ModuleWorks Software Update Boosts Toolpath Generation Efficiency
The 2025.04 release of ModuleWorks includes enhanced features to provide process safety and increase part quality.
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ModuleWorks’ 2025.04 release of its software components for digital manufacturing includes enhanced features to provide process safety, improve toolpath generation efficiency and increase part quality.
The ModuleWorks 2025.04 release introduces a practical alternative to automatic sorting: Users can now preserve the input order of the curves, and the resulting toolpath is sorted accordingly. This gives users more flexibility, enabling them to machine edges in their preferred sequence to improve overall machining efficiency and precision.
ModuleWorks 2025.04 also contains an option called “automatic machining direction” that takes the contour direction into account to provide optimal ordering. This makes deburring tool paths more user-friendly while also reducing the machining cycle time.
ModuleWorks 2025.04 also features a multiblade edge finishing strategy that applies an extension, leaving offset material to be removed later. This strategy drives the tool longitudinally along the edge, effectively removing the extra material leftover from the previous operation without causing damage to the thin leading edge. This enhanced tool path allows the part to be finished with the required surface quality and material integrity.
Additionally, the software release introduces an intelligent Corner Peg Removal solution for three-axis machining that tackles problematic cusps where the pattern collapses or corner smoothing shifts the tool path. This approach automatically adds strategic peg loops in corner areas, providing smooth, consistent results and minimizing the need for manual polishing.
Lastly, the ModuleWorks 2025.04 release offers enhanced simulation capabilities through GPU-accelerated simulation, which can now be used to optimize both material removal and collision checking. This feature increases the simulation speed, particularly for large-scale machining operations, while ensuring precise collision detection.
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