Ease of use and five-axis programming were once thought to be mutually exclusive. Traditionally, five-axis programming was considered difficult, time-consuming and extremely interactive.

That paradigm must change in order to remain competitive. Utilizing a program such as automatic toolpath generation software for surface or solid models in mold, die and tooling businesses, creating five-axis cutter paths is as simple as creating three-axis cutter paths. It allows shop floor programming in five-axis for complex deep parts using the CAM software to avoid collisions.