Description
The DeskProto Expert Edition, for complete 3-axis CNC
In the Expert edition all DeskProto options for CNC machining are available – except for the rotation axes. The result is a CAM program that allows you to produce even the most complicated models.
A few of the features that the Expert Edition offers you:
- Two different user-interfaces: the wizards to get you started, and the dialogs to exploit all options
- Extremely fast calculations, also for complex geometries
- Large STL files are possible: 500 MB is no problem, for the 64 bits version even several GB
- 2D machining (STL, EPS, AI), 3D machining (STL), and bitmap machining all in one program
- The ability to freely add cutters, machines and postprocessors
- A very intuitive user-interface.
DeskProto Expert applications
The DeskProto Expert Edition is meant for professional users whose profession is not CNC machining. Like designers and model makers needing a prototype, artists for a sculpture, medics for a brace, etc.
DeskProto can be combined with any 3D CAD program, and with any CNC milling machine.
Using DeskProto you can create a model in many ways:
Simply machine your part from one side.
For instance this insole, a relief model, a thermoforming mold. Note that the pictures on the left are links to Gallery projects.
Machine two separate halves of a model, each from one side, later to be glued together. Like the right and left half of this hand-tool.
Machine the model from two sides, either using a rotation axis for the 180 degree flip or doing a manual flip. For either case DeskProto provides a wizard to assist.
2D toolpaths can be combined with 3D machining, be projected on a 3D geometry, and also wrapped around an object when rotation axis machining.
When Bitmap machining DeskProto will convert each Z-value in the bitmap to a Z-height in the relief. This means that you can machine any photo! The relief can also be projected on or wrapped around a 3D geometry.
Functionality in DeskProto Expert
The DeskProto Expert Edition includes all functions shown for the Entry Edition.
In addition the following extra functions are available:
- Limit the area to be machined using a (freeform) segment
- Dynamic feed rate control: automatically reduce for high chip-loads. Also called the “Bit Saver feature“
- Many machining strategies available (see below)
- Inverse milling: machine a cavity that fits the geometry in the STL file
- Add support blocks, needed when machining from several sides or with a rotation axis
- Meander/climb/conventional, Ambient skipping, Collet collision check, …
- For 2D machining you can project the 2D contour on the 3D geometry
- For Bitmap machining you can project the bitmap relief on the 3D geometry
The above list only shows the most important features. For a more complete list the comparison table that compares the three editions of DeskProto.
DeskProto Expert offers a large number of Milling Strategies for the toolpaths: see the illustrations below.
Available Milling Strategies in the DeskProto Expert Edition:
  
  
Parallel to X Â , Â Parallel to Y Â , Â Parallel to X, angled
  
Crosswise  ,  Crosswise, angled
  
Block  ,  Block, angled
  
Circular  ,  Circular with corners
  
Spiral  ,  Radial
  
  
Waterlines (constant Z) Â , Â Contour only (smoothing contour) Â , Â Offset (contour-parallel)
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