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What’s New?
 What’s New in 2019.2?
hyperMILL 2019.2 offers many innovations in all areas.
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These new features include increased surface precision

during milling, improved turning strategies, and many
‘CAD for CAM’ functions.
A new model for 5axis Tangent Machining enables a perfect
milling result across multiple surfaces with different ISO
orientations. The tool life monitoring in High Performance
Turning guarantees a secure turning process. In addition,
undercuts can now be easily recognized in hyperCAD -S.
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Contents
General CAM – Mill Turning
Toolpath 3 Highlight High Performance Turning 8
Toolpath analysis 3 Tool database: Ae and Ap 8
Highlight Changing the job list name and comments 3 Parting 8

CAM – 3D Strategies CAD Integration: hyperCAD®-S

Highlight 3D Shape Z-level Finishing 4 Intersect 9
3D Profile Finishing 4 Create solid 9
Local curvature 9
CAM – 5AXIS Strategies Highlight Undercut 10
Highlight 5-axis Tangent Machining 4 Highlight Density and mass 10
5-axis Shape Offset Finishing 5 Project 10
Ordinates 11
Feature and Macro Technology
Color table 5 hyperCAD®-S Electrode
Hole feature associativity 5 Create electrodes 11
Macro database 5

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 General

Toolpath
The ‘dynamic highlight’ for toolpaths can now be deactivated in
the options. This ensures that the toolpaths are not selected
­unintentionally, and makes it easier to select underlying surfaces
or contours. The selected toolpaths are still displayed in a selec-
tion color.

Furthermore, it is also possible to generate bounding boxes for

the toolpaths as an alternative type of highlight. If the user
moves the mouse pointer over a toolpath, its bounding box will
be displayed.

Benefits:  Increased user-friendliness.

Toolpath analysis
Feedrate analysis has been added to the toolpath analysis.
Based on feedrate values, the toolpaths are colored automati-
cally or manually by entering individual values.

The toolpath area can be limited using a slider. This makes it

possible to perform a local analysis quickly for large toolpaths.
For better visualization, it is also possible to modify the point
and line thickness.

Benefits:  Fast and detailed toolpath analysis.

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Changing the job list name and comments
Thanks to an improvement made to the job list management, it is
now possible to modify the job list name and comments without
having to subsequently recalculate the project. The new or modi-
fied comments are used and output directly in the NC file or in
the report.

Benefits:  Reduced programming time.

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CAM – 3D Strategies

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3D Shape Z-level Finishing
Two new functions facilitate optimized machining:

n The ‘High precision surface mode’ option ensures ultra-smooth

surfaces with tolerance in the µm range.
n The toolpaths are trimmed automatically in undercut situations
in surface mode with extended milling surfaces. When surfaces
without extensions or bounding curves are used, the toolpath
trim function can be activated manually.

Benefits:  More efficient machining, better surface quality.

3D Profile Finishing

The ‘Smooth overlap’ function improves the surface quality in

transition areas. The length and height of the overlap can be
freely defined in order to adapt the machining optimally to the
component conditions. A perfect, unnoticeable transition to the
adjacent surface is achieved in the overlap areas by lifting the
tool slightly.

Benefits:  Seamless finishing.

CAM – 5AXIS strategies

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5-axis Tangent Machining
The hyperCAD®-S ‘Global fitting’ function has been integrated
­directly into the CAM strategy. In ‘Global drive shape’ mode, a
surface with defined ISO orientation is automatically generated
and used for the toolpath calculation when multiple milling sur-
faces are selected. The orientation in U and V can also be defined
here. The ‘Offset curve’ option is also available to allow toolpath
guidance along a curve. Visual feedback, which includes the
tool, global surface, and infeeds, increases the user-friendliness
of this capability.

Benefits:  Simplified programming.

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 CAM – 5AXIS strategies

5-axis Shape Offset Finishing

To improve milling area selection, the milling area can now be
defined via a boundary curve. This allows the user to select areas
more simply and quickly.

Benefits:  Increased user-friendliness.

Feature and Macro Technology

Color table
The values for the thread length and floor distance have been
added to the color table in order to improve the programming of
threads.

Benefits:  Simplified programming.

Hole feature associativity

Holes that have been created in hyperCAD®-S can now be asso-
ciatively linked with hyperMILL®. Model changes made to the
CAD feature, such as drill hole parameters or patterns, are auto-
matically transferred to hyperMILL®. This way, design changes
are definitely i­ncluded in the CAM programming and errors are
avoided.

Benefits:  Fast modification of component drill holes.

Macro database

New functions have improved the way in which users work with
the macro database.
n When macros are applied, it is now possible to search for spe-
cific content of a macro using a full-text search. This allows the
user to find suitable machining macros more quickly.
n The user can define the machine and material groups as de-
faults for subsequent operations.

Benefits:  Simplified use of macros.

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A True Pioneer and Technology Leader
Right from the Start
25 years ago, the founders and technology enthusiasts of OPEN MIND set
a revolutionary starting point: software for 5axis simultaneous machin-
ing. OPEN MIND was the first CAM manufacturer to offer this technology
for mold and die manufacturing. Thinking ahead and always being one
step in the lead – this has always been and still is the driving force behind
OPEN MIND. This is because OPEN MIND stands for a pioneering spirit and
forward-looking technologies.

The innovative hyperMILL® strategies allow you to always get the most
out of your machines – today and in the future!

A TRADITION OF INNOVATION
25 YEARS OPEN MIND
CAM – Mill Turning

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High Performance Turning
Tool life monitoring has been added to High Performance Turning.
Machining is interrupted after a certain distance has been
­covered, after a specific time, or after a specified number of tool-
paths. If the defined limit is reached, a retract macro is generated
automatically and the job ends.

Benefits:  Increased process reliability, simplified use of sister

tools.

Tool database: Ae and Ap

The infeed values Ae and Ap have been added in the tool data-
base for all turning, grooving, and round inserts. This makes it
possible to define the infeed length and infeed depth as defaults
in the tool database and use them as variables in machining
jobs.

Benefits:  Increased process reliability during programming.

Parting
Recessing tools can now be used for parting. This helps to avoid
unnecessary tool changes.

Benefits:  Reduced number of tool changes.

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Intersect
The ‘Intersect’ command allows section curves to now be output
between meshes and faces. Here, the precision of the polyline
that is output can be set using the tessellation tolerance in the
properties.

Benefits:  Increased user-friendliness.

Create solid

When solids are created, the largest gap between the faces is
automatically detected and output. This value can then be
­entered in the tolerance field so that it can be used for creating
solids.

Benefits:  Increased user-friendliness.

Local curvature

The new ‘Local curvature’ analysis function makes it possible to

detect curvature radii on components quickly and easily. The min-
imum curvature radius, which often plays the biggest role, is out-
put immediately. The user can then determine the best possible
lead angles or tool radii for machining curved faces, for example.

Benefits:  Improved component analysis.

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Undercut

The new ‘Undercut’ function makes it possible to detect under-

cut areas on components quickly and reliably. Bounding curves
can be created automatically from the detected areas and used
for programming, for example, as milling boundaries or to en-
sure a better overview.

Benefits:  Improved component analysis.

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Density and mass

Two additions to the entity properties provide more information

about the component:

nT
 he center of mass can be determined and generated from sol-
ids plus meshes and stocks via the entity properties. This can
then be used to ensure an optimal clamping setup, for example.
n I n the case of solids and meshes, the weight is output by as-
signing a material. This makes it possible to achieve a better
assessment of the specific component properties.

Benefits:  Improved information output.

Project

3D polylines can be projected onto planes. This makes it possi-

ble to create boundaries for rest material areas, for example.

Benefits:  Increased user-friendliness.

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Ordinates
Two enhancements ensure better control of ordinate dimension-
ing. The user can specify dimensions in a clockwise and counter-
clockwise direction. In addition, reference lines can be added
with a jog to provide better clarity.

Benefits:  Increased user-friendliness.

hyperCAD -S Electrode
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Create electrodes

Two extensions have been implemented for generating electrodes:

n Inaddition to automatic selection, the user can now manually

select existing stock from the database when creating elec-
trodes.
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Two new default colors have been added for the solid and
­reduction bottom surface to improve the automation of NC pro-
gramming.

Benefits:  Extended stock selection, improved automation.

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