OneCNCXR4 Mill Versions

There is a change in the HS pocketing and HS roughing.

We had received many requests for even more and greater optimum speeds for HS pocket and HS roughing.

With further development and testing we have found ways to assist this with added speed performance for both the HS pocketing and HS SMT roughing machining strategies. These new adjustments are a further refinement to allow this higher optimized machining times.

We now do the following if high feed is tagged and used in both HS pocket and HS roughing:

Micro lift ramp exit lift is now at high feed (was previously ramp plunge rate feed)
Micro lift ramp entry feed is not changed and remains at ramp feed (plunge rate feed).

As a guide to the tests that we currently use for optimized settings are:

Depth of cut = tool diameter x 2 ( up to tool diameter x 2.5)
Helix angle 1 to 1.5 degrees (this is the plunge rate feed)
Ramp feed (plunge rate feed) or entry feed speed up to 120% of actual feed speed.
Step over (engagement) 15% -20% of tool diameter

Our test results have shown that we have no problem maintaining ramp (feed speed rate ) at greater than feed speed on both micro lift entry and helix entry. This is due to the shallow depth of cut compared to depth of cut of the helix entry and ramp entry.

Ramp (plunge feed rate) is used as a control facility for feed entry rather than the usual plunge being 50% of feed. This is easily set by typing in a % included such as (120%) entered in the ramp rate by entering into the plunge rate value.

We prefer to use a high feed of (2x feed speed) depending on the machine ability to minimise acceleration deceleration variation loads on some machines although on many machines this can be far greater feed.

This new optimized functionality is included in the OneCNCXR4 mill versions 21.31+

OneCNCXR4 Lathe
There is a new post included in the OneCNCXR4 MM lathe install "Haas Mill Turn CY" which has been configured for the new released Haas C+Y axis Lathe. 

OneCNCXR4 All Versions
The light source was adjusted for when it is in CAD view.
The rotate function "around line" was adjusted because some situations it rotated around X Y Zero instead of the line. This also applied to rotate model as well.