This feature is the seamless integration of the Q (material removal rate, or MRR) and Q’ (specific material removal rate) feature in CIM3D v9.0 into ToolRoom. Customers can achieve a constant material removal rate by automatically setting parameters like feedrates with feedrate optimisation feature. This feature is also combined with air-time reduction to eliminate any unwanted air-grinding to achieve improved cycletimes.

Statistical process control (SPC) is statistical analysis and evaluation of manufactured part characteristics, enabling system and production monitoring. This package can be used to collect tool production data in real time. The application is separated into SPC charts basic and SPC service advanced.

A new feature has been added to the existing flute from solid operation to allow users to have better control of the hook/rake angle along the profile of the tool. This will give uniform hook angle along the trajectory of the cutting edge and improve tool life. Some of the user cases include Barrel shaped forms, taper tools, Formed step tools, Christmas tree cutters etc. The core diameter and shape are still maintained as per design

A new function has been added to the i3DG options dialog that allows the current 3D model to be ‘frozen’, meaning that a duplicate model will be added to the scene. This may be useful when making parameter changes to compare the new simulated geometry against a baseline. The frozen duplicate may be offset from the current simulation, and can be made transparent.

New functions have been added to perform measurement in the i3DG simulation. Measurement points can be placed on the 3D model by holding ALT while selecting a point with the mouse or touchscreen.

A new and easy way to define and modify profiles has been added to the profile editor.
 

• Quick and easy to use the new free form drawing tool to sketch out the rough shape of the profile
• Select an element and dimension markers will automatically appear
• Toggle between definition modes to show different dimensions
• Click the dimension text to modify
• Use Fix breaks in profile to close gaps if required.

• Support for 4+ wheels on a single wheelpack
• SQEM and CREM ToolTypes and operations will be supported
• There will be support for external qualifications (both Zoller and manual input)
• No support for Automatic white stick and dressing in stage 1
• No support for internal qualifications (Q-Bar and Wheel probe)

• Ability to manage wheels individually based on volumetric material removal.
• Currently wheels are made redundant based on tool numbers
• This option is applicable to non-exchanger machines as well through the wheel editor

A new parameter, feedrate reference mode, has been introduced to distinguish between machine axes and grind point feedrate.
 

Multi-relief mode has been added to the od finish operation. In this mode relief the number of reliefs is unlimited, and the angle and land width can be defined in a table.

The ballnose, corner radius, double corner radius, and barrel shaped ballnose tooltypes feature a tab “cutting edges” on their main worksheet.

On this tab is a 3D view to visualize the cutting edges, defined by the parameters on that page. A button has been added to the 3D view to allow import of a 3D model from a VRML file. The model can then be used as a guide when setting parameter values. An option is available to fine tune the position to match models where required.

New segment compensation method is available in laserultra profile to compensate lines and arcs, in which the profile geometry is compensated retaining the segment geometry type with following limitations:

1. Only applied on profile with lines and arcs
2. The profile shall start and end with line segments
3. All the arcs in the profile shall be fillet arcs, i.e., tangentially connected to the neighbouring line segments
4. Ability to do oscillations during analog measurements. This will be useful to capture the highpoint on cutting edge. This could have been caused due to wheel wear or spindle growth etc.
5. Continuous scan of OD and ball, OD corner etc to improve cycletime on these tooltypes
6. Measurement of OD primary relief, secondary relief, OD land width etc with LaserUltra (Update for RN35.2) Tool

A major enhancement has been added for dcrem tooltypes with a wizard style to support different endface styles. The endface styles include dished, lens and dished lens endface.

A new function has been added to the grind menu to allow more fine[1]grained control of whether an operation will take part in grinding or simulation or dry run. For example, it may be desirable to include a fluting operation for the sake of a better-looking simulation even if it will not be performed during regrinding.

• Improvement to adaptive grinding by eliminating threshold for adaptive to execute.
• This will make grinding smoother and have better life on wheels & surface finish
• Average 5% reduction in spindle load spikes

• Added complex parameters to OD corner and Endface in Multi relief
• Separation of the above three parameters and individual control of the same

Average 35% cycletime reduction on the following digitising operations :

• ATM ( Auto tool Measurements)
• Multi digitising operation