Customers can request custom profiles to be added into the software. Those profiles are generally placed inside the customs folder, and inside of it, each customer has folder, similar to the image below: The profiles are added to the software for a fee that can vary between 0 and 100€ per component depending on the …
Category archives: Information
Compounds database – materials
The list of materials can be seen on the material list. This list corresponds to the materials registered on the software and relates the materials types, brands and products defined on the previous tables. A user without permissions, cannot edit this contents Import and export On the top right of the screen, there are buttons …
Compounds database – subtypes
For seal materials and related machining, 5 fixed groups exists: Available from version 5.5.9.5 And those groups are preloaded with the standard materials as presented below: All the sub materials information can be changed, deleted (right click) or more added to suit the client reality. A user with level zero, cannot change or edit this …
WebFastQuote Update
A new updated version of webfastquote is now online (3 Dec 2025). It contains several updates and new features suggested by our customers that we will be looking at in this post. These include: Performance improvementsUpdated all server packages with latest versions, and various code improvements have resulted in significant gains. Especially noticeable in a …
Cycle definition SINUMERIK
Sinumerik cycles implementation Facing – complete cycle Facing – finish only Front groove Inside – complete cycle Inside – finish only Outside – complete cycle Outside – finish only
Cycle definition GENERIC
Plain code implementation – generic machines Facing – complete cycle Facing – finish only Front groove Inside – complete cycle Inside – finish only Outside – complete cycle Outside – finish only
Cycle definition FANUC
Fanuc cycles implementation Facing – complete cycle Facing – finish only Front groove Inside – complete cycle Inside – finish only Outside – complete cycle Outside – finish only
Cycle definition
Until version 5.5.2.6 the software outputs GCode automatically and internally compensated for all cycles. This means that no tool radius compensation is made by the controller, such as G41/G42. By internally compensating all the GCode, the GCode output is compatible with more controllers, but several users prefer the use of compensated code on the controller …
Oil Thread
The oil thread is a low depth path along the outside or inside of a profile where the main objective is to allow oil to pass though the part. Others similar descriptions can be: relief groove, oil passage, oil channel among others depending on the documentation Available after version 5.5.1.8 – this feature is experimental …
Thread
Most CNC machines can handle threads using a built in cycle. On the machine configuration, if this cycle template is well defined most of the threads can be handled by the software. The set up of the thread is done on machine configuration (templates). On version 5.5.1.8 the thread cycle is also used by the …