Though parts files are often provided in solid model format, surface modeling is a key capability for programmers. GibbsCAM GO Pro Milling provides extended surface modeling capabilities to handle surface creation or modification. And its powerful surface modeling functionality is easy to use.
You need to separate mold halves at the extents of the part to ensure that the part can be removed readily. Manually determining where the parting line should be is a very tedious process. With GibbsCAM GO Pro Milling, you can generate the correct parting line automatically and then use it to divide the mold halves easily.
Often parts include minor features that get in the way when generating toolpaths. You can suppress these features with the GibbsCAM GO Pro Milling extract/heal feature capability, which removes the feature’s geometry and heals the surrounding area. You can use the solid, which is generated from the suppressed feature, to create cores or electrodes.
You must consider different types of surfaces when machining: the surface that is being machined, the part surfaces not being machined, and any surfaces associated with fixtures. With GibbsCAM GO Pro Milling, you can specify the offset, or how closely the tool comes, for each of these surface types. So, you’re in complete control when generating toolpaths.
Sometimes you want to have direct control of the toolpath over multiple surfaces. You generate the toolpath you want and then you project it onto the surfaces to be machined. The source for the toolpath geometry can be just about anything, including text. GibbsCAM GO Pro Milling provides a powerful capability that allows you to project geometry onto surfaces to generate final toolpath geometry.
Advanced 3D with High-Speed Machining (HSM) adds the next level of 3D surface and solid body machining:
