Designed to optimize productivity of mill-turn machines, 5-axis mills, and wire EDM equipment, FeatureCAM 2015 R3 is capable of duplicating physical constraints of machine tool in simulations. It is then possible to check that chosen machine tool is capable of completing proposed program for all types of equipment, from simplest lathe to complex multi-tasking machine. Accurate representations can be created of shanks and holders, allowing 3-axis and 5-axis collision checking to be performed.