The overview shows a comparison of the different FILOU-NC versions.
The “home-Version” replaces the former Hobby- and educational version. The scope of functions of the “home-Version” is identical to the “open-Version”
The WinPC-NC versions can only be used together with WinPC-NC controls.
- √ = Yes
- √* = partly
- × = No
NC20 |
basic | expert | open (home**) |
WinPC-NC basic |
WinPC-NC expert |
WinPC-NC open |
| Geometry | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Manager | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Editor | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Backplot + Editor | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Transfer (RS232) | × | × | √ | × | × | × |
| 3D Simulation | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Detailed Analysis | × | √ | √ | × | × | √ |
| Macros | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Custom Macros | × | × | √ | × | × | √ |
| Cycles | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Custom Cycles | × | × | √ | × | × | √ |
| Postprocessor-adaption | × | × | √ | × | × | √ |
| Custom Postprocessors | × | × | √ | × | × | √ |
| CAM | ||||||
| Tool management | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Contourtrace | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Freehandmilling | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| 3D contourtracing | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Batch | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Drilling, all strategies | √* | √ | √ | √* | √ | √ |
| Circularpocket | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Thread milling | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Countersink milling | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Face milling | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Rectangularpockets | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Text milling | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Pattern milling | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Contourpockets | √* | √ | √ | √* | √ | √ |
| Contour milling with bridges | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Oscillate along contour | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Peek along contour | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Peel along contour | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Insert macros | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Define Cycles | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Free Block | × | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Direct sending to winPCNC | × | × | × | √ | √ | √ |
| Sending to other Software | √ | √ | √ | × | × | × |
| Postprocessors | ||||||
| All | √ | √ | √ | × | × | × |
| PCNC | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| HPGL | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Create / edit Postprocessor | × | × | √ | × | × | √ |
** = Only for private (School & Hobby), non-commercial use. Will not be sold to companies.