Overview
madCAM 5X is the 3D CAM plug-in for Rhinoceros which gives the ability to perform both modeling and toolpath creation inside Rhino 3D. madCAM 5X is perfect for 3D CAM for CNC-milling machines. All menus for controlling madCAM 5X and generated toolpaths are inside Rhino 3D and stored together with your model.
Developed for toolmaking (Mould And Die) as well as for prototype productions, madCAM 5X includes 2 1/2-axis, 3-axis, 4-axis, indexed 5-axis, automatic remachining and more. This version is aimed for the user that needs support for 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis milling.
The extra functions needed to automatically and effectively process from a user-defined 3D stock model are included here. By automatically processing areas where there is residual material, it obtains the final finish where previous finishing operations have not reached material due to cutter size.
All features works for 3-axis, simultaneous 4-axis and indexed 5-axis. There are additional options for the axis of revolution function where the user can select the direction of the spindle axis. This makes it possible to create simultaneous 4+1 axis toolpaths.
It has extra features to avoid or process only the flat areas on a model. Included functions for removing sharp corners on the toolpath and provide a smoother motion of the machine.
Key Features and Benefits
- Roughing – Removes all the unnecessary material from the workpiece in an effective way. madCAM 5X cuts the part in z-levels. The operator can choose a ramp angle to create a smooth approach of the cutter after every retract and traverse.
- Finishing – Gives the final surface finish of the part. madCAM 5X effectively calculates cuts for both planar and z-level finishing. The operator controls the limit with an angle for relatively horizontal and relatively vertical surfaces. The limit is calculated from the surface normal.
- Remachining – This method offers an opportunity to remove material that remains where the previous cutter could not reach due to size of cutter. madCAM 5X has strategies for removing material calculated from the true stock model, inside boundary curves and with surface dual contact (pencil trace).
- Curve Milling – This includes methods for machining from curves. The curve milling offers opportunities for Engraving and strategies for toolpath projection inside boundary curves and between two curves.
- 2 1/2 D Machining – This includes methods for machining from curves or surface edge curves. Profiling, Pocketing, Facing and Drilling.
- 2 1/2 axis Milling
-
- Profiling
- Pocketing
- Facing
- Drilling
- Engraving
- 3 axis Milling
-
- 3 axis Milling
- Z-level Pocketing
- Z-level Facing
- Parallel Roughing
- Z-level finishing
- Planar finishing
- Pencil Tracing
- Surface angle limit control
- Along Curves
- 5Xtraject curves
- Between two curves
- From boundary curves
- 3-axis Tool holder collision simulation
- Customizable post processors
- Box work piece
- Region Curves
- Tool path Clipping planes
- Toolpath editing
-
- Edit as ordinary Rhino curves
- 3-axis Material removal simulation
- 4 axis Milling
-
- Planar contour finishing
- Roughing from 3D Stock Model
- Indexed 3 + 1-axis
- Simultaneous 4-axis Profiling
- Simultaneous 4-axis Pocketing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Facing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level Pocketing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level Facing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Parallel Roughing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level finishing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Planar finishing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Planar contour finishing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Pencil Tracing
- Simultaneous 4-axis Along Curves (Engraving)
- Simultaneous 4-axis Project curves (Engraving)
- Simultaneous 4-axis Between two curves
- Simultaneous 4-axis From boundary curves
- Simultaneous 4-axis Roughing from 3D Stock Model
- 5 axis Milling
-
- Indexed 3 + 2 axis
- Simultaneous 5 axis from axis of revolution
Specs
Installation Requirements
In order to work properly, your copy of madCAM 6.0 Level 5X requires Rhino 5 for Win and/or
McNeel |
Compare
Compare madCAM Versions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 1/2 axis Milling |
3X |
3Xtra |
4X |
4Xtra |
5X |
5Xtra |
Profiling |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Pocketing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Facing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Drilling |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Engraving |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
V-carving |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
3 axis Milling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Z-level Pocketing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Z-level Facing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Parallel Roughing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Z-level finishing (Water line finishing) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Planar finishing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Planar contour finishing |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Pencil Tracing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Surface angle limit control (Steep or flat surface machining) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Along Curves (Engraving) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Project curves (Engraving) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Between two curves |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
From boundary curves |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Roughing from 3D Stock Model |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Re-roughing |
|
✔ |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Planar remachining |
|
✔ |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Contour remachining |
|
✔ |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
V-carving |
|
✔ |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
4 axis Milling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indexed 3 + 1-axis (Including all madCAM toolpath functions) |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Profiling |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Pocketing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Facing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level Pocketing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level Facing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Parallel Roughing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level finishing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Planar finishing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Planar contour finishing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Spiral finishing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Pencil Tracing |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Surface angle limit control (Steep or flat surface machining) |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Along Curves (Engraving) |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Project curves (Engraving) |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Between two curves |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis From boundary curves |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Roughing from 3D Stock Model |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level remachining |
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Planar remachining |
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis Contour remachining |
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 4-axis V-carving |
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
5 axis Milling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indexed 3 + 2 axis (Including all madCAM toolpath functions) |
|
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 5 axis from axis of revolution (Including all madCAM toolpath functions except re-roughing) |
|
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Offset-level Pocketing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Offset-level Facing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface U-V Roughing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Offset-level finishing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface U-V finishing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface border contour finishing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Closed Drive Surface spiral finishing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface Pencil Tracing |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Drive Surface angle limit control |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis SWARF Profiling from surface edge curves |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Profiling perpendicular to surface |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis Part trimming from curves and vectors |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Regions and Boundaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Box work piece |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Region Curves |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Tool path Clipping planes |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
User defined 3D stock models (Except simultaneous 5-axis drive surface) |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Drive Surface calculation height and depth option |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Regions from drive surface borders (trim curves) |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Drive Surface tool path clipping levels option |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Simultaneous 5-axis vertical angle limit option |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Toolpath editing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transform and copy as ordinary Rhino curves |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Simulation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3-axis Material removal simulation |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
3-axis Tool holder collision simulation |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
4 axis machine parts simulation |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
5-axis machine parts simulation |
|
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
Custom machine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4-axis machine setup |
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
5-axis machine setup |
|
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
Custom STL files support for machine parts simulation |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
External DLL support for machine kinematics |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
Custom machine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customizable post processors |
|
|
|
|
|
✔ |
4-axis output |
✔ |
✔ |
|
|
|
✔ |
5-axis output |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
5-axis APT output |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |