What's New in CAMWorks 2016

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1 Contents (Click a link below or use the bookmarks on the left) What s New in CAMWorks 2016 SP0 2 Supported Platforms 2 Resolved CPR s document 2 Improved Tool Management Interactions... 3 Tool tree view tab for easy tool management 3 Interface to select tools from the library (TechDB) 5 Filters to select turn tools from the library (TechDB) 6 Feed per tooth and SFM/SMM can be defined for the tool 7 Feature Definition Axis Feature Definition supports non-planar faces and edges Axis Feature Definition supports Second End Condition Axis Feature Definition supports Join segments 10 Recognizing features depth wise 11 Change in display of Air Segments to dotted lines for slot features 12 Simplified 2.5 Axis Feature Recognition when defining/editing features 12 Operations and Toolpath Simplified Operation Definition dialog box 13 Intuitive Chamfer Machining 14 Pre-Drilled Holes for VoluMill 15 Gun-drilling cycle in Milling 16 Define Dwell and Shift amount for drill cycles 18 Approach and Retract moves from machine home position for Mill operations 19 Turning with Incremental Angle for B Axis 20 TechDB Material considerations for Turn Feature Operations Conditions 21 Copy or Delete Strategies 22 Setup Sheets Option to generate Part and Tool Images for setup sheets 23 Miscellaneous Light Rebuild from CAMWorks NC Manager Node 24 Modify the Feature Strategies in the Active part or Assembly 25 Defining the default value for Mill Part Setup origin 26 Option to set Mill part Setup Origin as top or bottom center of the stock 27 Better representation of Mill Part setup origin in relation to stock 28 APIs introduced in CAMWorks Adding new Wire Diameters in Cutting Conditions of Wire EDM 29 Improved UI for CAMWorks License Manager and Port Number Detection 30 Geometric Americas Inc. makes no warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to this document. Geometric reserves the right to revise and improve products as it sees fit, and to revise the specifications and information contained herein without prior notice. Due to continuing product development, specifications and capabilities described in this document are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2015 Geometric Americas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. October, 2015

2 What s New in CAMWorks 2016 SP0 What's New in CAMWorks 2016 Supported Platforms Supported Platforms for 64-bit CAD applications The 64-bit versions of: - SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS CAMWorks Solids 2015 Note: CAMWorks Solids 2016 will be supported, but is not yet available. Operating Systems 64-bit versions of: - Windows 10 - Windows Windows 7 (SP1 or higher) [*Home Editions are not supported] Note: CAMWorks 2016 does not support any 32-bit Operating systems. Updated - Resolved CPR s document Implementation: The Resolved CPR (CAMWorks Problem Report) document has been updated to report the software errors that have been resolved in this release. To view the document, select: Start>>All Programs>>CAMWorks2016x64>>Resolved CPR s. 2

3 Improved Tool Management Interactions What's New in CAMWorks 2016 New - Tool tree view tab for easy tool management Implementation The Tool Tree View tab is a new tab provided, adjacent to the Operations tree. The tool tree and the context (Right Mouse Button) menu commands within this tab provide a means to manage the tools with ease. Interactions like replacing or assigning tools, reordering, deleting tools can be done by few mouse clicks. The Tool tree tab is provided adjacent to the CAMWorks Operations tree tab. The standard parameters in this tab include the CAMWorks NC Manager, Machine and Active Tool crib. Be default, the tool crib items will be expanded. For twin turret Turn and Mill-Turn machines, both turrets will be displayed in the Tool Tree view. The RMB context menu commands on the Tool crib node allows users to edit the tool crib, add new tools from the library, create new tools and save Tool crib to the TechDB. The RMB context menu of the Tool node allows user to display tool parameters and properties, add new tool from the library, create or replace tools, create new operations for the selected tool or delete selected tool. Each Tool node lists the operations using the selected tool. Users can select operations and drag/drop them from one tool node to another tool node. The operation will be regenerated after being reassigned. If user modifies the tool itself, then all the operations using that tool will be regenerated. A corresponding warning message will be displayed. Tool Tree View for Mill Mode Tool Tree View for Mill-Turn Mode 3

4 Assigning operations to tools in Tool View tab 4

5 Improved - Interface to select tools from the library (TechDB) The User Interface of the Tool Select Filter dialog box has been simplified to allow the user to add a tool from tool library to the active tool crib in minimal steps. A preview pane has been made available for the user to have a better visualization of the tool being selected. New tools can be added from TechDB at three places 1. Machine Edit Definition - Tool Crib tab 2. Operation Edit Definition Tool Tool Crib tab 3. New Operation dialog Implementation: In the earlier version of CAMWorks, the tool addition process to the Active Tool crib includes two steps with two different dialog box i.e. Tool Select Filter and Tools Database. From CAMWorks 2016, the Tool Select Filter dialog box and Tools Database dialog box are combined to simplify the selection process of tool from the Tool Library and adding to the Active Tool crib. The flow of the tool selection process has remained unchanged. A Preview pane is added to display the highlighted tool in the Tools Database group box along with some dimensions. Tool Select Filter dialog box 5

6 New - Filters to select turn tools from the library (TechDB) Implementation: The User Interface of the Tool Select Filter dialog box for selecting turn tools now support filters. In the earlier version of CAMWorks, for turn tools, filters were not available to focus on certain tools. From CAMWorks 2016, five different filters can be applied to the turn tools. The flow of the tool selection process has remained unchanged. A Preview pane is added to display the highlighted tool in the Tools Database group box along with some dimensions. Tool Select Filter dialog box 6

7 New - Feed per tooth and SFM/SMM can be defined for the tool Implementation Feed using SFM/SMM and feed par tooth can be assigned to the tools in the TechDB. Based on that data, user will be able to define the RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) for a mill or a drill tool using the SMM or SFM. The XY feed rate can be defined using the new parameter of Feed per Tooth. The new parameters of SMM/SFM and Feed per Tooth/Revolution are made available in the Cutting Parameters dialog box of mill and drill tools in CAMWorks and TechDB. The RPM can be defined by specifying the SMM/SFM value. The XY feed rate or Z feed rate can be defined by using feed per tooth/revolution parameter. Note: The Z feedrate (for Mill tools) and Leadin feedrate will not be affected in the Cutting Parameters dialog box. Cutting Parameters dialog box of CAMWorks 7

8 Feature Definition Improved Axis Feature Definition supports non-planar faces and edges Implementation To allow the user to define 2.5 Axis Mill Features using Non-Planar Entities The user can select multiple non-planar entities resulting in satisfactory profiles for the set feature type. This feature eliminates the creation of sketches for defining complex feature shapes. The base profile of the feature is created at the highest Z level as per the selected entities. The user-given end conditions are applied from the base profile plane. Define 2.5 Axis Features using Non-planar Entities Feature profile defined by non-planar entities in yellow color. Feature profile created by projecting at maximum Z level amoungst the selected entities in green color. 8

9 New Axis Feature Definition supports Second End Condition To provide a method to the user using which the depth of the 2.5 Axis feature being interactively inserted can be defined in both direction of the profile plane. Implementation: User can now define the depth for the interactively inserted feature in both directions of the Mill Part Setup. This functionality helps the user in avoiding the creation of sketches on the exact planes as that of feature limits in machining direction. The user defined draft angle will be applied to the feature from the lower most plane of the feature with respect to the machining direction. The islands can be added interactively or by using the Auto detect functionality on Island tab of the 2.5 Axis Feature Wizard. The End Condition Direction-2 can be applied for all the editable features in edit definition mode as well. End Condition Direction Axis Feature: End Conditions dialog box 9

10 New Axis Feature Definition supports Join segments Implementation: To provide method to close loops using join segment when defining 2.5 axis features that require a closed loop. In most cases, join segments avoids need for having to create a sketch to define 2.5 axis features. In many cases where a clear closed loop is not available to define a 2.5 axis features, that need a closed geometry, user can pick possible open segments and CAMWorks will add a join segment to create a close loop Only one direct join segment is supported at this point. Future versions of CAMWorks will support multiple as well as various forms of join segments like tangential or parallel, etc. 2.5 Axis Feature: End Conditions dialog box 10

11 Improved - Recognizing features depth wise Implementation To recognize features depth-wise, so that the resulting features can be simplified. In previous versions of CAMWorks, feature recognition combined multiple features to generate shapes of equal depth. The problem with this approach was that the shapes couldn t be simplified. From CAMWorks 2016, the features can be recognized depth-wise, resulting in better feature recognition compared to previous versions. This functionality is enabled when the option Recognize features by depth in the Mill Features tab of the CAMWorks Options dialog box is checked. Note: The Recognize features by depth option is available in the Mill Features tab only when Extract Machinable Features method is set to MfgView. Through Feature type 11

12 Improved - Change in display of Air Segments to dotted lines for slot features Implementation To enable easier identification of material segments and air segments of a slot feature. In previous versions of CAMWorks, all material and air segments were displayed in solid lines. Users had to edit the slot feature to identify which segments were air segments and which were material segments. From CAMWorks 2016, the air segments will be denoted with dotted lines and material segments of the slot feature will be denoted with solid lines. Air segments represented with dotted lines for slot feature Improved - Simplified 2.5 Axis Feature Recognition when defining/editing features Implementation Simplify the process of defining the features with closed shapes 1. When interactively defining the features with closed shapes: i. If the Edge selection method is set to Open chain, then holding Ctrl or Shift key and selecting the segments will pick the chain. ii. Valid closed loops will be shown as a translucent 2D surface. iii. Entities forming the valid closed loop will be made bold in the Selected entities list box. 2. Edit profile allows multiple entities to be picked. Valid closed Loop displayed as Translucent 2D Surface 12

13 Operations and Toolpath Improved - Simplified Operation Definition dialog box The User Interface of the New Operation dialog box updated to provide the user, easier and intuitive method to define a new operation. Implementation: In the earlier version of CAMWorks, the insert new operation flow was split into two different tabs. From CAMWorks 2016, the tabs are combined into a single tab of New Operation dialog box. The changes are done by keeping the method of inserting a new operation same as before. The changes are listed below: Select feature push button has been provided for selecting the feature to be machined. A new dialog box will list all the available part setups and their respective features. The Create new feature command has been included in the new dialog box. The new Parameters button added in the Features group box displays the parameters of active feature. For hole features the machinable hole parameters will be displayed and user will be able to modify the parameters of the hole features for the operation being inserted. 13

14 Improved - Intuitive Chamfer Machining Implementation: What's New in CAMWorks 2016 To make the chamfer machining parameters of Chamfer Length and Clearance to be intuitive so that based on the feature type of Blind and Through and the tool diameter, the maximum possible chamfer length can be informed to the user. CAMWorks will provide a feed back to the user regarding the maximum chamfer length that can be achieved with respect to the tool selected and feature depth. The clearance amount will be reset to the maximum possible value based on the tool diameter, chamfer length and feature depth, when very high value is entered for the clearance amount. This behavior will assist users in machining the chamfer with the largest diameter of the tool, thus eliminating the manual calculations. Through Feature type Blind Feature type Warning Message 14

15 New - Pre-Drilled Holes for VoluMill Implementation Provide a new Entry type option for Rough Mill operations using the Pattern type of VoluMill. Along with the existing options of Spiral and Ramp, a new Entry method of 'Pre-drilled Holes' has been provided for the Rough Mill operations having the Pattern type set to Volumill. When the Entry type is set to Pre-drilled holes, CAMWorks will identify all the entry points of the Volumill toolpath. A drilling toolpath is generated at the identified entry points. The user can also specify the entry points under the Entry Points on the Feature Options tab of the Operation Parameters dialog box. The Entry move of the Volumill toolpath is automatically adjusted in case if the selected points tend to be within a predefined range. This method is useful while using large depth of cuts. VoluMill Settings dialog box 15

16 New - Gun-drilling cycle in Milling Implementation: Support Gun drilling cycles for Drill operation for Mill and Mill-Turn modules In previous versions of CAMWorks, gun-drilling toolpaths were generated using post parameters. Gun-drilling toolpaths couldn t be simulated and its parameters were specific to the post processor used. From CAMWorks 2016 version onwards, gun drilling cycles will be supported in existing Drill operations with Gun drilling being a sub-method. The following parameters will be added to the Drill Hole Parameters tab of the Operation Parameters when the Type selected for Drill operation is Gun Drilling: - Pilot feed-in distance - Pilot feed-in federate - Feed-in spindle speed - Feed-in dwell - Feed-back amount - Feed-out feedrate - Change retract RPM at - Retract spindle speed The Technology Database shipped with CAMWorks has been updated to support Gun Drilling toolpaths. When post processed, long code will be generated for Gun Drilling toolpaths. Gun Drilling Parameters in Drill Hole Parameters tab of Operation Parameters dialog box Post Processor Prerequisites The functionality to define Gun / deep drilling is available when the post processor supports the post header ALLOW_GUN_DRILLING. Please contact your CAMWorks Reseller to update the post. 16

17 New - Multiaxis operations can now do drilling using 3D sketches What's New in CAMWorks 2016 Implementation To create drilling toolpaths in 5 Axis module with the help of 3D sketches. The user can now create drilling toolpaths for complex parts using the Drilling pattern in Multiaxis Milling operation. The location of the drilling toolpath and the depth of the drill toolpath will have to be specified through the 3D sketches. There can be multiple segments in a single 3D sketch and user can select one or more segments as required for generating the drilling toolpath. The user can now set the method to Drilling and select the Pattern type as Lines. The lines to define the drill location and depth will have to be selected by picking the Lines button. Only 3D sketches are supported for the current version. 5 Axis Drilling using 3D sketches Select a 3D Sketch 17

18 Improved - Multiaxis operations for Gouge Check Tilt Tool option to define Angle Range Implementation Define the minimum and maximum Tilt angles separately for Gouge checking strategy of Tilt Tool The user can now define the minimum and maximum tilt angles separately for Gouge checking. This option is available when the strategy is set to Tilt Tool and angle definition is set as Use Lead/Lag Angle or Use Side Tilt Angle. Angle definition using minimum and maximum limit fields New - Define Dwell and Shift amount for drill cycles Implementation: Provide the option to define Dwell time for all Point-to-Point operations. Also the user can now define Shift Amount in case of selected type of Boring operations. The user can now specify the Dwell time for all Point-to-Point operations. The units of the dwell time can be in Milliseconds or Seconds depending upon the post processor. For Boring operations using the type of Back boring or Fine boring, it is needed that the tool should move towards the center line before retracting to clearance plane. A value has to be specified for the tool to move towards the center line of the feature. This value can now be defined in CAMWorks using the parameter of Shift amount. Both the above parameters can be defined in Technology Database (TechDB) for the respective Feature and Operation conditions. Previously these parameters used to be defined in the post processors. Operation Parameters Dialog box Post Processor Prerequisites The new controls for Dwell and Shift amount are mapped to the corresponding post parameters. While the Dwell control is available to all cycle types, you may not see its value if the post processor does not handle it. 18

19 New - Approach and Retract moves from machine home position for Mill operations Implementation: Provides the ability to have approach and retract moves from machine home position for mill operations being carried out on a Mill-Turn machine. A new group box named Advanced Approach and Retract has been provided on the NC tab of all mill operations. This control will be active when the machine type is set to Mill-Turn. Define the desired approach and retract methods by using the parameters given in the Approach and Retract dialog box that is invoked through the Define button. Approach and Retract dialog box Post Processor Prerequisites This functionality is available when the post processors supports post header MILL_ADVANCED_ENTRY_RETRACT. Please contact your CAMWorks Reseller to update the post. 19

20 New - Turning with Incremental Angle for B Axis Implementation Enables turning of complicated profiles using simple tools Defining the B axis incremental angle in the Tool tab: Holder Page tilts the tool to a user-defined angle. Based on the orientation of the tool, the toolpaths will be generated. The user defined tilt angle enables machining of complicated profiles using simple tool inserts. Note: If Tool Orientation is changed after the B Axis Incremental Angle was defined, then the B Axis Incremental Angle will be reset to 0 degrees. Post Processor Prerequisites The functionality to define B-axis for turning is available when the post processor supports the post header ALLOW_B_AXIS_OFFSET_REAR. Please contact your CAMWorks reseller to update the post. 20

21 TechDB New - Material considerations for Turn Feature Operations Conditions Implementation Provide an additional parameter of Stock Material Group for all the Turn feature and operation conditions. From CAMWorks 2016, the user can define required stock material group for all the Turn features and operations conditions in TechDB. Till now this functionality was available for only Mill and Wire EDM feature and Operation conditions. For each Feature condition, you can select a specific stock material group from the available list. The list of stock material will be populated from the Stock Material Group in TechDB. Feature and Operation Form 21

22 New - Copy or Delete Strategies Implementation Provide the ability to copy and delete Strategies along with the associated feature and operation conditions. From CAMWorks 2016, the new Copy and Delete strategies commands are introduced. The Copy Strategy command allows you to duplicate an existing Strategy for a feature type. All the features and operations conditions associated with the original strategy type will also be copied with new name. The Delete Strategy command allows you to delete any user defined Strategy from the list along with all the associated features and operations conditions. Feature Strategies dialog box 22

23 Setup Sheets New - Option to generate Part and Tool Images for setup sheets The option to generate SOLIDWORKS part or assembly images in the Setup Sheets with desired orientation has been included in the Setup Sheet Options dialog box. Also added is a new option to generate the images of the tools used in the active part or assembly. Implementation: The Generate part/assembly images and Generate tools images check boxes are introduced. If Generate part/assembly images option is checked, CAMWorks allows the user to generate the part/assembly images with desired orientation type for each Setup level. Click on the Options button and select the desired orientation. The default path for saved part/assembly images will be: Drive: \CAMWorksData\CAMWorks2016x64\Lang\English\ Setup_Sheet_Images\<Part/Assembly_Name>\PartImages If Generate tools images option is checked, CAMWorks will generate the tool images used for operations in each Setup. The default path for saved tool images will be: Drive: \CAMWorksData\CAMWorks2016x64\Lang\English\ Setup_Sheet_Images\<Part/Assembly_Name>\ToolImages Setup Sheet Options dialog box 23

24 Miscellaneous New - Light Rebuild from CAMWorks NC Manager Node Provide the option to rebuild the CAM data using Light Rebuild functionality. Implementation: You can now select Light Rebuild command from the CAMWorks menu and in the CAMWorks NC Manager context menu. Use the Light Rebuild option in the following scenarios: When CAMWorks data contains only interactively inserted features. When CAMWorks data contains both automatically recognized features as well as interactively recognized features but the changes made to the part model or sketches do not affect automatically recognized features. Light Rebuild command on CAMWorks menu and CAMWorks NC Manager context menu 24

25 New - Modify the Feature Strategies in the Active part or Assembly Implementation To provide an option to modify the strategy of one or more feature types in a single step. The user can modify the strategies set for one or more feature type in a single step using the Default Strategies dialog box. The list is populated with the default strategies set as per TechDB. In the strategy column select the desired strategy for the required feature type. Select the Apply button to change the strategy type in the Active Part or Assembly. If you wish to set the new strategy as default in the TechDB, then click on Save to TechDB button. Default Strategies dialog box 25

26 Improved - Defining the default value for Mill Part Setup origin Provide the default values for newly added Mill Part Setups in part mode or assembly mode. In the earlier versions of CAMWorks, the default value of the origin of Mill Part Setup was set to "User" with defined co-ordinates. From CAMWorks 2016 onwards, all the newly created Mill Part Setups in part or assembly mode will have the default origin set to "Top Center" or Fixture Co-ordinate System in case when a Fixture Co-ordinate system has been defined in the Machine Setup. Implementation: Origin Tab of Part Setup Parameters dialog box 26

27 New - Option to set Mill part Setup Origin as top or bottom center of the stock Implementation Option to set the origin of the Mill Part Setup to the top center or bottom center of the stock In previous versions of CAMWorks, the user could set the Mill Part Setup Origin using the eight vertices available of the stock. From CAMWorks 2016 onwards, the user can set the origin of the Mill Part Setup using the top center or bottom center of the stock as well. New Stock vertices options in Origin tab of Part Setup parameters dialog box 27

28 New - Better representation of Mill Part setup origin in relation to stock Implementation Translucent display of stock in the graphics area when Stock Vertex option is selected for the Mill Part Setup origin From CAMWorks 2016 onwards, whenever the origin of a Mill Part Setup is being defined using the stock vertices, then a translucent display of the stock will be shown for better visual representation of the selected vertex. Figure (a): Origin of Mill Part Setup (Stock Vertex) displayed out in space Figure (b): Origin of Mill Part Setup (Stock Vertex) displayed on translucent stock display New - APIs introduced in CAMWorks 2016 Reference document: Achieving automation for various functionalities of CAMWorks by use of APIs To view the list of APIs provided in CAMWorks, along with sample macros provided for APIs introduced in CAMWorks 2016, click on the Windows Start menu and select All Programs>>CAMWorks 2016>>Manuals>>APIs available in CAMWorks. 28

29 New- Adding new Wire Diameters in Cutting Conditions of Wire EDM Implementation: Provide a functionality in Wire EDM module wherein user will be able to input desired values for Wire diameter when defining Cutting Conditions In the earlier versions of CAMWorks, while defining Cutting Conditions in the EDM Setup tab of the EDM Settings dialog box, the dropdown list for Wire diameter listed read-only values. There was no provision for the user to modify or delete these values or to add new values. From CAMWorks 2016, an Edit Wire Diameter button has been provided next to the Wire diameter dropdown list. Clicking on this button activates the Edit Wire Sizes dialog box. Use this dialog box to modify or delete existing values or add new Wire diameter values. - Delete button deletes the selected wire size from the list. - Add button adds a new wire size after the selected wire size in the list. - Insert button adds a new wire size. - Change button applied the edited values to the selected wire size. Click Change button in EDM Setup tab to open Edit Wire Sizes dialog box Edit Wire Sizes dialog box 29

30 Improved - Improved UI for CAMWorks License Manager and Port Number Detection Provides an improved User Interface for Server Settings tab of CAMWorks License Manager dialog box and enables viewing of Port Number detection for setting up client machines on a floating network. Implementation: To setup a machine as the CAMWorks License Server for a floating network, open the CAMWorks License Manager application and click on the Server Settings tab. - Click on the Use this machine as License Server button to setup the machine as the License Server. Clicking this button displays the settings for configuring the current computer as the CAMWorks License Server. (Click on the Help button in the UI for steps to configure a License Server.) - Once the CAMWorks License Service is installed and the CAMWorks License Server is activated by clicking on the Install CAMWorks License Service and Start CAMWorks License Server buttons respectively, click on the Display License File button to view the port number configured in the CAMWorks License file. The port numbers will be displayed in the Status box at the bottom of the tab. Use this displayed port number to configure client machines on the floating network. 30