The company has released OpenCNC Version 6.2. The software architecture combines multi-axis interpolation and servo update in one process or interrupt, which is said to result in higher cutting speeds and improved part quality. The software also provides high speed machining through adaptive look-ahead, a method of dynamically adapting cutting speeds based on part program tolerances and machine dynamics. In Version 6.2, the company has enhanced the servo algorithms, which is said to result in increases in cutting speeds of up to 25 percent over the previous version of the OpenCNC software.

Also in Version 6.2, the company has expanded Rotary Tool Center Point (RTCP) compensation capability, which enables programming from the centerpoint of the cutting tool forfive-axis machining. According to the company, this eliminates the need to re-post process part programs when the tool length changes. By providing rotary axis compensation, which automatically compensates a five-axis machine for parts that have not been mounted in the center of a fixture, part setup time is said to be reduced.

In addition to the standard probing capability, Version 6.2 users gain sphere probing, slot probing and inspection probing cycles. The ability to output probing results through the Significant Events technology gives manufacturers the ability to improve part quality by implementing lean manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques, according to the company.