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Toolpath Matrix

Toolpath

Express 3-Axis 4-Axis 5-Axis  
STD PRO STD PRO STD PRO
Drill          
Centre Drill x x x x x x x  
Hole x x x x x x x  
Tap x x x x x x x  
Rolled Tap x x x x x x x  
Bore x x x x x x x  
Ream x x x x x x x  
Counter Bore Hole x x x x x x x  
Counter Bore Tap x x x x x x x  
Counter Bore Rolled Tap x x x x x x x  
Counter Bore Ream x x x x x x x  
2-Axis          
Profiling x x x x x x x  
Pocketing x x x x x x x
    High Speed Pocketing - x x x x x x
Facing x x x x x x x  
Engraving x x x x x x x  
Thread x x x x x x x  
Chamfer x x x x x x x  
Plunge Rough x x x x x x x
    Rest Machining x x x x x x x
3-Axis          
Z-level Rough - x x x x x x  
Z-level Finish - x x x x x x
    Wireframe x x x x x x x
Slice Planar x x x x x x x  
Slice Spiral - x x x x x x  
Slice Radial - x x x x x x  
Plunge Rough - x x x x x x  
Engraving x x x x x x x  
Advanced & Rest Rough - - x o x o x
    High Speed Rough - - x o x o x
Flatlands - - x o x o x  
Equidistant Offset - - x o x o x  
Pencil - - x o x o x  
    Advanced Planar - - x o x o x  
    Project to Curve - - x o x o x  
    Advanced Z-Level Finish - - x o x o x
  Surface Based Toolpath
(3-, 4- & 5-Axis)
               
    Parallel Cuts - - - - x - x  
    Cuts Along Curve - - - - x - x  
    Morph Between Curves - - - - x - x  
    Parallel to Curves - - - - x - x  
    Project Curves - - - - x - x  
    Morph Between Surfaces - - - - x - x  
    Parallel to Surface - - - - x - x  
  4-Axis                
    Indexing - - - x x x x  
    Wrapping - - - x x x x  
    Rotary - - - x x x x  
  5-Axis                
    Swarf Machining - - - - - - x  
    High Speed Rough - - - - - - x  
    Trimming - - - - - x x  
    Indexing - - - - - x x  
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