What’s New in
Edgecam 2017 R2
This document highlights new product features and enhancements in Edgecam 2017 R2.
To run Edgecam and Part Modeler 2017 R2, the expiry date in the license must be April 2017 or later.
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What's New in Edgecam 2017 R2: Product Features and Enhancements, Manuais, Projetos, Pesquisas de Engenharia Mecânica
The new product features and enhancements in edgecam 2017 r2, including toolstore enhancements, importing limits/fits for hole features, roughing cycle improvements, edgecam inspection, and interface enhancements. It also mentions the removal of the catia v4 loader and the addition of a save filter settings option in toolstore.
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What’s New in
Edgecam 2017 R
This document highlights new product features and enhancements in Edgecam 2017 R2. To run Edgecam and Part Modeler 2017 R2, the expiry date in the license must be April 2017 or later.
Contents
‘WHAT’S NEW’ DOCUMENT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 4
IMPORTANT INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................... 5
Manufacture Enhancements
B AXIS CONTOURING CYCLE ....................................................................................................................................... 6
IMPORTING LIMITS / FITS FOR HOLE FEATURES .............................................................................................................. 7
MATING POSITION UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN STOCK IS EDITED OR CREATED............................................................... 8
ROUGHING CYCLE - BLANK CUT INCREMENT ALLOWED .................................................................................................... 8
ROUGHING CYCLE - USE STOCK LEVEL .......................................................................................................................... 9
THREAD MILL IN ROTARY AXIAL .................................................................................................................................. 9
EDGECAM INSPECTION ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Wire Enhancements
'PARALLEL TAG' OPTION ADDED TO THE SMART AND 4 AXIS CYCLES ................................................................................. 11
SUPPORT EDM EXPERT CUT TYPE VARIATIONS ............................................................................................................ 12
MANUAL OPTION ADDED TO 'OUTPUT PRIORITIES' (ACVISION) ...................................................................................... 12
EXCETEK OUTPUT CHANGES ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Interface Enhancements
QUICK SEARCH ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
FORMULAS IN DIALOGS ........................................................................................................................................... 14
IMAGES ON DIALOGS (MILLING CYCLES) ..................................................................................................................... 15
Simulator Enhancements
VIEW COMPARISON FOR SELECTED COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................ 16
'QUIT ON CLOSE' ON SINGLE OCCASION ...................................................................................................................... 16
Code Wizard Enhancements
DATUM CALCULATION FOR TNC TEMPLATES............................................................................................................... 17
POST PROCESSOR IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 18
Code Generator Enhancements
STOCK INFORMATION ON POST PROCESSOR ................................................................................................................ 19
‘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 2017 R1. For a summary of new features in previous releases, please visit the History section of the Edgecam website.
Important Information
CATIA V4 Loader has been removed at this release
The CATIA V4 Loader has been removed. It was frozen for some time, unsupported from the third party supplier and causes a crash due to tighter UAC controls.
Microstation Loader has been removed at this release
The Microstation design file Loader has been removed. It was frozen for some time and unsupported from the third party supplier.
Pro/DESKTOP support in Solid Machinist has been removed at this
release
For several years, Pro/DESKTOP has been unavailable to download and cannot be activated. The latest Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) Granite kernel no longer includes support.
PartXplore renamed to WorkExplore
PartXplore has been renamed to WorkExplore.
CPL terminology
CPL terminology is being replaced, from 2017 R2 onward, by either Workplane or Datum: Workplane - a plane in the space defined by an application point and two vectors. Mainly used in design, for example, Create CPL replaced by Create Workplane. Datum - a manufacturing orientation and an application point. Mainly used in machining related commands, for example, Initial CPL replaced by Initial Datum.
Change to Homework Mode
From this release, it will not be possible to load the .ppf files saved from Commercial and Reseller licensed Edgecam systems into Edgecam Homework Mode. Only the educational .epf format part files can be loaded and saved in Homework Mode. All the parts in cam\examples have been duplicated as .epf files.
C/C++ - PDI's Retirement
C/C++ PDI's support in Edgecam is being phased out, and from the 2018 R1 release in September 2017 will not function. It is recommended that all new applications are developed as .NET plugins.
Importing Limits / Fits for Hole Features
Standard hole fit definition and associated tolerances can now be extracted from SOLIDWORKS, INVENTOR and CREO/Pro-E models and displayed in Edgecam. This information is extracted via CADLinks and allows the user to apply the usual Edgecam functionality and machine the part to the specification required. The holes must be defined in SOLIDWORKS, INVENTOR or CREO/Pro-E using the Hole command. Using the CADLinks button, the part is sent to Edgecam and, once automatic feature find has been completed on the part, any standard (e.g. H7) and tolerances (+0.021/- 0.00) applied to the hole feature will be found by Edgecam. Note: It is currently only possible to extract limit and fit information from hole features. The solid model must have the limit and fit information applied through the Hole command within SOLIDWORKS, INVENTOR or CREO/Pro-E.
Mating Position updates automatically when Stock is edited or created
For this release, we have added an Automatic option to the General tab of the Machine parameters dialog. This enables the Mating position to be updated automatically when stock is edited or created. When checked, the mating distances ( Mating CPL and X/Y/Z Mating Offset ) will be derived from the Automatic setting of the sequence setup. When unchecked, the mating distances can be manually adjusted. Checking Automatic again will reapply the derived mating distances. Note: This option is only available for Mill and MTM machines.
Roughing Cycle - Blank Cut Increment allowed
For this release, you can leave the Cut Increment field on the Depth tab blank to produce a single pass at depth. In previous versions, an error was issued because a Cut Increment value had to be specified. Roughing now behaves in the same manner as Profiling in this respect.
Edgecam Inspection
Edgecam Inspection is a new product that performs inspection measurement on the machine tool either as a standalone system or as an add-on module to Edgecam Milling. The system allows you to probe the component with various measuring methods and generate the NC code for the machine. The results can be returned from the controller, analysed and compared with the model to generate an inspection report. Note: To use this product you will need either an Edgecam Inspection System (ENINS-S) or Edgecam Inspection Module (ENINS-M).
Wire Enhancements
'Parallel Tag' option added to the Smart and 4 Axis cycles
A Parallel Tag option has been added to the Tagging tab for the 4 Axis and Smart cycles. When checked, it will force the Tag to be parallel.
Excetek Output changes
In order to support other machine tools, the following options have been added to the Output Options tab of the Excetek post: Wire Threading Options. Optional Stop Code.
Interface Enhancements
Quick Search
A Quick Search function has been added to the Ribbon bar providing quick access to commands. This can be useful when the command is not on the ribbon, by default. The function searches for any command names or tooltips containing the search string. Commands which are not available for the current license or not applicable to the current session, for example, Turning commands in a Milling session, will be greyed out.
Formulas in Dialogs
We are in the process of making every Edgecam modifier a potential JavaScript statement. This means that the Cut Increment modifier in Roughing, for example, can have a value as input, a reference to another field or even a command that will look up PCI variables, access your computer data, run a macro and then generate a value.
Simulator Enhancements
View Comparison for selected Components
For this release, we have introduced support for View Comparison on a selected component or on all components. A drop-down list has been added to the View Comparison button containing the Compare All and Select Component options.
'Quit on close' on single occasion
Having the Quit on close option disabled in Simulator keeps the application running in the background and, therefore, enhances loading times for Simulator. Optimally, this option should always be disabled to maximise performance. However, there are situations where Simulator needs to be fully closed. To allow this without forcing users to have Quit on close enabled all the time, the user can now hold down the Ctrl key while exiting the application to fully quit on a single occasion. Note: This does not change the setting of the Quit on close option.
Code Wizard Enhancements
Datum Calculation for TNC Templates
For this release, four new parameters have been added to the Datum Setting tab which will enable you to configure datums in the same manner as subroutines: Generate Datums List. First LBL for Datum Definition. Reset LBL for Datum Definition.
Code Generator Enhancements
Stock information on Post Processor
Stock sizes are now passed to Code Generator allowing the user to use that data to replicate those stocks on external simulators. Some applications also require billet information for other purposes. Code Generator has a new %LOADSTOCK directive to load stock information. Note: There is no ordering of stocks, as there is no such concept in Edgecam. Code Generator will load the stocks in the order defined in internal state manager. There is no information about assignment of stock (i.e. main or sub-spindle). Stock information relies entirely on the stocks defined in the setups. If a stock is incorrectly defined, no information will be available in the output. Therefore, old parts may not work; geometry might need to be recreated. The old Stock/Fixture command in the Edgecam Geometry menu can still generate stocks and is particularly useful when there is no solid model. When creating a sequence containing only wireframe entities, the user needs to deliberately select the stock for it to be part of a component.
ToolStore Enhancements
Option added to Save ToolStore Filters
A Save Filter Settings option has been added to save ToolStore filters when selecting a tool from the ToolStore: With Save Filter Settings checked, the filter settings are retained from the previous session. When using the ToolStore button in Edgecam, any previously set filters such as Tool Type, Units, Use Filters and Filter Tool settings are retained for subsequent tool selections. When using the Find button from the Toolchange dialog, the Tool Type filter is set to the dialog tool type setting while retaining any previously set filters. When using ToolStore as a standalone application, the filter settings are retained from the previous ToolStore session. When Save Filter Settings is unchecked, filter settings will not be retained.
Option added to set the Gauge Point at the centre of a Probe
An option has been added to set the Gauge Point at the centre of a probe. This option is available on the Probe Mounting tab in ToolStore and on the Probe Toolchange Loading tab in Edgecam. The Secondary Gauge Point sets the gauge point to the centre of the probe stylus. Changing the Gauge Point between Primary and Secondary adjusts the Z Gauge value by the radius of the probe stylus.