thank you all for your answers Really appreciated. Another question . What if we want collisions checking vs a stationery part of the cnc on a 5axis tilted head cnc ? Using collisions checking on a toolpath and selecting a tailstock shape we design for example (example the tailstock holder or the whole A drive on the side of a centroid cnc ) My concern is that Mastercam would take the stationary's part (tailstock holder or A servo) ) and it would rotate together with stock and A ,since it doesnt know if its part or not. Doing so would cause the angle of the tailstock holder (or A drive 'box' ) and the part to be lock together when in reality are not. In simulation it can be easily done, but for collisions calculation at the toolpath level can Mastercam do this ?

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can seem to find the edit button so I will rewrite it First of all I am sorry if this is something that was asked before. I tired to search but couldn't find an answer. I have an old 5axis cnc tilted head milling machine and we are in the market for a cam software using our limited budget. My question is about tilting/ trimming stradegy . When mastercam is trimming toolpaths or tilt calculation its using the tool and tool holder vs the stock. Is it possible to calculate the toolpaths (trim,tilt etc) using spindle body (or other but moving with tool) +tool holder +tool vs stock? I think it can still crash the spindel head since the B is tilting without the tool and toolholder crashing into the stock I am asking about toolpath calculation and not in simulation that I understand that we can check for all collisions

First of all I am sorry if this is something that was asked before. I tired the search option but couldn't find an answer. we have an old 5axis tilted head milling cnc machine and we are in the market for a cam software with our limited budget. My question that I can not find an answer is this. When mastercam is trimming toolpaths or doing collistions calculation its using tool and tool holder vs stock. Is it possible to calulate toolpaths (trim,tilt etc) using spindel body +tool holder +tool vs stock? I was told no.Just toolholder +tool In simulation I understand that we can check for all collisions ,my question is about the calculation of the toolpaths themself...