What's New In Toolpath: December 9, 2024

Hello Toolpathers! With the Holiday season incoming, the Toolpath Team has been in the giving spirit - bringing you new features, squashing bugs, and creating content to help you use Toolpath. Read more below!

• 🔎 Tool Interrogation 
• 📖 Learn Toolpath in 30 Minutes!
• 🔮 Fusion CAM Containment (+ Tricks & Tips!) Video
• 🔓 Unlocked Orbit Rotation
• 🐛 Bug Fixes

Tool Interrogation

Curious why Toolpath did not select a particular tool? Find out why with Tool interrogation! Check out the video below to get started.

Learn Toolpath in 30 Minutes!

Being busy is a good for machine shops! But it sure makes it difficult to try out new tools like Toolpath.

Our goal at Toolpath is to make you more productive - which includes providing the resources you need to get started quickly and easily.

Check out our full Learn Toolpath in 30 minutes video series, or jump straight to your next step below!

1. Why Toolpath?
2. Upload Parts to Toolpath
3. Toolpath Machinability Reports
4. Automate CAM Programming with Toolpath
5. Install the Toolpath Add-In for Fusion
6. Set Cutting Presets with PreTool
7. Upload Tool Libraries to Toolpath
8. Create Toolpath Cut Configs
9. Refine Cut Configs

Fusion CAM Containment (+ Tricks & Tips!) Video

At Toolpath, we are leveraging AI for CAM automation! But we know that's not possible without a deep understanding of CAM programming. We thought we'd share some of our best tips and tricks so you can use them yourself - and to build your trust in Toolpath as the right team to automate CAM programming!

Check our our first video from Toolpath CCO and resident CAM geek Tim Paul below!

Unlocked Orbit Rotation

Previously, Toolpath locked orbit rotation at top and bottom views.  You can now freely orbit!  Try it out for yourself and remember to set your preferred 3D Controls in your Toolpath Preferences. Hear the excitement in my voice as I test out free orbit below.

Bug Fixes

• Unnecessary air cutting on bore and pocket features following 3D roughing has been removed
• We made some corrections to chamfer tool selection to prevent gouging adjacent geometry
• The Default Tool Library Feeds & Speed Presets have been updated to match Pretool results
• "Send to Toolpath" in the Toolpath for Fusion Add-In now works correctly if there is more than one body present in the design (as long as only one body is selected)
• We've made significant performance improvements to speed up part analysis
• Tool selection for pockets with narrow slots or pocket features has been optimized
• Tapered face mills are no longer allowed to side mill
• We've corrected some depth errors on hole interpolation
• CAM Automation for filleted boss features has been improved to remove gouging