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Example parts

Fifteen programs, run to the end and measured.

Each example is plain G-code for the MC-1 with its blank, tools and design part. In Studio it loads ready to run: blank in the vise, tools in the table, zero set. The numbers below are what the twin reported.

How they were checked: every program ran in Studio with the closed-loop drive model; the finished workpiece was compared with the design part at 0.02 mm, and cross-checked with the open-source simulator CAMotics (97.7–100 % of cells identical; the differences are drill points, which CAMotics does not model). Studio's optimizer then made each program 0.2–8.1 % faster with the part unchanged — see “Optimizer” under “What it shows”.

ISO test piece

Aluminium 6061-T601

ISO test piece

Square, 45° diamond and round bosses stacked on each other, a bored centre hole, four drilled holes and two chamfers. Each wall is finished in one climb pass, so the deviations are the machine’s.

All cells within 0.02 mm

1,262lines

18:36run time

18,463 mm³removed

What it shows

45° two-axis interpolation and circular interpolation
Layered roughing, single finishing pass
Helical boring, G83 peck drilling, V-tool chamfer

Blank: 60 × 60 × 16 mm

Optimizer: 18:37 → 17:38 (-5.3 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 drill 5 118 L25
T3 v 6 90 L18

Pocket with islands

Aluminium 6061-T602

Pocket with islands

A rounded pocket with a tall and a short island, plus a 4 mm keyway the Ø6 cutter cannot reach: ramped entry, layered roughing, wall finishing, then a Ø3 tool clears the rest. All three speeds sit on stability lobes.

All cells within 0.02 mm

903lines

10:20run time

14,573 mm³removed

What it shows

Ramp entry and layered roughing
Island avoidance and wall finishing
Rest machining with a smaller tool

Blank: 80 × 60 × 12 mm

Optimizer: 10:20 → 9:33 (-7.7 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 flat 3 n2 L12

3D relief

Aluminium 6061-T603

3D relief

A dome on a slope ringed by waves: flat roughing, Ø6 ball semi-finishing along X, Ø3 ball finishing along Y with 0.3 mm stepover (7.5 µm theoretical scallop), compared cell by cell with the design surface.

All cells within 0.02 mm

37,564lines

17:42run time

14,002 mm³removed

What it shows

Free-form surface machining
Roughing, semi-finishing, finishing
Scallop height and surface quality

Blank: 50 × 50 × 14 mm

Optimizer: 17:43 → 16:47 (-5.2 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 ball 6 n2 L20
T3 ball 3 n2 L16

Involute spur gear in brass

Brass (CuZn40Pb2)04

Involute spur gear in brass

Module 2, 18 teeth, 20° pressure angle, milled as a boss: Ø6 roughing, then a Ø1.5 micro end mill follows the involute flanks, root fillets and tip circle in 0.4 mm layers.

All cells within 0.02 mm

29,445lines

21:05run time

6,375 mm³removed

What it shows

Involute profile from about 30,000 short segments
Micro end mill with a Ø4 shank
Brass cutting data

Blank: 50 × 50 × 8 mm

Optimizer: 21:06 → 19:46 (-6.3 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 flat 1.5 n2 s4 l5 L16

Holes and thread milling

Aluminium 6061-T605

Holes and thread milling

Spot drilling, peck drilling, helical counterbores and boring, an M10 × 1.5 internal thread from a single-point thread mill, and an O-ring groove cut inside a bore with a T-slot cutter. Five tools.

31 cells outside 0.02 mm

739lines

15:42run time

3,690 mm³removed

What it shows

G81 / G83 drilling cycles
Thread milling M10 × 1.5
Undercut groove inside a bore

Blank: 60 × 40 × 20 mm

Optimizer: 15:42 → 15:22 (-2.2 %)

Tools:

T1 v 6 90 L18
T2 drill 5 118 L25
T3 flat 4 n2 L18
T4 thread 6.5 60 d4 n1 L20
T5 tslot 12 1.5 d5 n4 L20

Engraving and chamfer in POM

POM (acetal)06

Engraving and chamfer in POM

A 60° V-bit engraves a frame and single-line text into POM — line width set by depth — and a 90° V-bit chamfers the top edge. Held with double-sided tape, so only light cuts.

No design part (engraving)

147lines

2:28run time

78 mm³removed

What it shows

Single-line font engraving
V-bit chamfering
Tape workholding limits

Blank: 90 × 36 × 6 mm

Optimizer: 2:28 → 2:28 (-0.2 %)

Tools:

T1 v 6 60 L18
T2 v 6 90 L18

Microfluidic mould in brass

Brass (CuZn40Pb2)07

Microfluidic mould in brass

Two Ø3 × 0.4 reservoirs joined by a serpentine channel 0.5 mm wide and 0.2 mm deep, with two Ø1 locating holes. Ø1 and Ø0.5 micro end mills at 22,600 rpm.

6 cells outside 0.02 mm

137lines

5:11run time

24 mm³removed

What it shows

0.5 mm channels in 0.1 mm layers
Micro end mills on a Ø3 shank
Fine grid comparison

Blank: 40 × 30 × 5 mm

Optimizer: 5:11 → 5:02 (-3.0 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 1 n2 s3 l3 L16
T2 flat 0.5 n2 s3 l2 L16

Trochoidal vs conventional slot

Aluminium 6061-T608

Trochoidal vs conventional slot

The same 12 × 4 × 60 mm slot cut twice with a Ø6 tool: four conventional layers, then one full-depth trochoidal pass advancing 0.15 mm per loop. Compare force, spindle load and chatter margin in the curves.

All cells within 0.02 mm

1,075lines

6:03run time

5,513 mm³removed

What it shows

Trochoidal milling
Force and torque comparison
Chatter margin in the curves

Blank: 80 × 50 × 16 mm

Optimizer: 5:58 → 5:45 (-3.5 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20

T-slot and dovetail

Aluminium 6061-T609

T-slot and dovetail

A T-slot and a dovetail in one block: mill the neck slot first, then pass a T-slot cutter and a dovetail cutter through from one end, creating undercuts you cannot see from above.

All cells within 0.02 mm

87lines

5:50run time

8,371 mm³removed

What it shows

Undercut tools
Exported STL keeps the undercut
Tool shank clearance

Blank: 70 × 40 × 20 mm

Optimizer: 5:51 → 5:42 (-2.4 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 tslot 12 1.5 d5 n4 L20
T3 flat 4 n2 L18
T4 dovetail 10 60 d3.8 n4 L20

Heat sink with thin fins

Aluminium 6061-T610

Heat sink with thin fins

Ten 1 mm fins, 12 mm tall (12:1), with 3.6 mm slots between them, cut from solid 6061. A long-neck Ø3 tool roughs each slot and finishes each fin in 4 mm bands, so the thicker root always supports the finished part.

All cells within 0.02 mm

597lines

17:22run time

24,125 mm³removed

What it shows

Thin-wall strategy
Long-reach tool
M3 tap drill holes with chamfers

Blank: 60 × 40 × 20 mm

Optimizer: 17:22 → 17:11 (-1.1 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 v 6 90 L18
T3 drill 2.5 118 L20
T4 flat 3 n2 s6 l13 L17

Geneva drive

Aluminium 7075-T611

Geneva drive

A four-slot Geneva wheel and its driver side by side in 7075, to the mechanism’s true proportions: 3.54 mm slots for a Ø3.5 pin (0.04 mm clearance) and locking arcs that match the driver’s disc.

All cells within 0.02 mm

1,567lines

13:54run time

9,891 mm³removed

What it shows

Fits and clearances
Exact offset contours with G2/G3
Parts held by tabs

Blank: 90 × 44 × 10 mm

Optimizer: 13:54 → 13:11 (-5.2 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 flat 3 n2 s6 l10 L18

Mould cavity with draft

Aluminium 7075-T612

Mould cavity with draft

An injection-mould cavity in 7075: 36 × 24 × 8 mm with 3° draft, R1 floor fillet and R4 corners, plus a Ø4 runner and a Ø2 gate. Flat roughing, ball-nose semi-finishing and finishing, Ø2 ball for the fillet.

All cells within 0.02 mm

1,254lines

12:58run time

7,037 mm³removed

What it shows

Draft walls with waterline passes
Fillet cleaning with a Ø2 ball
8 µm scallop on the floor

Blank: 70 × 50 × 20 mm

Optimizer: 12:58 → 11:55 (-8.1 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 ball 4 n2 L16
T3 ball 2 n2 s4 l10 L18

Watch wheel, module 0.3

Brass (CuZn40Pb2)13

Watch wheel, module 0.3

A pair of horological gears in brass: 60 and 20 teeth at module 0.3 with cycloidal tooth form, five curved 0.6 mm spokes. A Ø0.3 end mill cuts the teeth in 0.1 mm layers; checked on a 0.01 mm grid.

All cells within 0.02 mm

19,539lines

20:28run time

98 mm³removed

What it shows

Cycloidal tooth form
Ø0.3 micro end mill, ~5 µm per tooth
0.01 mm grid comparison

Blank: 38 × 28 × 3 mm

Optimizer: 20:28 → 19:19 (-5.6 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 1 n2 s3 l3 L16
T2 flat 0.3 n2 s3 l1 L16

Honeycomb lightening plate

Aluminium 6061-T614

Honeycomb lightening plate

Twenty-eight hexagonal pockets, 10 mm across flats and 10 mm deep, leaving 0.8 mm walls (12.5:1) — the aerospace way to take weight out. Helical entry, finishing in bands so the walls are always supported.

All cells within 0.02 mm

3,161lines

18:09run time

23,135 mm³removed

What it shows

Thin walls at 12.5:1
Helical entry without drilling
Banded finishing

Blank: 80 × 60 × 12 mm

Optimizer: 18:09 → 17:57 (-1.1 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L20
T2 flat 4 n2 s6 l12 L18

Centrifugal impeller

Aluminium 6061-T615

Centrifugal impeller

Seven backward-curved blades, 1.5 mm thick and 10 mm tall, milled from a Ø50 bar. Every pass enters from the open rim and follows the flow channel, the way five-axis impellers are programmed.

All cells within 0.02 mm

2,870lines

20:40run time

16,940 mm³removed

What it shows

Streamline toolpaths with G3
Rest machining with a Ø4 tool
Round blank

Blank: 50 × 50 × 20 mm

Optimizer: 20:40 → 20:27 (-1.1 %)

Tools:

T1 flat 6 n3 L16
T2 flat 4 n2 s6 l12 L18

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Every example is built into Studio: choose it from the Examples menu and press cycle start.

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