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Here is a feature comparison chart that shows the relative functionality of Iscar vs G-Wizard Feeds and Speeds Calculator:
| Feature | G-Wizard | Iscar |
| Machine Types | ||
| Mill | Y | Y |
| Lathe | Y | Y |
| CNC Router | Y | |
| Metric and Imperial Units, Selectable by Field | Y | |
| FEEDS & SPEEDS FEATURES | ||
| Automatic Tool Selection for CAM op | Y | |
| Automatic Tool Selection for CAM op using Tool Tables | Y | |
| Optimized Cut Depth for MRR | Y | Y |
| Optimized Cut Width for MRR | Y | Y |
| Optimal Combination of Cut Width and Cut Depth | Y | |
| Tool Rubbing Warning | Y | |
| Compute Slowest Feeds and Speeds without Rubbing | Y | |
| Chip Thinning Compensation | Y | Y |
| Calculates both Roughing and Finishing Passes | Y | |
| Slider Adjustment from Roughing to Finishing | Y | |
| Recommends Entry Method for CAM Toolpath (Plunge, Ramp, Helix) | Y | |
| Computes Entry Method Feeds & Speeds (Plunge Ramp Helix) | Y | |
| Recommends Coolant or Mist by Material | Y | Y |
| Automatically Scales Back if you exceed machine HP limits | Y | Y |
| Can adjust to a spindle power curve | Y | |
| Can optimize to a spindle power curve | Y | |
| Can automatically scale back if you exceed machine’s rigidity limits | Y | |
| Can automatically scale back if you exceed machine’s max feedrate | Y | Y |
| Adjusts for Material Alloy and Condition | Y | Y |
| Material DB Entries | 1232 | 13 |
| Can Calculate a Chamfer Pass | Y | |
| Can Optimize to Control Tool Deflection | Y | |
| Cut Width | Y | |
| Cut Depth | Y | |
| Stickout | Y | |
| Tortoise Hare Slider | Y | |
| Will recommend stickout and warn of excessive stickout | Y | |
| Cut Depth warning when too deep for slitting saws | Y | |
| Can adjust Feeds and Speeds for Helical and Circular holes and bosses | Y | |
| Can adjust Feeds and Speeds for Ramping | Y | |
| Can adjust feedrate to minimize vacuum pop-off | Y | |
| Can compensate for HSM and Trochoidal tool paths | Y | |
| Can adjust for Through Spindle, High Pressure, and Programmable Coolant Nozzles | Y | |
| Cheat Sheet will recommend which parameters to change to achive desired outcome | Y | |
| Will tell you whether to use Climb Milling or Conventional Milling | Y | |
| Will warn if your spindle’s minimum rpm is too high for the cut and will suggest work arounds to the problem. | Y | |
| Wiill tell you when you need a peck cycle or parabolic drill based on hole depth. | Y | |
| Will tell you the best twist drill point angle for your material | Y | |
| Will tell you if the material is not compatible with PCD tooling | Y | |
| Will tell you when you should drill a pilot hole | Y | |
| Will tell you when material is too hard to form tap | Y | |
| Will recommend a peck depth | Y | |
| Will tell the best drill size for a reamer | Y | |
| Will warn when you should’nt use the centerline of your cutter | Y | |
| Will warn to use less than 4 flutes in non-ferrous metals | Y | |
| Will compensate for effective diameter on ball noses and such. | Y | |
| Will compute Feeds & Speeds for Plunge Roughing | Y | |
| TOOL TYPES | ||
| Carbide Tools | Y | Y |
| HSS Tools | Y | Y |
| Cobalt Tools | Y | |
| PCD Tools | Y | |
| Tool Coatings Handled | 9 | |
| End Mill Tip Types | ||
| Normal | Y | Y |
| Serrated (Corncob) Rougher | Y | Y |
| Ballnose End Mills | Y | Y |
| Lolipop End Mills | Y | |
| Chamfers and Countersinks | Y | |
| Corner Rounders | Y | |
| V-Bits | Y | |
| Dovetails | Y | |
| Router Downcut End mIlls | Y | |
| Router Compression End mIlls | Y | |
| Router Straight Flute End mIlls | Y | |
| Indexable Mill Tip Types | ||
| Normal | Y | Y |
| Serrated (Corncob) Rougher | Y | Y |
| Ballnose End Mills | Y | Y |
| Lolipop End Mills | Y | |
| Chamfers and Countersinks | Y | |
| Corner Rounders | Y | |
| V-Bits | Y | |
| Dovetails | Y | |
| Router Downcut End mIlls | Y | |
| Router Compression End mIlls | Y | |
| Router Straight Flute End mIlls | Y | |
| Twist Drills | Y | Y |
| Parabolic Drills | Y | Y |
| Indexable Drills | Y | Y |
| Spot Drills | Y | |
| Center Drills | Y | |
| Spade Drills | Y | |
| Gun Drills | Y | |
| Reamers | Y | |
| Form Taps | Y | |
| Cutting Taps | Y | |
| Thread Mills | Y | Y |
| Boring Bars | Y | |
| Saws & Woodruff Cutters | Y | |
| Annular Cutters (Rotabroach) | Y | |
| Turning Tools | ||
| OD Turning | Y | Y |
| Boring Bar for ID Turning | Y | Y |
| Parting Off | Y | Y |
| Single-Point Threading | Y | Y |
| Grooving Tools | Y | Y |
| THREAD CALCULATOR | ||
| Includes Full Featured Thread Calculations and Data for UN and ISO Threads | Y | |
| Optional Full-Featured Thread Calculator that adds many more thread families | Y | |
| Tap Drill Sizes by Thread % | Y | |
| OTHER FEATURES | ||
| Includes Tool Inventory management features | Y | |
| Will manage your ToDo list for you using Pomodoro time management | Y | |
| Includes a full range of Geometry Calculators | ||
| Right Triangle | Y | |
| Oblique Triangle | Y | |
| Bolt Circles | Y | |
| Dovetails: Measurement with pins | Y | |
| Tapers: Includes a list of standard tapers you can plug in | Y | |
| Chamfer/Drill: With special calculators for center drill, spot drill, twist drill, and countersink | Y | |
| Circle Chords | Y | |
| GD&T True Position | Y | |
| Distance Between Points | Y | |
| Polar / Rectangular Coordinate Conversion | Y | |
| Turner’s Cube Dimensions: Fun one! | Y | |
| Fits and Tolerances: Sliding Fits, Press Fits, and all the rest. | Y | |
| Gage Block / Sine Bar: Tells which blocks from the set make up a given size. And for the sine bar, what is the length and gage bar stack up to make that length. | Y | |
| Ball Gages: Calculate all sorts of interesting things when you drop a ball bearing into a hole. | Y | |
| Includes Many Quick Reference Resources for Machinist | ||
| Drill Chart showing all the standard sizes of Twist Drills and End Mills. | Y | |
| Fasteners Chart with data on Socket Head Cap Screws, 82 Degree Flat Head Cap Screws, 100 Degree Flat Head Cap Screws, and Metric Flat Head Cap Screws. | Y | |
| Weights and Volumes for all standard sizes of structural steel. You can choose the material as well as add cost information to calculate price quotes. | Y | |
| Thermal Expansion Calculator | Y | |
| Electrical Page with Ohms Law Calculator and Resistor Color Codes chart. | Y | |
| Servo and Stepper Motor Sizing Calculations for DIY CNC’ers. | Y | |
| G and M-Codes | Y | |
| Hardness Calculator with conversions between all standard hardness measures. | Y | |
| Tool Rigidity Calculator | Y | |
| Chatter Calculator: Can you tell you what spindle rpms will minimize the chatter. | Y | |
| GD&T symbol reference | Y | |
| Notebook so you can add web pages to your reference materials | Y | |
| Full-Featured Scientific Calculator with Fractions and Unit Conversion | Y |
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Recently updated on July 24th, 2024 at 10:14 am
Bob is responsible for the development and implementation of the popular G-Wizard CNC Software. Bob is also the founder of CNCCookbook, the largest CNC-related blog on the Internet.
