Pentacad
cycleCAD Suite
Kinetic Control

Spindle

POWER
LOAD
0 W
0.0 %
0
RPM

Feed

POWER
CHIP LOAD
0 W
0.0000 in
0
in/min

DRO

X0.0000in
Y0.0000in
Z0.0000in
A0.000deg
B0.000deg

Control

Optional Stop
Max Velocity
100%
Max Rapid
100%
Feed Rate
100%
Spindle Rate
100%

Machine

Active machine

V2-50 loaded (boardRevision v2revR). Change via the dropdown in the top-right.

Connect to your Pentamachine

USB cable plugged in? The BeagleBone Black inside your machine exposes itself as a USB-Ethernet gadget on 192.168.7.2 (Linux/Windows) or 192.168.6.2 (macOS). Pentacad talks to Rockhopper at ws://<ip>:8000/websocket/.

Not connected.

Machine 3D model

Every Pentamachine ships with a detailed GLB model of itself at /opt/penta-ui-builds/gltf/<variant>.glb. When connected over USB, Pentacad can fetch the exact model for your machine.

Design

Import workpiece

Stock

CAM viewport · Three.js initialising…
Rapid Feed Over-limit Stock

Setup 1

Stock100 × 100 × 10 mm
MaterialAluminum
WCSG54 · centre-top
PlaneXY (A=0, B=0)

Operations

1
Face
T1 · Ø6.35mm flat · 18000 rpm
2
Adaptive Clear
T2 · Ø3.175mm flat · 22000 rpm
3
Pocket
T2 · Ø3.175mm flat · 22000 rpm
4
Drill (4× corner holes)
T3 · Ø3mm drill · 3500 rpm

Posted

Lines
Move count
Cut distance
Est. time

Send program to sim

The simulator runs in-app. Use the iframe's own playback bar (centered, bottom of the viewport). Or post G-code from the CAM tab and it'll auto-load here.

Motion summary

Total distance
Rapid moves
Cut moves
5-axis moves
Est. run time

Soft-limit check

XOK
YOK
ZOK
AOK
BOK · continuous

Current move

LineN—
Mode
Feed
Note