5axisoverviewCNCSoftware,Inc.MASTERCAMDrivingmulti-axismachinesisallaboutcontrolBothsetsoftoolpathsfollowthisformatCUTCONTROLWhatdoesthetoolfollow?TOOLAXISCONTROLHowisthetoolaxiscontrolled?TOOLTIPCONTROLWhatcontrolsthedepthofthetool?CNCSoftware’smulti-axisinterfaceCurve5axisToolaxiscontrolCurve5axisA1.Toolaxiscontrollines.MCXCurve5axisToolaxiscontrollines.Selectionorderdoesn’tmatter,Directiondoes.VectordirectionshouldpointtowardthetoolholderCurve5axisCurve5axisA2.Toolaxiscontrolsurface.MCXCurve5axisToolaxiscontrolSurface.AllvectorsarenormaltothedefinedtoolaxiscontrolsurfaceCurve5axisA3.ToolaxiscontrolPlane.MCXCurve5axisToolaxiscontrolPlaneCurve5axisToolaxiscontrolPlaneCurve5axisA4.Toolaxiscontrolfrompoint.MCXCurve5axisToolaxiscontrolFromPointCurve5axisA5.Toolaxiscontroltopoint.MCXCurve5axisToolaxiscontrolToPointCurve5axisA6.Toolaxiscontrolchain.MCXCurve5axisToolaxiscontrolChain/StepalongwholechainAdditionaltoolaxiscontroloptionsPointgenerators:addstoolaxisvectorsbasedonanincrementaldistanceorangleAngleDistanceLead/Lag:adjuststoolaxisvectorforwardorbackwardrelativetothecutdirectionSidetilt:adjuststoolaxisvectorleftorrightrelativetothecutdirectionAxislimits:limitorlockanaxisvectorPointGeneratorsPointGeneratorsaddvectorsbasedonchangeinvectorangleordistancebetweenvectorsPointGeneratorsAngle:Ifactive,additionaltoolaxisvectorsaregeneratedbetweentoolaxisvectorsiftheychangemorethantheanglespecifiedhere.Distance:Ifactive,additionaltoolaxisvectorsaregeneratedbetweentoolaxisvectorswhichhaveadistancegreaterthanthedistancespecifiedherePointGeneratorsA7.Curve5axusingpointgenerators.MCXLead/Lag-SidetiltAdditionaltoolaxiscontroloptionsOP10sidetilt.MCXLead/Lag-SidetiltAdditionaltoolaxiscontroloptionsOP10sidetilt.MCXA8.Curve5axisusingaxislimits.MCXAdditionaltoolaxiscontroloptionsAxislimitsAxisLimitsAdditionaltoolaxiscontroloptionsAxisLimitsThinkofthelimitingareaas0and10degreelinesrotatedaroundtheZaxiscreatingconesurfaces.Theaxisisrelativetoworldcoordinates.AdditionaltoolaxiscontroloptionsAxisLimitsRoughingOptionsMultipledepthsandpassesoptionsCurve5axisDepthcutsMultipledepthsA9.Curve5axismultipledepths.MCXRoughingoptionsToolaxiscontrolLinesMultipledepthsSwarf5axis/cutcontrolCutcontrolTipcontrolToolaxiscontrolSwarf5axisSwarf5axiswallssurfaces.MCXSwarf5axisWallsaredefinedbythegreensurfaces.AplanecontrolsthetooltipSwarf5axisSwarf5axisSwarf5axiswallschains.MCXSwarf5axisWallsaredefinedusinglowerandupperchainsTooltipiscontrolledbysurfacesSwarf5axisSwarf5axistipcontrollowerrail.MCXSwarf5axisTipcontrolusesthelowerrailSwarf5axisSwarf5axisFlow5axisandPort5axis/cutcontrolDrivesthetoolalongtheXYorUVsurfacedataCutcontrol-Toolaxiscontrol-TipcontrolCutcontrolToolaxiscontrolTipcontrolFlow5axisandPort5axis/cutcontrolDrivesthetoolalongtheXYorUVsurfacedataCutcontrol-Toolaxiscontrol-TipcontrolFlow5axisOP10Flow5axis.MCXMsurf5axMsurf5axcutpatterncylinder.MCXMsurf5axis/cutcontrolUseasurfaceordefinedprimitivesurfacetocalculatetheflowoftoolmotion.Cutcontrol-Toolaxiscontrol-TipcontrolMsurf5axisCutPattern:CylinderMsurf5axisDepthcutparametersMsurf5axisDrill5axis/cutcontrolCutcontrol-Toolaxiscontrol-TipcontrolDrill5axisDrill5axispointsandlines.MCXDrill5axisEntityType:PointsandLinesdefinedrilllocationandtoolaxisDrill5axisRotary4axisRotary4axnormaltosurface.MCXRotary4axisRotary4axisRotary4axisRotary4axisthroughpoint.MCXRotary4axisUsecenterpointRotary4axisRotary4axisRotary4axaxial.MCXRotary4axisAxialcutmethodRotary4axisModuleWorksmulti-axisinterfaceCutcontrolToolaxiscontrolTipcontrolCutControl/ParallelcutsTheparallelcutsoptionwillcreatetoolpathsthatareparalleltoeachother.Thedirectionofthecutsisdefinedbythetwoangles.TheanglesinXYandinZdeterminethedirectionoftheparallelcutsofthetoolpathImagineslicinganapple:Youcansliceitwithaknifeparallelfromtoptodownorfromleftsidetorightside.Thepicturesinthedialogsymbolizehowtosetthedesiredcuttingdirectionusingtheangles.CutControl/CutsalongcurveWiththispatternthegeneratedtoolpathisorthogonaltoaleadingcurve.Thatmeansthatwhenyourselectedcurveisnotastraightlinethecutsarenotparalleltoeachother.CutControl/Morphbetween2curvesThisoptionwillcreateamorphedtoolpathbetweentwoleadingcurves.Morphedmeansthatthegeneratedtoolpathisapproximatedbetweenthetiltcurvesandevenlyspreadoverthesurface.Thisoptionisverysuitabletomachinesteepareasformouldmaking.CutControl/ParalleltocurveParalleltocurveoptionwillalignthecutdirectionalongaleadingcurve.Theneighbouringcutsareparalleltoeachother.CutControl/Morphbetween2surfacesThisoptionwillcreateamorphedtoolpathonyourdrivesurface.Thedrivesurfaceisenclosedbytwochecksurfaces.Morphedmeansthatthegeneratedtoolpathisapproximatedbetweenthechecksurfacesandevenlyspreadoverthedrivesurface.CutControl/ParalleltosurfaceParalleltosurfacemeansthatthecutsofonyourdrivesurfacewillbegeneratedparalleltoachecksurface.CNCSoftwaredevelopedtoolpaths/ToolaxisControlCurve5axoptionsDrill5axoptionsSwarf5axoptionsThewallsdefineboththeCutControlmotionandtoolaxiscontrolCurve5axoptionsFlow5axoptionsMsurf5axoptionsCNCSoftwaredevelopedtoolp