What s New in Edgecam 2014 R2 SU2

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1 What s New in Edgecam 2014 R2 SU2 This document highlights new product features and enhancements in Edgecam 2014 R2. To run Edgecam and Part Modeler 2014 R2, the expiry date in the license must be March 2014 or later.

2 Contents WHAT S NEW DOCUMENT OVERVIEW... 5 IMPORTANT INFORMATION... 6 SOFTWARE UPDATE SOFTWARE UPDATE Edgecam Workflow Solids EDGECAM WORKFLOW SOLIDS (EWS) Manufacture Enhancements HOLE CYCLES - USE CURRENT STOCK FINISH TURNING CANNED CYCLE / USE ROUGH TURN CONTOUR ADDITIONAL MAKINO POST PROCESSOR SETTINGS IN EDGECAM WIRE EROSION NEW ROUGH TURN - PERCENTAGE PLUNGE FEED DEFAULT OFFSET FOR 2 AXIS AND 4 AXIS WIRE CYCLES MACHINE SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY MODIFIERS ADDED TO 2 AXIS AND 4 AXIS WIRE CYCLES Edgecam Automation Tools EDGECAM AUTOMATION TOOLS NEW PCI AND PDI COMMANDS Features Enhancements MANUAL TURN FEATURES FROM AN ENVELOPE CHANGE FEATURE TO A DIFFERENT CPL ALLOW CPLS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SOLIDS AND TRANSFORM WITH THEM AND THEIR FEATURES CREATE CPL FROM VIEW ROTATE A SOLID WITH FEATURES RENDERED IMAGE ON THREADS WITHIN EDGECAM What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 2 of 65

3 Workflow Enhancements THEMES NEW DEFAULT STRATEGIES MACHINE FEATURE REVIEW TOOLKIT - INVALID TOOL POSITIONS REVIEW TOOLKIT - TOOLS THAT ARE NOT ASSOCIATIVE CUSTOMISING THE WORKFLOW RIBBON BAR INTELLISNAP HOT KEY (S KEY) INTELLISNAP HOT KEY (F KEY) AREA CENTRE Interface Enhancements IMPROVED CPL VIEW CREATION AND MANIPULATION AUTOMATIC REGENERATION OF THE SEQUENCE IMAGES AND TOOL TIPS EDGECAM VERSION NUMBER GRID DISPLAY AND 2D SNAP Strategy Manager Enhancements NODE COLUMN HEADINGS ARE MORE INTUITIVE Part Modeler Enhancements 2D TO 3D MODELLING PROCEDURE NEW HEALING OPTIONS NEW RADIUS DIMENSION PROPERTY CAD Support Enhancements CAD SYSTEMS Code Wizard Enhancements MACHINES WITH A LOWER TURRET ONLY CUSTOMISATION BREAKOUT CODE CONSTRUCTOR OUTPUT ANGLE DIRECTIONS DEFAULT SAFE START POSITION What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 3 of 65

4 Code Generator Enhancements MILLING ROTARY AXIAL POINTERS MACRO LOOK AHEAD NEW SYSTEM VARIABLES Simulator Enhancements SIMPLIFY STL HOLDERS SIMULATOR TURNING INDEX TURRET IMPROVEMENT ToolStore Enhancements FORMED TOOL TYPES FOR MILL AND HOLE ADVEON TOOL LIBRARY FROM SANDVIK (PRE-RELEASE) LOADING TOOLS FROM A MAZAK CONTROLLER Live Job Reports Enhancements LIVE JOB REPORTS Editor Enhancements NC EDITOR OPTION TO OPEN IN CURRENT EDITOR Licensing NETWORK LICENSING - USER SPECIFIC LICENSING NEW PRODUCT LICENSES LICENSING OF EDGECAM WORKFLOW SOLIDS (EWS) CHANGES TO EXISTING EDGECAM LICENSES MAINTENANCE DATABASE REPORT NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2014 R What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 4 of 65

5 What s New Document Overview Purpose of this Document and Other Sources of Information The purpose of the document is to highlight new and changed items in the current release. Non-release specific information such as installation and licensing information, system requirements and CAD Links information can be found in the relevant document. For help with your installation, please refer to the Installation Guide. This is available from the DVD or the Help sub-menu in the Edgecam program group. For help with licensing your standalone or network license, please refer to the Licensing Guide. This is available from the Help sub-menu in the Edgecam program group, the CLS menu and the License Manager dialog. For information on system requirements and supported CAD systems, please refer to the Installation Guide. Targeted Information inside Edgecam and Other Programs In addition to this document, targeted information on new items is available in the dialog help and user guides for other applications. This allows you to focus on new features/enhancements for a specific program or the cycle you are currently working on, for example. Dialogs that have new functionality or where the cycle behaviour has changed have an additional What s New tab in the help. This explains what has been added to the dialog or changed in this release. What s new topic(s) have been added to help files for other programs, such as Code Wizard, Code Generator, and ToolStore etc. This only lists new functionality for that program, allowing you to focus on those items. The Development History of Edgecam Additional functionality and enhancements are developed with each release of Edgecam software. For an overview of new features and enhancements in the last release, please refer to New Features in Version 2014 R1. For a summary of new features in previous releases, please visit the History section of the Edgecam website. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 5 of 65

6 Important Information Edgecam Installer A new installer (INNO) has been introduced for this release which has the following key benefits: Faster internal development. Easier to support new Operating Systems. Improved support for x64 native software. Uninstaller is more reliable. Improved command line support. Faster Install and Uninstall. Improved language support, in particular the Eastern languages such as Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Ability to install Code Wizard separately. Only the new installer will be offered for this and future releases. Live Job Reports has been upgraded to use the new technology and other software (ToolStore Server, SolidLinks and CADLinks) will be upgraded in future releases. Note: The PDI Library is no longer available in the installer. PDI libraries We will stop shipping the PDI SDK for C/C++ with the standard distribution from this release. Newly created and existing PDIs which use any version of the PDI SDK will continue to be supported. To maintain a PDI executable in C or C++ you can use the PDI SDK shipped in previous versions of Edgecam. If you believe that you need the latest version of the PDI SDK please contact the support team explaining the reasons. This does not affect the development of.net plugins which can also access the PDI API. The PDI API will continue to be developed to match new functionality and satisfy enhancement requests from users. At the moment the PDI API used by plugins and the PDI SDK for C/C++ are identical. Plugins can be developed with no additional components and may, in the future, provide more functionality than the C/C++ SDK. 32-bit Operating Systems support 2015 R1 will be the last release of Edgecam that will provide any form of support for 32-bit Operating Systems. Legacy Tool Library support 2014 R2 will be the last release of Edgecam that will provide any form of support for the legacy wireframe Tool Library. Legacy NC Verify integration 2014 R2 will be the last release of Edgecam that includes the 'Verify Machining' command using the legacy NC Verify simulation binaries and their PDI integration. CoroGuide Support 2014 R2 will be the last release of Edgecam that includes the CoroGuide Import option in ToolStore. This has been superseded by Adveon. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 6 of 65

7 AutoTAS Support 2014 R2 will be the last release of Edgecam that includes the AutoTAS Import option in Edgecam. XP and Server 2003 support for ToolStore Server at 2015 R R2 will be the last release of Edgecam that will provide any form of support for the ToolStore Server on Windows XP and Windows Server Workflow Interface (Ribbon Bar) At 2015 R1, Edgecam with Ribbon Interface (Workflow) will become the default and we expect to remove the toolbar version completely at 2015 R2. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 7 of 65

8 Software Update 1 For a full list of maintenance items resolved in Edgecam 2014 R2 SU1, please refer to the Edgecam 2014 R2 SU1 Maintenance Database Report. Note: SU1 has an internal version change. This means parts created in 2014 R2 SU1 cannot be loaded into 2014 R2 RTM or earlier. The Service Update contains a number of enhancements: Turning - Datum Shift to a CPL The Datum Shift command now has one more option: CPL - Only available in Turning, with a fixed tool loaded. This allows the user to select a CPL to create an absolute shift. If the CPL on the list is the current active CPL, then a Z Shift can be used to specify an incremental shift. Update Stock and Turret Synchronisation The Update Stock command in turning now has two more options when the machine has more than one turret: Single Turret Only - Inserts the Update Stock only in the current turret; not acting like a synchronisation command. This should be used when one turret is working alone on a spindle. Can only be used when Generate Sync is Off. Once an Update Stock for a single turret has been created, it can no longer be edited to become a full Update Stock. Generate Sync - Disable this so that the Update Stock does not act like a synchronise command. No synchronisation order will be passed to Simulator or NC code when this is disabled. Important Note: Single Turret Only and Generate Sync = Off should be used with extreme caution as they cause stock and synchronisation behaviour to become unstable if different turrets are working or may work on the same spindle. A full Update Stock (with Generate Sync = ON) should be used in situations where turrets may be waiting or if cycles depend upon the state of the stock machined by a different turret. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 8 of 65

9 Strategies Hole cycles now check if the current tool is valid and avoid creating duplicate tool changes. If Waveform roughing cannot be applied (pocket too small) then apply concentric roughing. Granite Models - Single Solid support Previously, when the same granite model (Creo Parametrics) was loaded into an Edgecam part file a number of times, each instance would be stored. The software now only stores the first model and creates references to the other copies. This can dramatically reduce the size of the PPF file. Changing Stock modifiers resets the Mating Location In workflow, the mating location is reset if the stock modifiers are altered. This may be undesirable, particularly when editing an Edgecam part from a previous version. To disable this behavior, use the PCI variable!checkupdatestockmating=0. Solidlink - Unigraphic CADLink support We are now able to extract CADLink data from UG NX models. However, we have limited UG NX solid models to fully test this functionality, if you find that the CADLink data being read into Edgecam from your UG NX model is incorrect then please supply Edgecam Reseller Support with your model and a list of the CAD features (threads, datum planes, colours, tolerance information, etc.) applied to the UG NX model. This will then allow us to fully complete this work. 5-axis - Rapid moves simulated as resolved movement in 5-axis cycles When the post processor is set for Unresolved Rapids, rapids from within 5-axis cycles will now be transformed to High Feed movements to avoid potential collision. It is important that the post is correctly set for Maximum feed rate value. Tool Tips for Advanced Buttons When the Tool Tip is displayed for an Advanced button the values of the modifiers are displayed. Greyed out modifiers are not listed. Editor Improved resequence of Heidenhain control format. Software Update 2 For a full list of maintenance items resolved in Edgecam 2014 R2 SU2, please refer to the Edgecam 2014 R2 SU2 Maintenance Database Report. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 9 of 65

10 Edgecam Workflow Solids Edgecam Workflow Solids (EWS) This release introduces simple solid model creation capabilities within Edgecam. This solid model design tool is called Edgecam Workflow Solids (EWS): Traditionally, Edgecam users have created 2D geometry in the Design mode and then applied a machining cycle to the 2D geometry. While this can still be done in Workflow, we have added a basic solid modeller. This gives the users that previously created 2D geometry the ability to create a solid model and then use the powerful tools within Solid Machinist to find features and machine the component. EWS is a single solid design tool within Edgecam Workflow that has been developed for producing prismatic type solid models using basic modelling tools. Users can now create 3D solid models with little or no training. If the user has any experience of 3D CAD (e.g. Part Modeler) then they will be able to produce EWS models very quickly. We envisage that EWS will be a valuable tool for CAM engineers/cnc programmers and, because of the intuitive interface, shop floor personnel such as toolmakers and CNC setter/operators may also find it useful for designing and making simple jig/fixture components to aid manufacturing. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 10 of 65

11 Manufacture Enhancements Hole Cycles - Use Current Stock The previous Mill Hole Cycle did not take the stock model into account when determining the Level and Clearance. A Use Current Stock option has been added to the Clearance Associated to modifier in the Mill Hole Cycle. When selected, the Clearance and Level will be associated with the current Stock and Fixtures ensuring that the tool cannot rapid into either. This option is only available under the following conditions: 'Model Type' (in the General tab) is set to 'Solid' (only valid for Hole Features). Mill Environment is selected. Planar Mode is active. The Clearance value will be added to the highest point on the stock or the fixtures selected in the last Update Fixtures command. This is a single value for all holes selected. If the stock/fixture is not found or is below the top of the Model, then the Model high point will be used. The blue bar in the image indicates Clearance. The Level value will be added to the top of stock above the hole. This will be found by dropping a tool (slightly bigger end mill) onto the stock. Potentially, each hole could have its own level. If no stock is found or it is below the level of the feature, then the Hole Feature level will be used. The red bars in the image indicate hole levels. The depth will be recalculated to include the level adjustment if needed. The Depth value will then be added. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 11 of 65

12 Finish Turning Canned Cycle / Use Rough Turn Contour Canned Cycle and Use Rough Turn Contour have been added to the Finish Turning General settings. The Finish Turning cycle can now be set to share the contour of a Rough Turning cycle. This is primarily required to enable Finish Turn to use the same canned cycle contour definition as Rough Turn. Note: For this release, speeds and feeds on individual elements of the canned cycle contour are not supported. Additional Makino Post Processor settings in Edgecam Wire Erosion New Program Number Format and Sub Program Call Format settings have been added to the Output Options tab. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 12 of 65

13 New Rough Turn - Percentage Plunge Feed A feedrate adjustment can now be applied to the downward feed approach moves prior to making the main cuts. Typically applied when machining undercut regions. Default Offset for 2 Axis and 4 Axis Wire Cycles The default offset for 2 Axis and 4 Axis wire cycles has been changed to zero when no technology is selected. You should modify the Offset dist setting in Cut Technology on the Technology tab, as required. The minimum offset specified needs to be greater than the wire radius when not zero. Machine specific Technology Modifiers added to 2 Axis and 4 Axis Wire Cycles Machine specific technology modifiers for ACfanuc and ACvision machines have been added, in new tabs, to the Wire Cycle dialog. The values entered on these dialogs affect the technology settings which are output to the NC; they do not affect the wire toolpath in Edgecam. Please refer to ACfanuc and ACvision programming manuals for details of what these modifiers mean. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 13 of 65

14 Edgecam Automation Tools Edgecam Automation Tools You can now develop four separate types of customisation solutions. Edgecam PCI Scripts Scripts are written in JavaScript and can use the PCI toolkit to control Edgecam. They are not licensed, apart from: Web Forms need the Advanced Customisation option. JSON Techniques are supported and are licensed under the Advanced Customisation option. Scripts are simple text files which cannot be compiled or protected. Edgecam Plugins These can be developed using.net based languages such as VB.NET, C# and C++ and can use the PCI and PDI toolkits. They execute as add-ins to Edgecam and can perform simple or complex tasks with their own user interface, if required. Plugins can be compiled and protected. Note: Plugins must be used with the Advanced Customisation option. Edgecam Quiet Mode (new in 2014 R2) Edgecam is normally started as a desktop application which interacts with the user, but now you can choose to run with no user interaction. Note that the application is still visible. This requires the new Advanced Customisation option. Scripts and Plugins can be used in Edgecam Quiet Mode: simply start Edgecam from the command-line or from a batch file with a /q parameter and a script to execute, for example, edgecam.exe /q startup.js. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 14 of 65

15 Edgecam ActiveX Server (new in 2014 R2) Edgecam can be launched as an embedded ActiveX Server with access to the PCI toolkit and plugins (launched using PCI calls). This needs the new ActiveX Server option. Typically, a hosting application such as Excel will create the ActiveX object using its VBA macro language and can use the PCI toolkit to automate Edgecam. Many applications can create and use the Edgecam ActiveX object: Internet Explorer can use JavaScript in an HTML Application (.hta) to send commands to Edgecam. Any.NET application including ASP.NET web servers can create the ActiveX object directly and control Edgecam remotely. When running as an ActiveX server, Edgecam has no user interface whatsoever. The difference between Edgecam Quiet mode and Edgecam as an ActiveX Server is: Note: Edgecam Quiet mode will start with a script, run the script and then close, with no user interaction. Edgecam as an ActiveX can be controlled and interacted with as the parent application dictates and several instances can be launched safely. In Quiet mode, the Edgecam interface is still visible, but, in ActiveX mode, it is not displayed. You can run multiple instances of Edgecam in ActiveX mode without conflict. Running multiple instances of Edgecam in Quiet mode can result in one instance interfering with another (e.g. they use the same temp directory). 1. Quiet Mode and Edgecam Server can only be licensed as part of a Network License installation where multiple executions of Edgecam on a single PC will use multiple licenses from the network server. 2. To use the Advanced Customisation and the ActiveX Server options, the user must have a current maintenance contract. New PCI and PDI commands The following new commands have been introduced: PCI Commands CommitOperationEx - Normally, all of the child toolpaths for each operation are deleted and then recreated. However, if an operation always has the same child toolpaths, regeneration speed can be improved by regenerating those child toolpaths as if they were top level toolpaths. InitCommandMasked - This command enables PCIs to playback Masked commands correctly. Automatic regeneration of the sequence can be controlled by calling command 50, 201 and setting modifier 190 to <Yes> or <No>. EndCommand - Normally, the interface automatically informs the Undo system when a command has finished, but there are circumstances where this does not happen. This command helps the interface to inform the Undo system when a command has finished. PDI Commands End_PAMS_Command The PDI version of the PCI EndCommand. Normally, the interface automatically informs the Undo system when a command has finished, but there are circumstances where this does not happen. This command helps the interface to inform the Undo system when a command has finished. MC_Get_Next_Toolpath and MC_Get_Prev_Toolpath - These commands make it easier to scan across the toolpaths in the entity database. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 15 of 65

16 Features Enhancements Manual Turn Features from an Envelope It is now possible to create Manual Turn Features from an Envelope. This will allow strategies or custom turn cycles to be applied to specific turn profile definitions. A new Profile option and associated Manual turn by envelope option have been added to the Turn Profile dialog. Change Feature to a different CPL When Feature Finding, the features are found, by default, on the system CPLs. However, this is not always the CPL you want to use to machine them. When manual machining, this is not an issue because you can index to the required CPL prior to machining the feature. However, when using strategies to generate machining, the system will index to the Feature CPL. For this release, a new Change CPL option has been added to the shortcut menu displayed when you rightclick on the feature in the Features Window. This allows features to be easily moved to a different CPL which has the same Z axis direction. Note: Only available for Mill and Hole Features. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 16 of 65

17 Allow CPLs to be associated with Solids and transform with them and their features Create CPL from View An Associative CPL option has been added to the General tab which, when checked, will allow CPLs to be associated with solids and transform with them and their features. Note: 1. System CPLs (i.e. Top, Front, Right, Left etc.) cannot be edited and are not associative. Therefore, if there is a possibility that the solid may be transformed, it is advisable to feature find on user defined CPLs. 2. For 2014 R2, the CPLs are not associative on reload solid and will, therefore, not move when reloading a solid that has shrunk or grown. In this case, following a reload, you would be expected to edit the CPL origin and define the new position. There are times when you need to create a CPL (particularly with 5 axis) so that the tool can access a region or recess. Sometimes, there may not be any suitable geometry to select as the faces or surfaces are free-form. You can now rotate the view as if looking down the tool axis and create a CPL in that view orientation without selecting any geometry. Rotate a Solid with Features In previous releases, an 'Associated features cannot be transformed out of CPL' error message would have been displayed when attempting to rotate a solid with features. It is now possible to rotate a solid which has features on it, allowing features to be rotated onto a different plane. When solid rotation causes a feature to move onto a new plane, a new CPL is created on that plane with a.# appended; the original CPL remains unchanged. Rendered Image on Threads within Edgecam To improve the user experience, rendered threads (internal and external) have now been implemented within Edgecam. This will allow users to quickly and accurately indicate where on the solid model there are threads and identify where they are located. Note: This feature is currently unavailable to users with AMD graphics cards. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 17 of 65

18 Workflow Enhancements Themes It is now possible to have Multiple Workflow Strategy Sets and easily switch between them. Separate strategy sets may be required to meet specific manufacturing needs. Themes can be found in the Documents\Planit\ \Edgecam\Themes folder. For this release, a Default Theme is installed which includes a new set of strategies. To switch to a different Theme, go to the Workflow Settings dialog and select a Theme from the Themes list. New Default Strategies For this release, we have developed a new set of sample default strategies which supersede the strategies shipped with 2014R1. The new strategies have been structured to make them easier to maintain and understand. The new options give greater control over machining preferences should you not wish to use the default settings. The options dialog is accessible in Workflow under the Plan button in Machining. This dialog can be customised by editing StrategyOptions.xml; see the 'Modifying the Default Options' Workflow help topic for more information. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 18 of 65

19 Machine Feature The Feature Machining button now has the ability to select an alternative Theme. Select the Theme folder from the list for which you want the strategies to be applied. Review Toolkit - Invalid Tool Positions Previously, tool positions greater than 998 were considered invalid. However, since some customers used tool positions greater than 998, the tool position is now considered to be invalid only when it is blank or zero. Review Toolkit - Tools that are not Associative If tools used in the sequence are not associative, a warning that changes made to such tools will not be passed back to the sequence will be displayed. You can edit the toolchange instruction in the sequence of a nonassociative tool to make it associative. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 19 of 65

20 Customising the Workflow Ribbon Bar Intellisnap Hot Key (S key) Three areas of the Workflow Ribbon Toolbar can be customised: Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar section can be used to add or remove commands from the Quick Access area. Ribbon Customisation The Ribbon Customisation section can be used to move, add and remove commands on the Ribbon Bar. Tools The Tools section can be used to add PCI, PDI EXE, BAT, CMD etc to the Custom area of the Ribbon Bar. The appearance of Individual buttons on the Workflow Ribbon Toolbar can be customised by right-clicking the button and clicking Edit Button Appearance. When Intellisnap is enabled, it loops through the database as the mouse moves over the geometry to highlight items under the mouse. If you then try to rotate or pan the model, the system has to wait until the current loop has completed leading to a slight pause. For this release, we have introduced a Hot Key for Intellisnap (S key) which means that, rather than Intellisnap being active continuously, you can hold down the S key when it is needed. IntelliSnap Hot Key (F key) When trying to pick cylinder and cone centres on complex parts, the Intellisnap centre can disappear as you move from the face and cross multiple faces to get to the centre. To overcome this issue, we have introduced the F Key. When pressed, the snap points are frozen on the screen and the mouse can be moved without them disappearing. Area Centre When selecting a face, the Intellisnap points now include the centre of area. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 20 of 65

21 Interface Enhancements Improved CPL View Creation and Manipulation For this release, we have introduced a dynamic method of creating CPLs on components. This makes CPL creation easier and quicker as you simply click and drag the CPL marker to the position on the component where you want it, release and the CPL is made. The CPLs constructed by this method can be manipulated, edited and deleted using the conventional CPL tools giving the user full control. Note: Dragging from the CPL marker is only available in the Workflow interface and not the traditional interface. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 21 of 65

22 Automatic Regeneration of the Sequence This release introduces a button on the Sequence Browser controlling the Automatic Regeneration mode. Previously, Automatic Regeneration could only be toggled by selecting the Auto Regenerate option from the Shortcut Menu in the Sequence Window. An instruction is (nearly) always regenerated when you edit the instruction. With Automatic Regeneration enabled, all the subsequent instructions in the sequence are also updated. (This is because some instructions are dependent on others; a Rest Rough cycle is dependent on a Roughing cycle, for example.) When editing multiple instructions, it can save time to disable this feature until all edits are completed. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 22 of 65

23 Images and Tool Tips The Hole and Thread Milling Cycles have been upgraded with a full set of images and tool tips. Edgecam Version number The Edgecam version number is now displayed in the Edgecam Title Bar. This helps the user to distinguish which version of Edgecam is running when multiple versions are installed/running on the PC. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 23 of 65

24 Grid Display and 2D Snap For this release, we have made some changes to the Grid and 2D Snap display to improve usage: The grid can now be controlled from the View Properties button. The grid, in Workflow, is now dynamic and always fits the window when you zoom in or out. The density of the grid changes as you zoom. When 2D Snap is on, the CPL Marker will change; the Z Axis will be removed and a transparent plane will be drawn to indicate that 2D Snap is active. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 24 of 65

25 Strategy Manager Enhancements Node Column Headings are more intuitive In the Decision and Start nodes, the Constraints column heading has been replaced with Conditions. In the Data node, Constraints has been changed to Result and the Conditions column has been replaced with If... What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 25 of 65

26 Part Modeler Enhancements 2D to 3D Modelling Procedure The 2D to 3D Modelling Procedure has been re-introduced into Part Modeler. It is now possible to create 3D solid models from 2D geometry (DXF, DWG, etc.) within Part Modeler. This will: Allow a solid model to be developed much quicker than modelling. Reduce translation errors when converting from 2D to 3D. Improve visualisation of a part when it is in a 3D (solid model) format. Produce a solid model that can be manipulated by intelligent solids based manufacturing within Edgecam. Note: To import DWG-DXF files without 2D-3D, select the Use superseded import without 2D-3D option on the System options > Translation dialog. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 26 of 65

27 New Healing Options We have introduced a new Healing Options preference on the Translation tab of the System options which enables STEP and IGES files to be Healed or Simplified and Healed (default). New Radius Dimension Property We have introduced a new Apply Inner Leader property on the General tab of the Radius Dimension Properties. When dimensioning radii, selecting this option causes an inner leader line to be drawn to the centre line; deselecting will allow a shorter leader line and the dimension to be displayed. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 27 of 65

28 CAD Support Enhancements CAD Systems Edgecam 2014 R2 can load data from the following CAD systems (subject to the appropriate license): Part Modeler - up to and including 2014 R2 (with CAD link support). Autodesk Inventor 2013, 2014 and there is CAD link support for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. SOLIDWORKS and there is CAD link support for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Solid Edge ST5 and ST6 - there is CAD link support for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Edgecam and CAD links support synchronous and ordered part files and assemblies. Creo TM Parametric (previous names Creo Elements/Pro, Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire). CATIA V5 - (solids only) up to and including R22. UGS NX up to and including NX9. SpaceClaim 2012, and 2014 (with CAD link support for (32-bit and 64-bit versions)). KOMPAS-3D (KOMPAS-3D software must be installed on your computer). VISI CAD version 20. Recent CAD system releases supported: Autodesk Inventor Unigraphics NX 9. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 28 of 65

29 Code Wizard Enhancements Machines with a Lower Turret Only Machines with a lower turret only cannot be created directly from Code Wizard. For machines where there is only a lower turret, you can use an upper turret machine and rotate the machine graphics. See the User Guide for more information. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 29 of 65

30 Customisation Breakout Code Constructor A new Customisation Breakout Miscellaneous Function has been added to the Code Constructors. This allows the executive macro being processed to be identified and then provide the post writer with the ability to take actions based on that information without having to break in with CGEs etc. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 30 of 65

31 Output Angle Directions Angular output is subject to directional control on some machines, where the direction is specified by the sign or by a special code, defining whether the rotary axis should move CLW or CCLW. A new Output Angle Directions option has been added to the Machine Parameters which allows Direction modifiers (ROT1DIR and ROT2DIR) to be set for all angular moves. Only available in Milling. Default Safe Start position New Default Safe Start and Always set Safe Start Position Turret options have been added to the Machine Parameters. These allow you to specify a point where each cycle will start and finish. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 31 of 65

32 Code Generator Enhancements Milling Rotary Axial Pointers New PRADIUS() and PANGLE() pointers have been added to the Code Generator for the Hole array (see XYZ Array for Drilling in Different Environments for more information). Macro Look Ahead Code Generator has been enhanced with advanced directives and variables which enable the loading of information about the instructions present on a sequence. These advanced features allow you to read information at two levels: Replication of the browser instructions allowing you to see what has been programmed and in which order. Details of the instructions / cycles themselves, for example, movements. New System Variables Two new system variables specifying the direction of angular movement (ROT1DIR and ROT2DIR) have been added to the following macros in the Code Generator: Milling Macro Reference (MACRO 1 - MOVE RAPID). Milling Macro Reference (MACRO 2 - MOVE FEED). Milling Macro Reference (MACRO 43 - INDEX PALLET). Milling Macro Reference (MACRO 45 - MOVE ANGULAR). What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 32 of 65

33 Simulator Enhancements Simplify STL Holders A new Simplify STL Holders option has been added to the Display tab. In previous releases, STL Healing and Simplification which was introduced to check and fix self-intersection and noise-reduction, for example, could slow the process. You can now avoid doing this simplification by unchecking the Spin Driven Milling Holders and Simplify STL Holders Display options. Simulator Turning Index Turret Improvement When simulating sequences in which the machine has index turret configurations, Simulator now starts from where it last finished rather that returning to the start each time. This will also speed up the Update Stock process. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 33 of 65

34 ToolStore Enhancements Formed Tool Types for Mill and Hole Previously, Form tools and other special tools were created as standard Drills or Endmills and typically identified by name. This caused problems when selecting tools using strategies because non-standard tools could be selected if other search criteria were met. Therefore, new Formed Mill and Formed Hole Tool Types have now been added to the General tab which can be used for non-standard Mill and Hole tools. The dialog for these new tool types is the same as for Drill and Endmill; no additional modifiers have been added. You will see the new tool types in ToolStore and on the Edgecam tool change dialog. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 34 of 65

35 Adveon Tool Library from Sandvik (Pre-release) Loading Tools from a Mazak Controller The Adveon Tool Library from Sandvik is now included on the Edgecam Installation DVD: The Adveon Tool Library is a licensed product. However, for customers who have a current maintenance contract, it is available on request free of charge until their maintenance renewal in Beyond the maintenance renewal date in 2015, the license will be subject to a yearly subscription fee. Please contact your Edgecam reseller for further details. Tooling Assemblies are built from catalog data according to ISO Tools and assemblies can also be created using non catalog data, through the manual creation of tool items. Tool assemblies are transferred to the Edgecam ToolStore including solid tooling graphics. Step files are passed to Edgecam and automatically converted to.meg format; these are used in simulation. The first release of Adveon is for rotational tools only (Mills and Drills); there is no Turning tool support. In addition, there is no speed and feed technology. See the Edgecam Installation Guide for more information. Exported tooling data from Mazak machines can be imported into an Edgecam ToolStore using a new Import Mazak Tool Data option which is available on the Administer existing ToolStore Database dialog. The import mechanism reads the Mazak generated ToolData.DAD and ToolFile.DAD files to generate ToolStore tools. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 35 of 65

36 Live Job Reports Enhancements Live Job Reports Live Job Reports has been upgraded to run as a Windows Service rather than a local application for this release which has the following key benefits: We can now broadcast the Job Reports Web Site and client PCs will be able to find it in the network without advanced configuration. Ability to clean cache. Wildcards can be used to search reports. Improved formatting of data in the tables. Dynamic port rather than fixed port. The following areas have also been enhanced: Tools report now shows how many Jobs use the same tool. Ability to search websites in the network. Tool list order is now respected from Job Manager. NC File path is more consistent. Multiple turret support. Customisation improvement. Live Job Reports also uses the new INNO installer. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 36 of 65

37 Editor Enhancements NC Editor option to open in current Editor Previously, a new instance of the editor was started each time when Generating NC code from Edgecam. You can now set a check box (Always Open in Current Editor) to always open the file in the editor which is running rather than starting a new instance. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 37 of 65

38 Licensing Network Licensing - User Specific Licensing The new User Specific Configuration option on the Tools menu of the CLS License Manager enables you to specify either a user specific license configuration i.e. every user who logs on to the PC runs 'Configure Network Licenses', or to set up a configuration that can be used by all users who log on to the PC. This is particularly useful in schools and colleges as it will enable any student to log on to any PC and run Edgecam immediately without having to configure licenses. For users who have previously used network licensing (pre-2014 R2 releases), this option is checked, by default, to maintain the previous (user specific) behaviour. How it works! When the User Specific Configuration option is unchecked, the license configuration specified in Configure Network Licenses is written to an xml file in the folder that licensing information is stored in. When other users log in on the PC they will automatically adopt the settings listed in the file if the User Specific Configuration option is unchecked. For example, if the license configuration is set to Edgecam Standard Milling, all users who log on to that PC will have their licenses set the same without having to use 'Configure Network Licenses'. If a user wants to select different licenses, they just need to check the User Specific Configuration option and use 'Configure Network Licenses' to select the different licenses that will be used when they log in. Please refer to the Advanced Network Licensing Options section of the CLS help file for further details. New Product Licenses License Name: Product Code: Description: Adveon Module ENTLS-M This license provides access to the Adveon Tool Library on a PC that has Edgecam installed on it. The Adveon Tool Library is a licensed product. However, for customers who have a current maintenance contract, it is available free of charge on request until the maintenance renewal in Please contact your Edgecam reseller for further details. Beyond the maintenance renewal date in 2015, this license will be subject to a yearly subscription fee. License Name: Product Code: Description: Adveon System ENTLS-S This is a cost option license that provides access to the Adveon Tool Library on a PC that has does not have Edgecam installed on it. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 38 of 65

39 Licensing of Edgecam Workflow Solids (EWS) EWS is a single solid design tool within Edgecam Workflow that has been developed for producing prismatic type solid models using basic modelling tools. EWS can be used to create new and edit existing EWS solid models while your Edgecam licenses are in a current maintenance contract. If you do not renew your maintenance contract, access to EWS will be prohibited; however, you will be able to continue loading Edgecam part files that contain previously created EWS models. Changes to existing Edgecam Licenses License Name: Product Code: Changes: Edgecam Essential Milling ENEE0-0 This license now includes access to the additional functionality listed below: Flatland Cycle. Chamfer Cycle. Selection of the solid model for Roughing. Collision checking against the Tool Holder. Intermediate slices option for Roughing and Rest Roughing. Detect Flatland (Profiling with multi-level islands). License Name: Product Code: Changes: Edgecam Essential Production ENEEE-0 This license now includes access to the additional functionality listed below: Flatland Cycle. Chamfer Cycle. Selection of the solid model for Roughing. Collision checking against the Tool Holder. Intermediate slices option for Roughing and Rest Roughing. Detect Flatland (Profiling with multi-level islands). License Name: Product Code: Changes: Edgecam Standard Milling EN330-0 This license now includes access to Back Boring options. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 39 of 65

40 License Name: Product Code: Changes: Edgecam Standard Production EN0PP-0 This license now includes access to Back Boring options. License Name: Product Code: Changes: Solid Machinist for Education ENEDU-S This license now includes the ability to load CATIA V5 files. All Edgecam system licenses (Essential through to Ultimate Milling, Turning and Production) now include: Access to EWS, while the license is on a maintenance contract. The ability to find features on solid models; this was previously in the Solid Machinist licenses. Full access to Strategy Manager; this was previously on a separate Module license. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 40 of 65

41 Maintenance Database Report For a full list of maintenance items resolved in Edgecam 2014 R2, please refer to the Maintenance Database Report. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 41 of 65

42 New Features in Version 2014 R1 Below is an overview of new features and enhancements in the last release. For a summary of new features in previous releases, please visit the History section of the Edgecam website. Manufacture Enhancements New Chamfering Cycle A new chamfering cycle has been developed to help the user to machine chamfers and debur. It supports 2D and 3D geometry. The cycle can machine: Wireframe. Edge Loop features. Pocket and Boss features. Direct solid edges (no need to create edge loop features). The cycle can read the Pocket and Boss chamfer parameters when the option to Use Solid is checked. Also, Contact Point (0 to 100) allows the user to define which bit of the tool will be touching the model. Support for 3D Normal Offset Output A new 3D Normal Offset Output option has been added to the Control tab of the Parallel Lace, Profiling, Constant Cusp Finishing, Rest Finishing, Pencil Mill, Project Toolpath, Project Flow Curves, Project Boundary Collapse and Project Circular Pattern cycles. When selected, this option will allow the controller to compensate for tool wear (reducing the programmed radius) by moving the tool along the vector by the wear value specified in the controller offset. Only available in Milling. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 42 of 65

43 Dynamic Offset A new Dynamic option has been added to the Datum Type field of the Machining Sequence dialog Datum Shift dialog, Index Operation dialog, Merging Sequences dialog and Index dialog - General tab. When the part is rotated, the datum rotates with the part. The co-ordinates will be relative to this new datum position. The active CPL will still be in the same place as it is for Absolute. The image depicts XYZ zero point for NC output. High Feed Link Option on Grooving Cycles New Finish Grooving A new Link Type setting has been added to the Lead/Link options allowing you to convert Rapid moves to High Feed. This is particularly useful when grooving at an angle. When High Feed is selected, the link moves are done at the Maximum Feedrate, as specified on the 'Machine Parameters Dialog - Turret tab' of the machine in Code Wizard. This provides a safer linkage method in tight situations such as in a bore. Use this linkage method in preference to Rapid links to avoid potential unresolved moves (dog legging). What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 43 of 65

44 High Feed Link Option on Grooving Cycles New Finish Grooving A new High Feed rate Link Move option has been added to the Link Type settings on the Advanced tab. When High Feed is selected, the link moves are done at the Maximum Feedrate, as specified on the 'Machine Parameters Dialog - Turret tab' of the machine in Code Wizard. Roughing Cycle - Clearance The Roughing cycle has been changed to consider the available Fixtures in the part when defining the safe Z value - Clearance. When machining solids and fixtures, the cycle will compare the fixture heights and apply the defined value on top of the highest one. This means that the safer clearance will always be used, avoiding rapid moves over the fixture. New Option to Display Parametric Shank Graphics A Visible check box is now available for tool shank definition in Edgecam Toolchange and ToolStore. In the case of integrated tool holder and shank graphic, it is common to include a combined holder and shank graphic in the tool definition. Previously, a parametric shank would be displayed together with the user defined holder/shank graphic; the user would need to set the parametric shank values to zero in order to hide the graphic. You can now enter the actual shank values and use the check box to define whether the parametric shank is displayed. The Visible check box is on, by default, for all existing tools. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 44 of 65

45 Plugins available in Generate CNC Code The PDI tab on the Generate CNC Code dialog now lists available Plugins as well as PDI. They can be executed before, after or during the creation of the NC file. CRC Cancel on Rapid Lift Out It is now possible to output a CRC Cancel on the retract move of a mill profiling cycle. In Code Wizard, the Allow G40 on Retract Move option must be checked on the Machine Parameters tab and, in Code Generator, the CRCGCODE token must be present in the Rapid Code Constructor. If no lead out is specified, the G40 will be activated on the retract move at the end of the cycle. If no token is included in the Rapid Code Constructor, the G40 will appear on the next feed move - the automatically generated perpendicular for Geometry Compensation. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 45 of 65

46 New Coolant Controls in Turning For 2013 R2, Milling was enhanced to contain extra coolant options at the toolchange which could also be set from within the ToolStore. For 2014 R1, the coolant options in Turning have also been extended and enhanced. In ToolStore: Through Coolant can be set to Off, On or High Coolant Flow can be set to Off, Flood, Mist or Air. Wire - OnaAricut Technology New Technology is now available for the OnaAricut machine. Workflow Enhancements Machine Feature option A new Machine Feature option has been added to the Machining Tab that allows the machining strategies to be applied without the need to use the Planning Board by simply clicking the feature. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 46 of 65

47 Stock Manager Filters Two new filters, Units and Material, have been added to the Workflow Stock Manager. Machine Manager Post Processor A new Add Machdef Post Processors to the Database ( ) button has been added to Machine Manager which allows you to read all compiled posts in the Machdef folder and add them to the database. If accurate parameters are required, the Type, Controller and Ranges can then be edited. Component Setup - Move A new Move option has been added to the Workflow Component Setup Datum and Position tab allowing you to select the item(s) to move; Part, Stock and Fixture. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 47 of 65

48 Fixture Database - Automatic Fixture Placement A new Auto Positioning option has been added to the Workflow Fixture Database selection dialog allowing you to select automatic fixture placement (centre loading). Fixture Manager - Filtering The Fixture Manager now allows filtering of the available fixtures: Valid Fixtures are highlighted in Green. Invalid Fixtures are highlighted in Red. Fixture Manager - Hide Modifiers The Fixture Manager now allows you to customise the number of Modifiers displayed when selecting a fixture. Note that the changes will apply to all fixtures. Two new buttons are available: Edit Shown Modifiers ( ). Hide Modifier ( ). What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 48 of 65

49 Machine Setup - Mating Location A Mating Location selection list is now available in Workflow Machine Setup. The component can be located at one of these designated locations The locations are configured into the code generator using Code Wizard. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 49 of 65

50 Fixture Database - Chucks Chucks can now be created in the Fixture Manager and they are split into Chuck with Jaws and Chuck Collet. They are designed to work on Lathe Post Processors and 3 axis milling machines (no multiplane). They are created in the database, inserted using the Fixture Database button in the Workflow Ribbon and, when the user creates the sequence, the Fixture Chuck replaces the Code Generator defined Chuck. Chucks can be created in the database and use the same parameters as Code Wizard. See the Code Wizard help for details. The parametric Chuck body and jaw can be replaced with a solid model: Load the solid model into Edgecam in the Turn environment and ensure that the Chuck face and Jaw face are at Z0. Use File > Save MEG file to save chuck and jaw solids as separate files. Note: You need separate models and database entries for nonreverse and reverse jaw cases. When defining solid chucks you still need to enter the parametric values for the chuck and jaws as these are needed for positioning purposes. Jaw non-reverse Jaw reverse What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 50 of 65

51 Chuck Fixture Setup Auto Positioning for Chucks Upon selecting a chuck you can specify the gripping face i.e Internal, step1, step2 etc. The gripping face is positioned to the gripping diameter and the part stickout is automatically adjusted so that the back face of the stock butts up to the gripping face ledge. This is for both reversed and non-reversed jaws. Auto Alignment of C-axis Feature When turned parts with C-axis features are loaded, Workflow will now attempt to align the part about the C-axis feature. Interface Enhancements Launcher and Welcome Screen Improvements Launcher The Edgecam Launcher has several enhancements including: Right-clicking an entry in the Recently Used Files list allows you to delete the entry and copy the file name or the full path to clipboard. Ability to scroll in the Recently Used Files list by clicking and holding the mouse scroll wheel. Resizing when using a low-resolution monitor. Note: Edgecam Minimum Requirement is still 17" Colour monitor (1280 x 1024 screen resolution). Ability to pin URL and Folders to the Tools menu. Code Generator removed from the tools section. Live Job Reports added to the Tools section. Welcome Screen The Welcome dialogs adapt, depending on the screen resolution, to fit all of the information. The Wire option on Workflow has also been removed. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 51 of 65

52 Rendering Performance Increase Performance We have improved the performance of the rendering engine giving 3 to 4 times increase in the frames per second. Large and complex parts feel much lighter and smoother when panning and rotating. Intellisnap When the model was rotated or panned, the Intellisnap was still active and affected the speed. We automatically turn off Intellisnap when a mouse key is held down which improves performance. Mask Editor User Interface To help improve the ease of use in creating Masks, an interactive editor has been introduced. The mask can also be added to the Workflow Ribbon Bar. New CPL Marker We have now introduced a newly designed CPL marker within Edgecam. The new design maintains the standard colours for axes, introduces colour coded rotation bars and, most importantly, each axis is labelled (X, Y and Z). What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 52 of 65

53 Images and Tool Tips The New Rough Turn, Finish Turning and Chamfering Cycles have been upgraded with a full set of images and tool tips. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 53 of 65

54 Editable Ribbon Bar The Ribbon Bar can now be edited using the Mask editor: Masked commands can be added to the Custom area of the Ribbon Bar. The Quick Access Toolbar section can be used to add or remove commands from the Quick Access area. The User Commands section can be used to move, add and remove commands on the Ribbon Bar. The Tools section can be used to add PCI, PDI EXE, BAT, CMD etc to the Custom area of the Ribbon Bar. Verify Entities - Angle Information on Faces The Verify command has been updated to report the Normal, Inclination and Rotation of a Face relative to the current CPL. This information can been useful to verify the angle of a wall or a hole. Cycles - Reset All Picks When editing cycles, there are cases where it makes sense to clear all the picking information in one click and then reselect as if it is a new cycle. For example: Copy a cycle and apply it to different set of geometry/features. Reload a model where the Face IDs are different and require reselection. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 54 of 65

55 NC Editor - Ribbon Bar The NC Editor user interface has been modernised and now incorporates a Ribbon Bar Interface. The New Look Editor has all the great functionality it had previously. Upgrading the interface has also fixed some outstanding bugs Live Job Reports Live Job Reports For 2014 R1, we have introduced Live Job Reports which is designed to be simple, easy, quick and available to all customers. It is simple and easy to use for small customers and yet very powerful for advanced users that want to customise it, keeping the same performance on small and huge databases with thousands of tools and toolkits. Because it runs as a web site, the client can be a PC, tablet or a phone, which makes it possible to access the reports from the shop floor without the need to print the reports in paper. Key benefits: Faster report generation. Uses latest technology. Runs as a web browser and, therefore, it is available on PCs, smartphones and tablets. Information is always up to date (Refresh no longer required. New Materials report. New Tools report PDF, Excel, Word and Image printing formats. Flexible and powerful search and filter engines for jobs, tools and materials. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 55 of 65

56 Strategy Manager Enhancements Interface Enhancements The Strategy Manager Interface has been enhanced with the following improvements: Data Node conditions now span multiple lines to help make strategies easier to read. Previously, all conditions were on one line. Comments can now be added in data nodes; each constraint can be documented. Entries can now be re-ordered within a node using new nudge buttons. A search command has been added which searches the Nodes and Processes of a selected strategy and, optionally, its sub-strategies for occurrences of a specified string. Feature Finding of Threaded Sections of Stepped Holes It is now possible for Automatic Feature Finder to find threaded sections of stepped holes within a solid model. This new functionality works in conjunction with the CAD Link Information option on the Mill tab. The threaded sections of the stepped hole will be detailed in the Properties section of the feedback area within Edgecam. Part Modeler Enhancements Enhancements to the Loft Procedure Enhancements have been made to the Loft procedure in Part Modeler 2014 R1. It is now possible to loft dissimilar shapes and add guide curves to the lofted profile allowing advanced lofting operations to be completed. Limitations: Guide curves can only be constructed with the 3D Wireframe tools (3D lines, 3D Cubic Splines and 3D Nurbs). What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 56 of 65

57 Enhancement to the Sweep Procedure Enhancements have been made to the Sweep procedure in Part Modeler 2014 R1. It is now possible to add guide curves to the swept profile allowing more advanced sweep operations to be completed. Limitations: Guide curves can only be constructed with the 3D Wireframe tools (3D lines, 3D Cubic Splines and 3D Nurbs). Limited to using 3 Guide Curves. The profile will be swept to the length of the Drive Plane or the shortest Guide Curve. Finding and Editing Fillets on a Third Party Model Feature Finder has been enhanced to Find and Edit Fillets on Third Party imported solid models. Limitations: Variable radii will not be found. Freeform curved faces will not be found. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 57 of 65

58 Fly Through View Mode We have introduced a simple 'Fly Through' the model viewing mode to Part Modeler. This new functionality will allow users to fly through the model and examine internal surfaces that previously would not have been seen. Fly Through can also be controlled using a 3D SpaceMouse. Benefits include: Limitations: Examination of internal solid features; features that are difficult to see. Help the user to gain a better understanding of their model. Help the user to communicate their designs to others. Currently only a viewing mode within Part Modeler. Translate Sheet Bodies We have introduced a new Translate sheet bodies option on the Translation tab of the System options which will translate sheet bodies into solid models. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 58 of 65

59 ToolStore Administrator Enhancements Embed Job Images A new Embed Job Images option is available on the Change Active ToolStore Database dialog which allows you to embed Job Reports images in the database instead of saving them to disk. Key benefits: Portability made easier; folders do not need to be copied if the server changes. No need to configure a Job Images folder for each client because Live Job Reports reads them directly. Faster access because the images are saved in the database. CAD Support Enhancements CAD Systems Edgecam 2014 R1 can load data from the following CAD systems (subject to the appropriate license): Part Modeler - up to and including 2014 R1 (with CAD link support). Autodesk Inventor and there is CAD link support for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. SolidWorks and there is CAD link support for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Solid Edge ST5 and ST6 - there is CAD link support for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Edgecam and CAD links support synchronous and ordered part files and assemblies. Creo TM Parametric (previous names Creo Elements/Pro, Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire). CATIA V5 - (solids only) up to and including R22. UGS NX up to and including NX8.5. SpaceClaim 2012 and (with CAD link support for (32-bit and 64-bit versions)). KOMPAS-3D (KOMPAS-3D software must be installed on your computer). VISI CAD version 20. Recent CAD system releases supported: SolidWorks Solid Edge ST6. Unigraphics NX 8.5. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 59 of 65

60 New Healing Options A new Healing Options preference has been added to the Solids tab of the Preferences dialog which enables STEP files to be Healed or Simplified and Healed (default) in addition to IGES files which were already available. Code Generator Enhancements String Variable Assignment A new method for assigning String variables has been added to the Code Generator: Converting Numeric Variables to Strings and Strings to Numeric (see String Variable Assignment for more information). New System Variables Three new system variables (COOLANTCHUCK, COOLANTSPINDLE and COOLANTTURRET) have been added to the following macros in the Code Generator: C Axis Macro Reference (MACRO TOOLCHANGE). Turning Macro Reference (MACRO 15 - TOOLCHANGE). Turning Macro Reference (MACRO SPINDLE CONTROL). Turning Macro Reference (MACRO COOLANT). Non Macro-Specific Variables - Milling and C-Axis Turning New CAXIS and CRC3D variables have been added to the Code Generator (see Non Macro-Specific Variables - Milling and C-Axis Turning for more information). Milling Macros A Dynamic setting has been added to the STYPE System Variable in the following Milling macro: Milling Macro Reference (MACRO 43 - INDEX PALLET). XPARTNORMAL, YPARTNORMAL and ZPARTNORMAL System Variables have been added to the following Milling macro: Milling Macro Reference (MACRO 2 - MOVE FEED). SUBFUNCT and FIELD 12 System Variables have been added to the following Milling macro: Milling Macro Reference (MACRO 1 - MOVE RAPID). What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 60 of 65

61 Code Wizard Enhancements Dynamic Offset A new Dynamic Offset option has been added to the Machine Parameters Tab. When checked, the Datum Type on the Index Operation dialog and the General tab of the Machining Sequence dialog, will include a Dynamic option. Support for a Third and Fourth Tool Setting position In 2013 R2, for Keyed Index Turrets, support was added for one additional tool setting position. We have now extended this to 4 possible set positions. The setting positions are defined in the Code Wizard on the turret page. The required setting position can be selected in the ToolStore and Edgecam Toolchange Mounting tab. CRC Cancel on Rapid Lift Out It is now possible to output a CRC Cancel on the retract move of a Mill Profiling cycle. The Allow G40 on Retract Move option must be checked on the Machine Parameters tab and the CRCGCODE token must be present in the Rapid Code Constructor. If no lead out is specified, the G40 will be activated on the retract move at the end of the cycle. If no token is included in the Rapid Code Constructor, the G40 will appear on the next feed move - the automatically generated perpendicular for Geometry Compensation. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 61 of 65

62 Template IndexG200 upgrade The adaptive-indexg200 template has started to receive maintenance in order to bring it in line with all the other templates. In 2014 R1, we have started a major overhaul of this template to improve its maintainability as well as the NC output. After a CGD upgrade, a comparison of the output will probably resemble the image opposite. Existing CGDs will probably require post-update action from the user: CY Hole cycles will require coordinate tokens to be replaced with those used elsewhere in this template. Circular Interpolation may require use of the combined feed/speed mode token. In some cases, the CLW/CCLW code constructors are interchanged without detriment to the NC. The thread turn code constructor is now used. This may require formatting with INDEXG200 movement tokens. The longhand thread G code is also now used and should be set to G1. Changes may be needed to CY CRC coding. Our testing shows improvements in a number of areas. We believe that the R11 face angle parameter is corrected in some circumstances and that G200 mode setting is more reliable. CY hole cycles are more in line with G200 machine modes and there is a general improvement in output modality due to the changed use of tokens and their underlying variables. It is essential that NC output be carefully checked by the user before use, especially if any customisation has been added to the CGD. In the event of any problems being found, please log the details with support and revert to the CGD as it was before update. Your feedback on any areas where improvement is needed would be appreciated. Editing Area Enhancements Enhancements have been made to the editing area of the Code Constructors: The selection no longer goes wrong when the mouse goes out of the editing area of the Code Constructor. Ctrl+Shift+End/Home have been implemented. Ctrl+A now selects the whole Code Constructor content. TAB now inserts spaces. Ctrl+TAB gives access to the OK/Cancel/Help buttons. The Search/Replace function can be accessed by Ctrl+F and/or Ctrl+H. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 62 of 65

63 Templates Enhancements have been made to the editing area of the Code Constructors: The following Template changes have been implemented: 1. We have added a new Code Constructor and NC Style/ Hole Cycles option with a drop-down list named Back Bore / Face Cycle Points where the default is Use Common: Don't Use will call the cycle definition Code Constructor for each point. Use Common will call the normal cycle points for each point (current behaviour). Use Dedicated will call the new Back Bore / Face Cycle Points. 2. The [WORKREGISTER] token has its value fixed for the TNC template. [WORKGCODE2] has been created for other templates and is available at Set Work Datums. [WORKGCODE2] will contain the override while [WORKGCODE] will not have the override. The user should use the appropriate one, according to the machine/process requirements. 3. Milling templates have received a new parameter to configure the precision of rotary movements. The Minimum angular movement parameter is on the NC File General tab of NC-Style area. Rotary output will, from now on, use that value for rounding purposes. This should eliminate problems where angular precision was incompatible with linear precision. 4. We have implemented support for smooth code output on the TNC through an Exact Stop Code Constructor. There is not a point on the setvar for single shot or modal since M90 works only in the line in which it is programmed. If users want it for a different purpose, they still have the Code Constructor to set it On/Off. The token is included on Linear, Circular and Helical code constructors. 5. Rotary Axis tokens are now present on the Set Work Datums Code Constructor. Migration Wizard Enhancements DFN Masks and User Images Checking the Config Files box on the Choose Copy Options dialog of the Migration Wizard will now copy across additional User files: DFN files from the Language folder..xml files from the Language\Masks folder. All files in the Illustrate folder What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 63 of 65

64 Licensing Revocation of network licenses over the Internet Edgecam 2014 R1 introduces the ability to revoke network licenses in one simple operation using the CLS License Manager. Please note the following requirements: Requirements: Sentinel RMS License Manager Version or higher is installed on the server PC (version is available on your product DVD). CLS 2014 or above is installed on the Server PC (Edgecam does not need to be installed). The Server PC has an Internet connection. The features of this new method are: It will revoke all of the licenses for the selected servercode automatically. If licenses for multiple Vero products are installed on the server under different servercodes, only the licenses for the selected servercode will be revoked. Licenses cannot be revoked if any of them are in use and a warning is issued about this. This method can only be used via CLS License Manager on the Server PC. For details on how to use the new procedure, please refer to network_revokelicense.pdf which is on the DVD and installed with CLS. New 'Shop Floor Solids' module license for Shop Floor Editor A new 'Shop Floor Solids' module license has been introduced to provide the ability to load Edgecam part files containing CATIA V5 and Creo Parametric solids bodies into Shop Floor Editor. Please contact your local reseller for further details. Upgrade to Sentinel RMS Version Your Edgecam 2014 R1 DVD includes the latest release of the Sentinel RMS Network License Server and associated utilities. It is recommended that when you receive your next network license file, you upgrade to the latest Sentinel RMS License Server which can be found in the \Sentinel RMS Licensing\License Manager Installation folder on the DVD. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 64 of 65

65 Saving parts when connection to a network license server is lost In previous releases of Edgecam, if the connection to the network license server was lost due to the server machine going down, for example, a message was displayed to alert the user but it was not possible to save any work done since the last save and Edgecam was left in an unresponsive state. In Edgecam 2014 R1, when the connection to the license server is lost it displays more meaningful messages and provides the opportunity to save any work done since the last save before closing. When Edgecam is started again and the license server is still down, grace licensing will be used and, if it is back up, the network licenses will be used. Single CLS works with the R1 and R2 releases In previous releases, we have installed a different version of CLS for both the R1 and R2 releases. From the release of Edgecam 2014 R1, we will now just update the R1 version of CLS when the Edgecam R2 release is installed. For Edgecam 2014 R1, the tooltip for CLS in the notification area (bottom right hand corner of the screen) is CLS 2014: This change means that when Edgecam 2014 R2 is released, we will update CLS 2014 so there is only one 2014 CLS installation that will work with both the R1 and R2 releases. What's New in Edgecam 2014 R2 65 of 65