HSMAdvisor
Advanced Feed And Speed Calculator for CNC Programmers and Machinists
Features in comparison with other S&F Calculators
Feature | HSMAdvisor | HSMAdvisor Lite | FS Wizard: Mobile/Online | Competitor "G" |
Basic Speeds and feeds | ||||
Constantly Updated with latest tools and materials | |
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Chip Thinning and HSM | ||||
Tool Life estimation | ||||
Full Tool length/deflection compensation | ||||
Flute length compensation | ||||
Show Tool Deflection | ||||
Tool deflection limit (Breakage prevention) |
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Show Tool Torque | ||||
Tool Torque Limit (Breakage prevention) |
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Circular Interpolation compensation | ||||
Cut optimization | ||||
Tool Library | ||||
Advanced Tool Management(Keep track of stock, order tools, restock tools) | ||||
Machine Profiles | ||||
No Horse Power Limit | ||||
Spindle Power Curve compensation | ||||
Scientific calculator | ||||
Geometry calculators | ||||
Threads: 3 wire measurement | ||||
Reference:Tap/Drill charts, Fasteners, etc. | ||||
Application Wizard/Time Estimation | ||||
Payment/Usage type |
Flexible Licensing Options Unlimited Lifetime Floating -----OR----- Permanent License |
* 1 or 3 HP Lifetime Floating license |
Free for LITE version One time payment for life, Free with all HSMAdvisor Packages |
Fixed Licensing Option: Yearly and Lifetime subscription |
Hardware and Software Requirements | PC, Windows XP/7/8/10 Microsoft .NET 4.0+ | PC, Windows XP/7/8/10 Microsoft .NET 4.0+ | Smartphone Android and iPhone |
PC, Mac. Requires |
Regular Price for one seat |
From $195 Comes with Free FSWizard PRO Mobile app |
From $65 Comes with Free FSWizard PRO Mobile app |
$19 -----OR----- |
From $79 per year No mobile app available |
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♦ More than 200 different materials sorted in material groups according to SECO specifications ♦ List of recently used materials saves time and effort ♦ Built-in search allows to filter out materials by a portion of their name
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♦ Large number of milling, drilling and turning tools is supported. ♦ Most of modern cutting materials, coatings and their combinations is available with a click of a mouse. ♦ List include such exotic tools as High-Feed and Helical Mills |
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♦ Comprehensive cutter geometry that can be defined in either imperial or metric units ♦ Fields containing default or ideal values have green background color, while fields with abnormal or exceeding limits values are red or yellow ♦ Suggested cutter engagement values like Depth of Cut (DOC) or Width of Cut (WOC) are directly related to cutter type, geometry and workpiece material ♦ Any field can be immediately converted to inch or metric with a click of a mouse on the corresponding unit icon (in or mm) |
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♦ Cutting Depth and Width are automatically calculated for each tool in accordance to endmill geometry and material being cut. ♦ Change in either Depth or Width of Cut forces the other value to change accordingly to keep load on tool the same. ♦ Change in both values forces feed rate change. |
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♦ While HSM (High Speed Machining) techniques often put tooling and machinery on the edge of their capabilities, HSMAdvisor allows you to set maximum tool/machine loads to a comfortable for your case level. ♦ Whenever one or more of safety levels is exceeded a warning is triggered pointing the source of the problem and possible ways to fix it. ♦ Chip Thinning and HSM switches allow to account for effect of reducing chip thickness as radial depth of cut is reduced below 30% of the cutter diameter. And maximize cutting speed and feed rate. ♦ To accommodate variations in quality of tooling and machine rigidity, a Tool Performance slider was introduced. |
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♦ Drilling tools come with depth/effective diameter calculator ♦ Break-Thru and recommended pecking amount are listed for each drill type according to its tip and flute geometry. |
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♦ Circular interpolation/ramping calculator adjusts cutting feed rate according to geometry of the Hole or the Boss ♦ Helical Ramping Calculator allows to quickly calculate helix pitch and ramp angle |
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♦ Scallop calculator for Ball Nose End Mills quickly converts step-over to scallop height and vise-verse. ♦ Turning Surface Finish Calculator estimates and adjusts feedrate to get desired surface finish. |
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♦ Latest addition - tapping module specifies recommended drill size. ♦ A convenient table allows to quickly find suitable substitute for any drill size in either imperial or metric. |
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♦ Speed and Feed overrides help users fine-tune expected cutter life ♦ Tool Life indicator shows how tool life changes according to current cutting data ♦ Manufacturer Settings allow to specify exact recommended tool manufacturer cutting speed and chip load for each particular material. |
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♦ Advanced tool settings allow to change aggressiveness of the cut and limit cutting forces to a acceptable level. |
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♦ Machine Spindle power output varies with RPM. ♦ Both belt drive and gearbox spindles are supported equally ♦ By checking "Calculations stick to predefined RPM" box user can force calculated RPM to always round towards the closest RPM value from the power curve table. ♦ HSMAdvisor Cloud allows you to download and upload machines stored on the Internet. |
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♦ Cutter geometry can be quickly saved into one of multiple libraries for convinient re-use right when you need it. ♦ Some users choose to sort tools according to machine type. Others - according to material type being cut. |
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♦ Each saved tool entry can have unlimited number of Cuts attached to it. ♦ Cut is a workpiece-material related data like Cutter Engagement and any possible overrides that affect resulting cutting speed and chipload. |
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♦ Gages tab shows most important cutting data at a glance. |
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♦ Tool Database stores all tooling and associated cutting data in one place. ♦ User can Copy, Move, Delete and Merge Libraries and tools alike. ♦ Using "Actions" Button you can import and export Tool Libraries to and from HSMAdvisor for easy sharing and back-up. ♦ Tool Database can be shared across several HSMAdvisor seats running on a network. ♦ Included Tool Management options allow to keep track of stock, create Purchase Requests and Re-stock tools. ♦ At a later stage it will be possible to synchronize Local Database with an online cloud storage allowing multiple programmers from around the world to have access to the same knowledge base. |
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♦ Threads Tab shows specifications for major internal and external thread types. ♦ Three wire measurement allows use of both predefined and available wire sizes. ♦ It also lists Minimum, maximum and Best wire size for each thread size and class. |
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Various geometric calculators in the Reference tab ♦ Scientific Calculator ♦ Bolt Hole and Partial Bolt Hole Calculators ♦ Bolt Line Calculator ♦ Drill Point / Countersink Calculator
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MasterCAM Integration
♦ Use a purpose-built hook to claculate cutting parameters for most milling and drilling toolpaths and tools ♦ Save cutting parameters into a database and recall them to quickly apply saved parameters to new toolpaths
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