or shifts to enhance production efficiency and manageability.
The icon depicted above serves as a consistent identifier for this function across various modules, facilitating its recognition and utilization.

List of Operations

The list of operations consolidates several commands previously accessible via the toolbar. It corresponds precisely to the command found in the machining tree under Machining / List of Operations.

SIMPLE

This simplified list gives you general information about the operations: tool, tool #, cycle, machining set and few other information.

Milling / Turning / EDM

MACH. PLAN

This list gives you some information about the cycles workplanes operation by operation. You can also define new origin or change the origin coordinates.

Milling / Turning

TECHNO

Summary of the cutting conditions for each cycle programed ; you can also modify them, edit them in an editor or excel file.

Milling / Turning

TOOL

Names and characteristics of the tools used for the machining of the part. You can also launch an automatic numbering of tools.

Milling / Turning

TIME

Calculation of the machining time for the whole part or cycle by cycle: the times are calculated according to the cutting conditions and some specific parameters defined in the machine file.

Milling / Turning

Optimization

Optimization of the cycles by tools or by planes.

Milling Only

SYNC

This list of cycles is useful in case of multiple turrets; turrets assignment, channels #, Main or Subspindle are given for each cycle.

Turning Only

Technology

EDM Cutting conditions.

EDM Only

Information

General information about the cutting operation, such as feed, machined length and machining time.

EDM Only

Optimization

Optimization of the cycles by tools or by planes.

Milling/ Turning

Optimization

Day / night optimization, setting of stops etc.

EDM only

Copy of machining

Copy of cycles: this command is different from the other copy commands. The offset of the toolpath is respected.

Click here for more information.

Milling /Turning/ EDM

Creation of component based on 2D or 3D element

This command, enables to create a symbol very quickly. You can click a solid to transform it in a symbol automatically. You can also click a 2D element, its length is recovered, and you need to define width and height values.

When you create a symbol from a wireframe element (a segment for instance), a solid is now created. This gives the ability to use the Control command and to get a polyhedron element for gouge check.

Milling / EDM