Overview

VISI 3 Axis Toolpath, developed by Hexagon, is a sophisticated CAD/CAM software solution designed to generate intelligent and efficient toolpaths for complex 3D part machining. By integrating high-speed milling techniques with advanced smoothing algorithms, it enhances productivity and ensures the production of high-quality components.

Features and Capabilities

• Extensive CAD Interfaces: Compatible with a wide range of file formats, including Parasolid, IGES, CATIA, Creo, UG-NX, STEP, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, ACIS, DXF, DWG, JT Open, STL, and VDA, facilitating seamless data import and manipulation.
• Comprehensive Tool Library: Offers catalogs of tools, holders, extensions, and adapters, storing parameters such as speeds, feeds, optimal cutting depths, stepover values, and tool offsets, enabling efficient tool management.
• Adaptive Roughing Technology: Employs advanced roughing strategies, including constant Z roughing, adaptive roughing, core roughing, and rest roughing, to optimize material removal and reduce cycle times.
• Operation Rest Roughing: Remembers remaining stock from previous operations, ensuring subsequent roughing processes target only areas with excess material, minimizing air cutting and enhancing efficiency.
• Combined Finishing Strategies: Integrates various finishing techniques to achieve superior surface quality, accommodating complex geometries and ensuring precision.
• Steep/Shallow Corner Rest Milling: Specializes in machining steep and shallow areas, effectively handling intricate details and ensuring consistent surface finishes.
• Full Tool and Holder Gouge Protection: Provides comprehensive collision checking between the tool, holder, and workpiece, preventing potential collisions and ensuring safe machining operations.
• High-Speed Optimized Toolpath Movements: Incorporates smooth corner radii and transitions, maintaining maximum feed rates and preventing tool dwelling in corners, which enhances machining efficiency.
• Full Kinematic Simulation: Offers real-time simulation of machine movements, including tools, holders, jigs, and fixtures, allowing for verification and optimization of machining processes before actual production.
• Customizable Postprocessors: Enables tailoring of postprocessors to suit specific machine tools and controllers, ensuring the generated NC code is compatible and optimized for the intended equipment.
• Reliable and Efficient NC Code: Generates dependable NC code that enhances machining efficiency, reduces cycle times, and ensures high-quality output.
• Multi-Threading Processor Support: Utilizes multi-threading capabilities to expedite toolpath calculations, improving overall software performance and reducing programming time.