What's New in BobCAM for SolidWorks V7 SP1 (Build 3408)

Introduction

Release Date: May 06, 2019

 

The first update for BobCAM for SolidWorks V7, build 3408, includes corrections in CAM, Simulation, Posting, and the NC Editor.

Corrections

General

 

  • Corrected the default Side Allowance for the Pocket, Plunge Rough, Z Level Rough, and Advanced Rough operations from 0.000, to 0.015 inches.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the speeds and feeds for Drill operations to revert to default when the tool page was revisited.

 

  • Updated the Cut Pattern options in the Patterns page of the Flatlands operation. The dialog was showing additional options of the Advanced Rough operation. The correct options: Offset, Parallel, and Adaptive Roughing are now shown properly.

 

  • Updated the Pattern options in the Patterns page of the Pocket operation. The dialog now has the correct default of Standard Pocket > Offset Pocket Out selected.

 

  • Updated the Links page to reflect all available options when the Advanced Pocket Pattern was used in a Pocket Operation. Link options now show S-Link, and Full Retract. Between Groups options now show Retract.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the CAM Tree items to collapse when an index system was added.

CAM

Toolpath Editor

 

  • Corrected an issue with the Toolpath Editor which caused toolpath to be selected when it moved through the pointer position during view changes.

 

  • Corrected an instance of the toolpath editor creating the opposing side of toolpath arc when Convert Selected Toolpath to CAD Geometry was used.

 

General

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the output feed to be adjusted when altered in the Advanced Feedrates page of the Mill 3 Axis Pro and Lathe operations.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the Toolpath Statistics dialog to show speeds and feeds in inch regardless of the units assigned to the file.

 

Mill

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the Standard Pocket Patterns to cut from the bottom up when the feature was in a Machine Setup whose origin was below the Top of Stock.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented cylinders consisting of two faces from being selected as geometry for hole features.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused incorrect toolpath when selecting a sketch for drill points when the machine setup deviated from the World Coordinate System.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused toolpath to remain when geometry was removed and the operation was recomputed.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused the plunge and cutting feedrates to revert to default in a Drag Knife operation.

 

  • Corrected a toolpath calculation issue which caused an instance of toolpath moving through the selected geometry when certain allowances and tolerances were applied to a Z Level Rough operation.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented toolpath creation when using the Horizontal Extension option with particular geometries on a Pocket operation.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented a Project Curve feature from being selected as geometry for a Mill 3 Axis Wireframe feature.

 

Lathe

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused no toolpath to be generated when collision detection with system compensation was used on a feature set to the Feature Type of Back Face.

 

  • Corrected an issue with the Trim to Stock option which prevented it from cutting all of the selected area on a Lathe Groove feature set to the Feature Type of Front Face.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the operation stock from being updated when a change was made to the job stock. Users had to enter the machine setup and click OK for operation stock to update properly.

 

  • Corrected an issue which caused both of the Spindle Direction radio buttons to be cleared on the Tap Tool page when reopening the Lathe Tap Hole Wizard.

 

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the machine setup location from being changed in a particular file.

Simulation

  • Corrected an issue with the simulation showing an incorrect clearance move along the tool axis after operations in an index system.

Posting

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  • Corrected an issue which caused the spindle direction for all turning cycles to be reversed when post question 1306. Reverse Tap Spindle Direction? was set to y.

NC Editor

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the NC Editor from being launched through BobCAM for SolidWorks unless Predator was installed.