

So time passes and I download the latest Milling Advisor and I get a call from Helical welcoming me and offering help with any questions. The experience was very poor with no stocked tools and quite frankly sales people that were unaware they even were a vendor for Helical. Martin Supply was who I was sent to originally and the main office in Sheffield AL was where I was sent to. I prefer helical tools and the only reason they have not seen greater use in the past in my shop was due to a problem that much to my delight has gone away. Of greater interest for me was the idea that they would be better funded by a company that sells small things and Helical can supply the larger things. The NC tab in the Operation Parameters dialog box and the interface of the Technology Database have updated and rearranged labels to improve the readability of CNC finish parameters.Three things of interest today.

Revised CNC Finish Parameters for Clarity.You can select nonplanar surfaces in the direction of the Z axis for probe cycles. Support for Nonplanar Surfaces for Z Axis Probing.You can manage multiple technology databases in the Manage Database tab. The Tool Select Filter dialog box lets you enter text to filter for mill and turn tools and assemblies. Filter for Mill and Turn Tools and Assemblies with Text.In the Display tab of the Options dialog box, you can assign a color to display Toolpath hidden moves in the graphics area. Display Color for Hidden Toolpath Moves.

