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What's New in BobCAD-CAM V31 SP4 (Build 3281)

Introduction

The fourth update for BobCAD-CAM V31, build 3281, includes a new feature, as well as corrections in: 

 

  • User Interface
  • BobART
  • CAD
  • CAM
    • Mill
      • Express
      • 3 Axis Pro
      • 4 Axis Standard
    • Lathe
    • Wire EDM 
    • Nesting
    • Simulation
    • Posting
      • General
      • .BCPst
      • .EDMPst
    • NC Editor

New Features

CAM

General

We have updated the software to include a 'Machine Does Dogleg Rapid Move' check box in the Posting page of the Current Settings dialog. For many customers, a rapid retract using more than a single axis is not a problem. This is because for those customers, their machine uses interpolated movement for the rapid moves. Not all customers enjoy this option on their machines though. In cases where the machine does not have that option, a rapid move using more than a single axis can cause a dog-leg motion. These can be caused when one axis arrives at its target before the other, causing a change in direction. As you might expect, this can be a big problem for your part when you're using a rapid move to get out of a hole. To correct this, simply select the 'Machine Does Dogleg Rapid Move'. With this option selected, the rapid move will be replaced with a feed move using the speed set for the Maximum Cutting Feedrate in the Machine Parameters page of the current settings dialog.

 

Corrections

User Interface

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused BobCAD-CAM to display the information for the last document, instead of the latest, in the CAD Tree and CAM Tree when the Layout or User Profile was updated.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented file names from showing properly in the document tabs when a dot was in the file name.

BobART

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the Top of Feature and Total Depth values from being used in a V-Carve feature when added using the Feature Geometry Picking dialog.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the software to hang when computing the V-Carve operation with particular geometries.

CAD

  • Corrected an issue which caused the Solid Boolean function to fail with particular geometry.

 

  • Corrected an instance of the Measure 2 function displaying flags with incorrect values.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused a crash when attempting to delete spline control points while modifying and existing spline.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused an incorrect result when mirroring about a line in a UCS other than Top(X/Y).

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the system to hang when using the Sketch Handle in a Section View function.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused Split functions to fail when rebuilding the CAD Tree.

CAM

Mill

Mill Express
  • Corrected an issue which caused tabs to be lost when updating geometry for Profile features.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused an error when attempting to assign tool geometry with an arc assigned as a non-cutting portion of the tool (dashed line).

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented a custom T-Cutter from being utilized by an operation.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused a crash when computing a 2 Axis Profile feature which had the surface walls of the model assigned as geometry.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the Spindle RPM for T-Cutters to be calculated using the shaft diameter when system speeds and feeds were selected.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented drilling toolpath to be updated correctly when the Machine Setup is moved and geometry is reselected.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused drilling features to have their Top of Feature calculated from the Machine Setup. The Top of Feature has been updated so the calculation is from the top of the assigned stock once again.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused a crash when attempting to pick order for a drilling operation with no geometry assigned.

 

  • Corrected the options shown for the 2 Axis Pocketing. All patterns should have the same options for their Leads and Links pages, except for the Adaptive Roughing pattern. This has been updated.

 

Mill 3 Axis Pro

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the Top of Feature values from being utilized when the Top of Job was not set for the depth options in the Advanced Rough operation.

 

  • Updated the Flatlands toolpath pattern options. This page was showing unavailable options. The correct pattern options are: Offset, Parallel, and Adaptive.

 

  • Corrected the options shown for the 3 Axis Advanced Rough patters. All patterns should have the same options for their Leads and Links pages, except for the Adaptive Roughing pattern. This has been updated.

 

Mill 4 Axis Standard
  • Corrected an issue which prevented the use of the peck option for the plunge entry method when the tool was not aligned with the Z Axis of the Machine Setup.

 

Lathe

  • Corrected an issue which prevented custom lathe inserts from being flipped correctly when certain orientations were selected.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the custom speeds and feeds assigned to a custom insert in the tool crib to be applied to all operations in the feature.

 

  • Updated the Lathe turning operation with an additional check to ensure the perpendicular lead-in and lead-out is created on the correct side of the geometry defined for the feature.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused a crash when attempting to use a Depth of Cut of zero.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented a tools assigned Home Position Z, and Home Position X from being utilized when the 'Rapid On Exit To Tool Home ...' options were used as the Exit method.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented a custom tool in the tool crib from being utilized.

 

Wire EDM

  • Corrected an issue which caused the Machining Order dialog to be blank when the Tabs Cut Last option was used.

 

Nesting

  • Corrected an issue which caused a crash when attempting to use manual tabs.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented an edit to the cutting diameter for Laser, Plasma, and Waterjet.

 

  • Corrected an issue that caused some of the text to be cut off in the Ribbon bar in localized versions of the software.

 

Simulation

  • Corrected an issue which caused a simulation error when using a tool mounted at an angle in Mill Turn jobs.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused an incorrect initial position to be simulated for an operation in an index system.

 

Posting

General
  • Corrected an issue which caused the system to hang when scrolling through a large NC program in the Posting Manager, and when trying to open large NC programs in the NC Editor.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the Save As dialog to appear when choosing Save As in the Posting Manager after switching Themes.

 

  • Corrected an issue which allowed the Posting Manager to remain visible when the Backstage was open.

 

.BCPst
  • Corrected an issue which caused an incorrect rapid call when starting with a horizontal or vertical move on an operation that is not on the Top plane.

 

  • Corrected the capitalization for 'origin_tracking_on', and 'origin_tracking_off' in the Post Variable and API Reference documents. Both were shown beginning with a capital letter. This has been corrected.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the Advanced Feedrates for Lathe operations to be output.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the post question '1306. Reverse Tap Spindle Direction?' to reverse all spindle directions when it was set to 'y'.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused an incorrect move at the start of a G71 canned cycle when the default approach used matched the rapid plane height.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused incorrect output when using Command/ISO type Post Output and the Output Lead Move to ISO File option.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the MILL_Get_PRot() API from returning a zero value.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the work_plane variable from being called by the first tool change block.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused post question '221. break arcs into quadrants' to break arcs incorrectly in cases where Z direction is flipped for Mill Turn machines.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused post question '221. break arcs into quadrants' to break arcs incorrectly and calls an extra feed move when the scale factor was used.

 

  • Updated the Post Variable and API Reference documents to reflect that finish_number_of_cuts outputs for pattern repeat in turning cycles as well as number of finish passes for thread operation.

 

.EDMPst
  • Corrected an issue which prevented the Material Code from being called properly for Agie Wire EDM machines.

 

NC Editor

  • Corrected an error in the definition of a G82 cycle which caused an error when the machine setup was at the bottom of the stock.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the NC Editor to simulate double compensation on tool position. When using System, and Machine Compensation, the tool offset is no longer output in the Job Setup.


  • DNC Parameters are now loaded from the active controller template - Users must edit the controller template XML directly to set their settings for each controller, but when the DNC dialog is opened, the values will be read from the active controller template allowing users to have custom settings for each controller.

  • A crash was fixed if data was attempted to be sent when no COM port was available on the computer.

  • DNC Receiving has been corrected to open a new document with the received data.

  • Several cases where the editor would not load the NC file if a Job Setup file that was specified in the NC file was not found or had errors.