iMachining 2.0.13

SolidCAM Inc. has released iMachining 2.0.13, its provides an integrated machining solution for Siemens NX CAM. This module is an intelligent high speed milling technology, designed to produce fast and safe CNC programs to machine your mechanical parts with first part success performance.



About iMachining. Developed by SolidCAM, iMachining for NX provides an integrated machining solution for Siemens NX CAM. iMachining is an intelligent high speed milling technology, designed to produce fast and safe CNC programs to machine your mechanical parts with first part success performance. The word fast meaning significantly faster than traditional machining at its best and the word safe meaning without the risk of breaking tools or subjecting the machine to excessive wear, all while maximizing tool life.

To achieve these goals, the iMachining technology uses advanced, patented algorithms to generate smooth tangent tool paths, coupled with matching conditions, that together keep the mechanical and thermal load on the tool constant, while cutting thin chips at high cutting speeds and deeper than standard cuts (up to 4 times diameter).

Below are the two distinctive iMachining features that make the technology unique.

iMachining tool paths

iMachining generates morphing spiral tool paths, which spiral either outwardly from some central point of a walled area, gradually adopting the form of and nearing the contour of the outside walls, or inwardly from an outside contour of an open area to some central point or inner contour of an island. In this way, iMachining manages to cut irregularly shaped areas with a single continuous spiral.

iMachining uses proprietary constant load one-way tool paths to machine narrow passages, separating channels and tight corners.In some open areas, where the shape is too irregular to completely remove with a single spiral, proprietary topology analysis algorithms and channels are used to subdivide the area into a few large irregularly shaped sub-areas and then machines each of them by a suitable morphing spiral, achieving over 80% of the volume being machined by spiral tool paths. Since spiral tool paths have between 50% and 100% higher Material Removal Rate (MRR) than one-way tool paths, and since iMachining has the only tool path in the industry that maintains a constant load on the tool, it achieves the highest MRR in the industry.

iMachining Technology Wizard

A significant part of the iMachining system is devoted to calculating synchronized values of feed rate, spindle speed, axial depth of cut, cutting angles and (undeformed) chip thickness based on the mechanical properties of the workpiece and cutting tool, while also keeping within the boundaries of the machine capabilities (maximum feeds and spindle speed, power and rigidity).

The iMachining Technology Wizard, which is responsible for these calculations, provides the user with the means of selecting the level of machining aggressiveness most suitable to the specific machine and setup conditions and to their production requirements (quantity, schedule and tooling costs).

Another critical task performed by the Technology Wizard is dynamically adjusting the feed to compensate for the dynamically varying cutting angle – a by-product of the morphing spiral, thus achieving a constant load on the tool, which again maximizes tool life.


About Siemens PLM Software. Siemens PLM Software is a world-leading provider of product lifecycle management and manufacturing operations management software. We help thousands of companies realize innovation by optimizing their processes, from planning and development through manufacturing, production and support.

Product: iMachining
Version: 2.0.13
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.imachining4nx.com
Language: english
System Requirements: PC
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even or 10
Software Prerequisites: Siemens NX 1847 Series (1847-1867)
Size: 168.2 mb