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This page provides a record of all the features, improvements, and bug fixes contained within CAM Assist for Mastercam releases.


v1.2

Release date: 1 August 2024

Improvements

  • We renamed Renamed the ‘Network section’ to ‘Network setting’ (see the Advanced tab).

  • We added Added more detail to message in the network section to: ‘Please note the following settings only take effect on subsequent runs of CAM Assist. After editing these settings, cancel and reopen CAM Assist. The settings will persist for all future sessions’.

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  • We improved Improved the feedback to the user when encountering issues with network connection.

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  • We have improved Improved the visualization of tool holders in the simulation to better match the Mastercam default simulation functionality.

  • We have changed Changed the way we handle the persistence of avoidance geometries:

    • CAM Assist now users Mastercam’s 3rd part data handler instead of the comment fields in the machine group.

    • This means that it now correctly renders in the user interface and does not overwrite user comments.

  • We have removed Removed the fail on errors functionality and set proceed on errors as the default setting.

  • Entry positions have been improved for wall operations.

Bug fixes

  • Performance for creating hole patches on roughing operations has been improved.

  • General performance around calculation times has been improved. Parts that took more than 5 minutes to calculate in the last release are on average more than 3 times faster in this release.

  • CAM Assist no longer freezes when user clicks “Test Network Settings” with no connection available. We now show the correct status message and there is no performance impact.

  • The color of the selected avoidance geometry is now restored once CAM Assist is opened and it will disappear when CAM Assist is closed.


v1.1

Release date: 22 July 2024

New features

Bug fixes

  • Fixed using incorrect height settings for hole making operations

  • Fixed using an incorrect machine file for the second demo part


v1.0

Release date: 8 July 2024

New features

  • This is the first release version of CAM Assist for Mastercam 2025

    • This release encompasses previous beta versions

  • Tool usages tab now explicitly mentions Tool assemblies and not Tools

  • Network status section in managed UI

  • Improved support for unit relevant persistent fields

  • Avoidance geometry selection is now persistent

Bug fixes

  • Improved error handling for non-fatal cases

  • Fixed bug with hole making target face selections

  • Fixed support for inch/mm for ‘Stock to leave’ parameters

  • Fixed retract heights for deburring and hole making operations

  • Fixed bug in Avoidance geometries that resulted in a crash when running in debug mode

  • Added missing unit conversion for Feed plane height parameter in 2D area mill operations

  • Added filter to prevent sending meshes as avoidance geometries as they are not supported

  • Pass avoidance geometries instead of obstructions as protected stock for deburring operations


Previous ‘Beta’ releases

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Beta v2

New features

  • Enable the user to specify the source of their cutting data

  • Greyed out unsupported material

Bug fixes

  • Improvements to Hole making (yes, you can make holes in 2025 (smile))

  • Improvements to Flat Finishing operations

  • Improvements to Roughing

  • Improvements to unwanted error reporting


Beta v1

New Features

  • Created a Mastercam 2025 version of the add-in

    • User Interface is integrated using latest Mastercam look and feel

  • Created an uninstaller

  • Added imperial demo parts

  • Added support for user-selected avoidance geometry in toolpath mapping

  • Made the default toolset unit aware

Bug fixes

  • Fixed incorrect retract heights for deburring operations

  • Fixed not supporting partially specified hole patches

  • Fixed invalid stepdown and stock adjustment values

  • Fixed incorrect clearance heights for roughing operations

  • Fixed incorrectly rotating open chains

  • Fixed incorrect default back feed rate

  • Fixed leftover stock in Demo part 2