2D Curve Milling

Entry Level 

Four axis 

 Expert Level

Profiling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pocketing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Facing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Drilling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Profiling

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Pocketing

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Facing

No

Yes

Yes

4-axis Drilling

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Profiling

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Pocketing

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Facing

No

No

Yes

5-axis Drilling

No

No

Yes

Roughing

3D Pocketing

Yes

Yes

Yes

3D Facing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Parallel Roughing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Stock Model

No

No

Yes

Roughing-remachining

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis 3D Pocketing

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis 3D Facing

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Parallel Roughing

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Stock Model

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis 3D Pocketing

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis 3D Facing

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Parallel Roughing

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Stock Model

No

No

Yes

Finishing

Z-level finishing (Waterline finishing) *

Yes

Yes

Yes

Planar finishing *

Yes

Yes

Yes

Planar finishing with contouring *

No

Yes

Yes

Pencil Tracing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level finishing

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Planar finishing *

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Planar contouring *

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Pencil Tracing

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Radial-level finishing

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Planar finishing *

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Planar contouring *

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Pencil Tracing

No

No

Yes

Remachining

Z-level remachining *

No

No

Yes

Planar remachining *

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Radial-level remachining

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Planar remachining

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis R-level remachining

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Planar remachining

No

No

Yes

3D Curve Milling

Along Curves engraving

Yes

Yes

Yes

Project curves

Yes

Yes

Yes

Between two curves

Yes

Yes

Yes

From boundary curves

Yes

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Engraving

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Project curves

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis Between two curves

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4-axis From boundary curves

No

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Engraving

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Project curves

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis Between two curves

No

No

Yes

Simultaneous 4+1-axis From boundary curves

No

No

Yes

Indexed Milling

Indexed 3+1-axis machining **

No

Yes

Yes

Indexed 3+2-axis machining **

No

No

Yes

Regions and Boundaries

Box work piece

Yes

Yes

Yes

Curves

Yes

Yes

Yes

Clipping planes

Yes

Yes

Yes

User defined stock models

No

Yes

Yes

Simulation

3-axis Material removal simulation

Yes

Yes

Yes

4 axis machine parts simulation

No

Yes

Yes

5-axis machine parts simulation

No

No

Yes

Toolpath editing

Edit as ordinary Rhino curves ***

Yes

Yes

Yes

Post Processors

Customisable post processors

Yes

Yes

Yes

4-axis output

No

Yes

Yes

5-axis output

No

No

Yes

5-axis APT output

No

No

Yes