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THE NEW BobCAD-CAM Cutting Edge CNC Production Power V29 MILL | MILL TURN | LATHE | ROUTER | PLASMA | LASER | WATERJET | WIRE EDM

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Page 1: THE NEW BobCAD-CAM - Penn Tool Co. Blogblog.penntoolco.com/munics_files/webshare/bobcad-cam-V29-brochure.pdfMorph Between 2 Curves and Parallel to Multiple Curves toolpaths. This option

THE NEW BobCAD-CAM

Cutting Edge CNC Production Power

V29

MILL | MILL TURN | LATHE | ROUTER | PLASMA | LASER | WATERJET | WIRE EDM

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With the release of BobCAD-CAM V29, not only are we delivering the most powerful, versatile Lathe module in the history of BobCAD-CAM, but were also bringing you tons of enhancements to CAD, Mill, Multiaxis Mill, and Simulation!

We build our software on customer requests, and this release is no different. BobCAD-CAM V29 brings new features that provide speed, intelligence, and organization to the easy to use flow that our customers know and love.

Improvements in the new BobCAD-CAM V29 help take the headache out of your everyday work and will have you cutting more parts, faster and more efficiently than ever before!

What’s NEW

The NEW Power

General    Hide  Gnomon    To  simplify  the  process  of  creating  and  printing  setup  sheets,  we’ve  added  the  ability  to  hide  the  WCS  gnomon  from  the  workspace.    64  Bit  Only  Application    To  offer  the  best  possible  software  experience,  BobCAD-­‐CAM  is  now  offered  as  a  64  bit  application  only.    

                                   

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CAD  Enhancements      Spun  Profile    Spun  Profile  is  perfect  for  lathe  jobs  where  it’s  tough  to  find  the  overall  outline  of  the  part.  Using  this  new  feature,  you  simply  pick  the  direction  of  the  rotation,  select  the  surface,  and  BobCAD-­‐CAM  does  the  rest.    Chain  Filleting    This  new  feature  can  reduce  mouse  clicks  associated  with  setting  up  filleting  operations  by  as  much  as  75%  by  giving  you  the  ability  to  fillet  an  entire  chain,  or  multiple  chains,  of  entities  at  one  time.    Quick  Unit  Type  Access  from  the  Status  Bar    Switching  between  unit  types  is  now  easier  than  ever  using  the  new  drop  down  menu  in  the  status  bar.    File  Open  Options    Many  of  our  clients  have  told  us  about  frustrations  they  have  receiving  files  from  their  clients  that  may  have  been  improperly  saved,  which  can  cause  files  with  many  solids  to  open  as  a  one  single  solid.  This  can  cause  a  lot  of  unnecessary  CAD  work  and  a  lot  of  back  &  forth  phone  calls  with  your  client.    We  have  solved  this  by  giving  users  Open  File  Options  for  supported  file  types.  Now  you  can  choose  whether  to  open  Curves,  Solids,  or  both.  For  the  solid  model  itself,  you  can  choose  to  open  the  file  while  keeping  the  separate  bodies  as  saved  in  the  file,  or  choose  to  have  our  software  attempt  to  join  them.    

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CAM  Enhancements    Backplot    The  simulation  is  an  incredibly  powerful  tool  that  allows  you  to  check  everything  from  cut  time  to  part  deviations.  In  some  cases,  you  may  just  need  to  check  simple  tool  movement  on  a  single  operation.  Previously,  this  required  a  lot  more  clicks  to  isolate  a  single  operation  and  launch  the  simulation.      But  now,  BobCAD-­‐CAM  gives  you  a  way  to  track  tool  movements  for  a  single  operation  without  the  need  to  launch  the  simulation.  By  right  clicking  on  an  operation  and  selecting  the  Backplot  options,  you’re  now  able  to  see  the  tool  movement  for  a  single  operation  directly  in  the  CAD  window  for  any  mill,  lathe,  mill  turn,  or  wire  EDM  jobs!    Update  All  Geometry  (CAM  Tree)    There  are  times  when,  for  whatever  reason,  something  about  the  feature  geometry  changes.  Maybe  one  or  two  features  on  the  CAD  model  have  been  edited  in  the  CAD  Tree,  or  even  worse,  maybe  the  machine  zero  has  changed  and  now  every  single  feature  in  the  CAM  Tree  needs  to  have  the  geometry  re-­‐associated.      To  cure  headaches  like  these,  the  Update  All  Geometries  option  has  been  added  to  the  Job  Tree.  Using  this  feature,  you  can  now  easily  update  or  re-­‐associate  all  modified  geometries  associated  with  the  CAM  Tree  and  re-­‐compute  toolpath  in  one  easy  step.    Groups  (CAM  Tree)    Groups  give  you  greater  organizational  control  over  complicated  jobs  by  allowing  you  to  create  folders  inside  of  your  CAM  Tree  that  you  can  then  drag  and  drop  features  into.  Not  only  does  this  save  space  in  the  CAM  Tree,  but  it  also  allows  you  to  control  toolpath  options  on  all  features  inside  of  the  folder  at  the  folder  level.    

           

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Mill  Enhancements    Mill  Express    Thread  Milling  Enhancements    

Tapered  Thread  Milling    As  one  of  the  more  popular  feature  requests  in  V29,  BobCAD-­‐CAM  now  allows  you  to  easily  machine  tapered  (pipe)  threads.    Thread  Mill  Side  Roughing    This  feature  allows  you  to  set  up  incremental  side  roughing  steps  to  reach  the  final  size  of  the  thread.    Machine  Compensation  Support  for  Thread  Milling    To  give  you  more  control  to  make  adjustments  at  the  machine,  we’ve  added  Machine  Compensation  to  the  patterns  page  for  threading  operations.    New  Thread  Mill  Tool  Types    Single  point  threading  tools  and  multiple  tooth  Thread  Mill  are  now  supported  as  separate  tool  types.  The  tool  definitions  have  also  been  enhanced  to  allow  for  a  more  accurate  simulation,  and  the  definition  of  multiple  different  thread  types.  

 Spiral  Pocketing  for  Circles    To  give  your  circular  pockets  the  cleanest  cuts  possible,  we’ve  added  a  spiral  pattern  option  to  the  2  Axis  Pocket  wizard.    Helical  Arc  Output  for  Spiral  Entities    BobCAD-­‐CAM  will  now  output  helixes  in  the  posted  code  for  all  of  your  spiral  cuts,  which  can  reduce  g-­‐code  by  hundreds  of  lines  of  code.  For  machines  that  cannot  accept  a  helix,  we  have  added  Post  Block:  “553.  Break  helical  arcs  into  lines?  Y/N”  which  utilizes  the  arc  break  tolerance  on  block  320.          

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Mill  3  Axis  Standard    Advanced  Pocket  Calculation  Improvements    Every  job  has  to  be  roughed  out,  and  it’s  tough  find  a  quicker,  more  efficient  toolpath  than  the  Adaptive  Roughing  pattern  for  the  Advanced  Pocket  toolpath.  However,  larger  jobs  and  tighter  tolerances  used  to  take  much  longer  to  compute.  But  now,  we’ve  made  a  great  toolpath  even  better  by  improving  the  calculation  speed  and  providing  you  with  smoother  lead  in  motions.  Tests  show  calculation  speed  improvements  in  the  range  of  20-­‐90%!    

Improved  Open  Shape  Detection    In  many  cases,  large  areas  inside  a  pocket  have  already  been  cleared  by  a  previous  operation.  Forcing  the  software  to  start  the  cuts  in  the  void,  while  not  trying  to  cut  air,  can  save  a  lot  of  time.  To  help  with  these  scenarios,  internal  hole  boundaries  are  now  supported  for  Advanced  Pockets  by  using  dashed  entities.  

 Mill  3  Axis  Pro    Overall  Mill  Enhancements    Gouge  Checking    Gouge  checks  are  now  available  for  all  the  Mill  Pro  toolpaths,  allowing  you  to  set  various  clearance  options  for  the  different  components  of  the  tool,  select  which  surfaces  you  would  like  to  check,  and  choose  either  retract  tool  or  one  of  the  six  other  strategies  to  use  in  case  of  a  gouge  detection.  This  option  can  also  be  used  to  give  you  even  more  control  over  how  particular  surfaces  are  handled.  You  can  choose  surfaces  to  give  additional  allowance  to,  or  even  avoid  particular  surfaces  completely.      Rest  Finishing  from  STL  Stock  Model    Rest  finishing  options  have  been  added  to  the  Advanced  Planar,  Advanced  Z  Level  Finish,  Equidistant,  and  Project  Curve  toolpaths  to  give  you  more  power  over  making  sure  each  tool  finishes  only  what  is  needed  while  creating  the  shortest  program  possible.  And  there  are  two  powerful  solutions  for  handling  your  rest  finishing  needs:    

Utilizing  the  Previous  Tool  Information  –  This  option  is  available  for  when  you’re  using  a  similar  type  of  toolpath  combined  with  a  smaller  tool  that  can  go  in  to  clean  up  areas  where  the  previous  larger  tool  could  not  fit.  This  calculation  has  been  enhanced  with  a  new  3D  trimming  boundary  to  provide  a  higher  degree  of  precision.    

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NEW  -­‐  STL  Stock  Model  –  The  new  Stock  Model  option  lets  you  to  import  the  cut  stock  model  from  simulation,  allowing  you  to  work  with  the  most  precise  rest  finishing  calculations  possible.  

 Improvements  to  the  Angle  Range  Calculations    Angle  Range  is  an  incredibly  useful  tool  that  enhances  the  amount  of  control  the  user  has  over  the  tool,  and  now  the  new  and  improved  algorithm  that  drives  the  angle  range  calculations  delivers  an  even  higher  degree  of  accuracy.    Advanced  Rough    

Improved  Calculation  Speed  and  Toolpath  Quality    Every  job  has  to  be  roughed  out,  and  it’s  tough  find  a  quicker,  more  efficient  toolpath  than  the  Advanced  Roughing  toolpath.  However,  larger  jobs  and  tighter  tolerances  used  to  take  much  longer  to  compute.  But  now,  we’ve  made  a  great  toolpath  even  better  by  improving  the  calculation  speed  and  providing  you  with  smoother  lead  in  motions.  Tests  show  calculation  speed  improvements  in  the  range  of  20-­‐90%!    Parallel  Cutting  –  Profile  After    For  even  more  control,  advanced  rough  now  provides  you  with  the  option  to  turn  Profile  After  on  and  off  when  the  Parallel  pattern  is  in  use.  Profile  After  creates  an  additional  profile  pass  at  the  end  of  each  depth.  There  is  also  a  spacing  option  which  allows  you  to  control  how  close  the  initial  passes  are  to  the  profile.    Stock  Thickness  Detection  for  Rest  Machining  Detect  Stock  Thicker  Than    BobCAD-­‐CAM  has  added  Detect  Stock  Thicker  Than  to  the  Advanced  Rough  toolpath.  This  option  allows  you  to  focus  the  toolpath  on  stock  consisting  of  a  particular  range  of  thickness.  Setting  a  value  here  will  force  the  toolpath  to  ignore  any  stock  whose  thickness  does  not  meet  this  value.  This  is  another  tool  to  give  you  as  much  power  as  possible  without  the  need  to  create  new  geometry  to  use  as  a  boundary.    Tool  Outside,  Inside,  Center,  and  Offset  Boundaries  for  Advanced  Rough    Because  our  users  like  the  boundary  options  on  the  Mill  Pro  finishing  passes  so  much,  we’ve  now  added  them  to  the  Advanced  Rough  toolpath.  With  this,  you’re  able  to  set  the  tool  to  keep  to  the  center,  stay  inside,  stay  outside,  or  even  offset  its  spacing  from  the  boundary  without  ever  needing  to  create  additional  geometry.  

   

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Flatlands    

Parallel  and  Adaptive  Patterns  for  Flatlands    Flatlands  is  an  incredibly  easy  way  to  face  off  all  the  flat  areas  of  the  part,  without  having  to  worry  about  setting  depth.  No  matter  how  many  different  depths  the  flat  areas  exist  on,  Flatlands  will  finish  them  all,  and  now  you  have  more  pattern  options  to  choose  from.  In  addition  to  the  previously  available  Offset  style  pattern,  we’ve  added  a  Parallel  and  an  Adaptive  Roughing  style  pattern,  with  adaptive  roughing  providing  an  optimized  adaptive  toolpath,  which  will  approach  from  the  air  to  reduce  the  overall  machining  time.  

 Advanced  Planar    

Round  Corners    The  Radius  value  for  Round  Corners  in  the  Advanced  Planar  toolpath  has  been  replaced  with  Maximum  Deviation.    Step  Down    The  Advanced  Planar  toolpath  now  has  a  Step  Down  option,  giving  you  the  ability  to  set  up  multiple  passes.  

 Advanced  Z  Level  Finish    

Machine  Vertical  Walls  Only    In  order  to  give  you  more  control  over  how  surfaces  are  cut,  Machine  Vertical  Walls  Only  has  been  added  to  Advanced  Z  Level  Finish.    Full  Contour  Pass  Options    By  default,  the  Spiral  pattern  on  the  Advanced  Z  Level  toolpath  performs  one  full  pass,  or  “Full  Contour”,  at  the  same  depth  before  beginning  the  spiral,  and  one  more  at  the  end  of  the  spiral.  With  the  addition  of  some  new  options,  you  can  now  choose  to  exclude  the  first,  last,  or  both  closed  contours  from  the  spiral.  

         

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Mill  4  Axis  Standard    Optimized  Multiaxis  Posting  Settings  (4  Axis  Standard  &  Greater  Modules)    The  Multiaxis  Posting  page  in  the  CAM  Wizards  has  been  reorganized  to  simplify  the  available  parameters  and  make  them  clearer.  The  available  Angle  Pair  and  Pole  Handling  parameters  are  now  properly  updated  based  on  the  machine  type  (4  axis  or  5  axis)  and  job.    Mill  4  Axis  Pro    Extend  Edge  Curve    To  save  you  time  on  having  to  create  additional  geometry,  we’ve  added  Extend  Edge  Curve  to  the  Surface  Quality  section  of  the  Morph  Between  2  Curves  and  Parallel  to  Multiple  Curves  toolpaths.  This  option  forces  the  software  to  extend  the  edge  curve  in  the  background  so  the  toolpath  does  not  wrap  around  the  open  ends  of  a  curve  when  the  surface  continues  beyond  the  ends  of  the  curve.    Exact  Stepover  Option    To  assist  with  surface  quality,  we’ve  added  a  new  exact  stepover  option  to  the  Morph  Between  2  Curves  and  Parallel  to  Multiple  Curves  Toolpaths.  In  the  Advanced  dialog  of  the  Surface  Quality  section,  there  is  now  a  Stepover  Calculation  option  that  allows  you  to  select  from  an  Approximate  or  Exact  calculation  method.    New  Flowline  Toolpath    The  4  Axis  Pro  toolpaths  now  include  a  Flowline  toolpath  that  requires  only  a  single  surface  selection,  allowing  you  to  get  a  flowline-­‐style  toolpath  faster  than  ever.  The  toolpath  follows  the  U  or  V  direction  of  the  selected  surface  and  you  control  the  toolpath  by  setting  the  Style  to  either  “Along”  or  “Around”.    New  Mirror  Option    To  save  you  time  on  creating  finishing  paths  for  symmetrical  part  geometry,  the  Mirror  option  was  added  to  the  Roughing  tab  of  the  Multiaxis  Wizard,  allowing  you  to  mirror  the  toolpath  across  any  axis.  Simply  turn  the  mirror  option  on,  select  an  axis,  and  compute  the  toolpath.              

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Common  Direction  Tilting  Options    When  using  multiaxis  toolpaths,  it  is  normally  good  practice,  in  many  cases,  to  keep  the  tool  normal  to  the  surface  at  all  times.  However,  in  some  cases,  this  can  cause  more  movement  than  you  would  want.  With  Common  Direction,  the  aim  is  to  find  a  single  tool  axis  orientation  on  the  full  toolpath  or  a  single  contour  that  works  well  on  all  areas  of  the  selected  surfaces.  When  using  Common  Direction,  the  tool  axis  is  set  to  a  normalized,  single  direction  for  all  toolpath  points  and  the  option  is  available  for  all  tilting  strategies.      Gouge  Checking  –  Retract  Tool  Along  Tool  Plane    This  new  gouge  checking  strategy  moves  the  tool  out  of  gouging  using  the  tool  plane  or  at  a  right  angle  to  the  tool  axis.  When  gouges  are  detected,  the  software  moves  the  tool  away  from  the  cutting  direction  at  a  right  angle  (into  the  tool  plane).    User  Controlled  Point  Distribution    All  surface  based  Multiaxis  toolpaths  now  put  the  control  over  toolpath  point  distribution  in  your  hands.  You  can  define  a  Maximum  Distance  and/or  Minimum  Distance  with  a  Deviation  Factor,  giving  you  more  control  over  the  tolerance  of  the  final  part.    Mill  5  Axis  Pro    Maintain  Tilt    In  many  cases,  the  tilt  of  the  tool  is  based  on  the  surfaces  being  cut.  Drastic  changes  in  the  surface  can  cause  the  axis  of  the  tool  to  shift  significantly  over  a  short  distance.  This  shift  is  most  noticeable  when  the  surface  normal  in  fillets  changes  from  90  to  0.  Maintain  tilt  has  been  added  to  the  Tool  Axis  Control  tab  to  resolve  these  issues.      Lathe  Enhancements    BobCAD-­‐CAM  is  very  proud  to  introduce  the  newly  enhanced  Lathe  module  within  the  V29  suite  of  products.  With  enhancements  to  the  feature  types  and  new  toolpath  additions  to  every  single  operation,  this  is  by  far  the  most  powerful  lathe  system  ever  offered  by  BobCAD-­‐CAM.    Overall  Lathe  Enhancements    The  Feature  definition  for  all  lathe  features  has  been  completely  overhauled  to  deliver  a  simpler  and  more  flexible  system.        

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New  Lathe  Tool  and  Holder  Definitions    The  new  lathe  system  has  a  complete  rework  of  the  lathe  tools,  including  ISO  standard  insert  definition,  in  addition  to  easily  created  tool  holders  without  the  need  to  create  geometry!    Feature  Type  and  Regions    Once  a  feature  has  been  selected,  you  choose  the  Feature  Type  and  a  Region.  Feature  Types  –  OD,  ID,  Face,  and  Back  Face  Regions  –  1  or  2    Constraints    The  Constraints  allow  you  to  define  the  area  in  which  the  toolpath  will  be  generated,  without  the  need  to  trim  and  extend  geometry.    

From  Stock  –  Sets  the  Top  of  Feature  to  the  highest  point  of  the  stock  diameter.  From  Feature  –  Sets  the  Top  of  Feature  to  the  highest  point  of  the  selected  feature  geometry.  Custom  –  Sets  the  Top  of  Feature  from  the  highest  point  of  the  selected  feature  geometry  to  the  value  entered.  This  allows  you  to  pick  a  point  as  well.    

Extension    Extensions  allow  you  to  extend  and  trim  the  virtual  feature  geometry  without  the  need  to  adjust  the  actual  CAD  geometry.  Choose  the  Start/End  option,  then  enter  the  values  to  trim  and  extend  those  virtual  geometries  along  the  chain.  You  can  even  create  them  at  an  angle.  All  this  can  be  done  without  the  need  to  touch  a  CAD  tool.    Automatic  Removal  of  Undercuts    For  years,  BobCAD-­‐CAM  has  trained  users  on  how  to  add  geometry  to  a  CAD  model  to  act  as  a  bridge  over  the  areas  of  the  geometry.  This  method  allowed  you  to  keep  the  tool  away  from  particular  areas  of  the  model  that  you  did  not  want  cut  with  a  particular  operation.  The  new  Undercut  option  allows  you  to  accomplish  the  same  goal  simply  by  selecting  a  check  box  in  the  Lathe  Wizard.  With  it,  you  simply  pick  an  entire  chain  for  the  feature  geometry  and  select  what  should  be  left  out,  without  having  to  touch  a  CAD  tool.  Select  Remove  Primary  Undercut,  Remove  Secondary  Undercut,  or  both  to  have  complete  control  over  the  operation.    Rapid  Plane    The  Lathe  module  now  provides  you  with  a  Rapid  Plane  option  to  give  you  control  over  where  the  rapid  motion  to  the  feature  ends.    

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New  Lathe  Feature  Types    End  Face  Feature    The  End  Face  Feature  makes  facing  off  the  part  quick  and  easy,  without  the  need  to  draw  any  additional  geometry.    Groove  Feature    This  feature  allows  you  to  choose  multiple  grooves  at  one  time  and  lets  you  rotate  the  feature  for  grooves  on  an  angle.    

Rotate    Rotations  of  grooving  features  can  be  accomplished  by  entering  an  angle  or  picking  geometry  to  align  the  walls  or  the  floor  of  the  feature  with.    

Operation  Enhancements    Each  operation  has  had  several  enhancements  to  give  you  more  control  over  lathe  toolpaths.    Rough  Turning  Operation    The  roughing  operation  used  for  both  turning  and  faces  received  several  enhancements  and  offers  a  higher  level  of  control.  

 Various  Pattern  Types    The  new  version  now  offers  an  offset  style  pattern  option  that  can  be  used  with  lathe  roughing  to  assist  with  cast  or  custom  stock  and  general  efficiency.    Sorting    Once  a  pattern  is  chosen,  you  can  now  choose  from  a  Standard  or  Zig  Zag  style  to  give  you  more  control  over  how  your  parts  are  cut.    Overlap    Once  the  tool  is  engaged  in  a  pass,  it’s  usually  preferable  to  continue  up  the  geometry  in  order  to  eliminate  steps  in  the  roughing  pass.  Now,  not  only  can  you  set  the  lead  out  options,  but  you  can  set  what  happens  prior  to  the  lead  out  of  each  pass.  You’re  able  to  set  each  pass  to  track  back  to  the  distance  of  the  previous  pass,  set  each  pass  to  do  mothering  before  the  lead  out,  or  even  set  a  custom  distance  to  track  back  to.  

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 Rough  Allowance    Users  can  now  add  an  additional  pass  to  the  groove  roughing  to  clear  any  steps  and  leave  a  consistent  amount  of  material  for  finishing.  

 Pattern  Repeat  Operation    The  Pattern  Repeat  Operation  used  for  both  turning  and  facing  has  received  several  enhancements  and  enhanced  control.    

Various  Pattern  Types    New  Pattern  and  Sorting  options  for  the  Pattern  Repeat  Operation  allow  you  to  choose  between  a  Standard  or  Offset  Pattern  and  set  either  a  Standard  or  Zig  Zag  style  sorting  option.    Sorting    Once  a  pattern  is  selected,  you’re  now  able  to  choose  from  a  Standard  or  Zig  Zag  style  cut  to  get  exactly  what  you’re  looking  for.  

 Basic  Finish  Operation    The  Basic  Finish  Operation  used  for  both  turning  and  facing  has  received  several  enhancements  and  more  control  is  offered.    

Various  Pattern  Types    When  finishing  a  lathe  part,  many  variables  go  into  deciding  how  the  part  should  be  finished.  Between  the  allowance  that  has  been  left,  the  tool  being  used,  and  the  shape  of  the  part,  a  basic  continuous  pass  on  the  part  may  not  always  be  ideal.      In  previous  versions,  breaking  up  a  finishing  pass  into  separate  directions  required  separate  features.  With  the  new  pattern  options,  you  now  have  a  way  to  Alternate  between  face  and  turn  methods,  all  within  one  operation.      When  you  choose  the  Alternate  method  over  the  standard  Continuous  method,  you  have  the  option  to  Face  Vertical  Only,  Turn  Diameter  Only,  handle  both  scenarios  at  once,  and  even  decide  whether  to  include  or  exclude  angled  walls  with  a  simple  check  box.  

     

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Groove  Roughing  Operation    The  Groove  Roughing  Operation  used  for  both  turning  and  facing  has  received  several  enhancements  and  offers  a  higher  level  of  control.    

Various  Pattern  Types    Grooves  now  offers  combinations  of  patterns  (Standard,  Single  Pass,  and  Zig  Zag)  and  sorting  options  so  that  a  user  can  cut  features  exactly  how  they  want  them.    Sorting    If  a  Standard  pattern  is  selected,  you  have  control  over  the  order  of  your  cuts.    Alignment    When  a  Single  Pass  is  selected,  you  control  how  to  line  the  tool  up  with  the  constraint  of  the  selected  geometry.    Rough  Allowance    You’re  now  able  to  add  an  additional  pass  to  the  groove  roughing  to  clear  any  steps  and  leave  a  consistent  amount  of  material  for  finishing.    Multiple  Depths  Grooving    Grooves  can  now  be  broken  into  multiple  depths  by  the  user.  You  control  whether  you  want  to  use  multiple  depths  and  how  to  organize  those  depths.  This  option  can  be  used  in  combination  with  pecking  so  that  material  can  be  removed  a  layer  at  a  time.      Processing    In  some  cases,  the  selected  geometry  causes  the  toolpath  to  be  broken  into  separate  areas  along  a  number  of  passes.  With  the  Processing  area,  you  decide  how  the  tool  will  move  between  the  separate  areas  of  the  toolpath.  

 Groove  Finish  Operation    The  Groove  Finish  Operation  used  for  both  turning  and  facing  received  several  enhancements  and  offers  a  higher  level  of  control.    

     

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Force  Down  Cutting    Grooving  tools  are  always  more  effective  when  the  force  is  applied  straight  down  into  the  material.  The  Groove  Finish  Operation  now  gives  you  the  option  to  force  down  the  cutting  motion,  and  even  has  it  set  as  the  default  method.  You  can  even  apply  a  custom  overlap  amount  so  the  final  pass  will  overlap  the  first,  creating  a  much  cleaner  finish.  

 Corner  Type    How  the  tool  moves  from  one  piece  of  geometry  to  the  next  can  make  a  big  difference  in  the  final  product.  In  some  cases,  users  want  to  round  the  tool  over  corners  to  help  de-­‐bur  the  part.  In  other  cases,  parts  require  precise,  sharp  corners.  The  new  Sharp  Corner  option  gives  you  the  best  of  both  worlds.    Rapid  on  Entry  Options    Approach  Options  have  now  been  added  to  the  Rapids  Page.  In  addition  to  the  Rapid  Exit  options,  you  can  now  control  the  approach  options  to  better  control  every  aspect  of  the  lathe  job.    Leads      The  new  lathe  module  includes  tons  of  new  lead  options  to  go  along  with  the  custom  lead  that  was  already  available.    Simulation  Enhancements    Smart  View  (Rotation  Cube)    To  make  switching  views  in  simulation  easier,  a  new  Smart  View  option  has  been  added  and  can  be  used  with  the  Rotation  Cube.  While  on,  the  Rotation  Cube  allows  you  to  click  on  the  face  of  the  cube  to  shift  to  the  Top,  Bottom,  Right,  Left,  Front,  and  Back  views.  Clicking  on  the  corners  of  the  Rotation  Cube  allows  you  to  quickly  shift  into  the  various  isometric  views.    Automatic  Quality  Improvements    When  simulating  stock  removal,  the  graphic  quality  is  always  turned  down.  This  helps  to  facilitate  a  smooth  running  simulation.  Once  the  simulation  has  stopped,  there  has  been  an  option  to  refine  the  graphic  quality  to  show  a  more  accurate  representation  of  the  result.  This  refine  now  happens  automatically  when  the  simulation  is  stopped  without  the  need  to  do  so  manually.      

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Measure  Distance  Between  Components    The  Measure  Distance  function  now  allows  you  to  measure  distances  between  machine  components  as  well  as  distances  on  the  stock  itself.    Video  Capture    For  quite  some  time  now,  users  have  been  able  to  save  an  entire  simulation  as  an  .exe  file,  which  has  allowed  users  to  share  the  simulation  and  all  the  simulation  controls  with  project  decision  makers.  Sometimes,  sharing  that  level  of  power,  control  and  data  can  be  counterproductive.    Now  you  have  the  option  to  simply  capture  a  video  of  the  graphics  window,  allowing  you  to  keep  things  simple,  when  needed.    Program  Based  Stop  Conditions    Additional  options  have  been  added  to  the  Program  Based  Stop  Conditions.  In  addition  to  the  options  to  Stop  on  Tool  Change  and  Stop  on  Operation  Change,  the  new  On  Block  option  provides  further  stop  control.  This  new  option  allows  you  to  force  the  simulation  to  stop  at  a  user-­‐defined  move  block.  The  Stop  Before  Occurrence  options  gives  you  the  option  to  force  the  simulation  to  stop  before  the  specified  type  of  occurrence.      Set  All  to  Initial  Values    Users  now  have  the  option  to  set  all  axis  values  to  the  initial  starting  points  of  the  program.    Robust  Shortcut  Keys    New  Shortcut  Keys  are  now  available  for  many  of  the  options  in  simulation.  It’s  now  possible  to  switch  between  backplot  mode  and  material  removal  mode  with  the  press  of  a  key.  Other  additions  include  tool  focus  options,  simulation  speed  and  view  controls,  and  all  the  run  controls.  

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