This page provides a record of all the ‘features’, ‘improvements', and ‘fixes’ contained within CAM Assist releases.
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v1.11.0
Features
Multiple Tool Orientations Selection with 3+2 Machining
Following on from your feedback, we have evolved our 3+2 feature to give you more options for selecting the machining direction:
Aligned to the X, Y and Z axes
Select ‘by setup’
Full automatic selection by CAM Assist (beta customers only)
If you select the direction ‘by setup’, you can then also:
Decide if you want to use the same direction for roughing and finishing
Use the interface to select which directions you want to machine the part from (respecting the order of selection)
Please be advised that CAM Assist’s ‘SteepAndShallow’ option is in Beta with ‘Contour3D’ currently the default. In some instances SteepAndShallow may yield better toolpaths and/or machining time results. This can be selected in the 'Finishing' section of the 'Advanced' tab. Also, you can’t edit roughing or finishing modes in the ‘Advanced’ tab if you don’t have these modes selected.
New User Interface
We have slimmed down the menus on CAM Assist to deliver the most used features on the General tab. So as well as your tool library and material, you’ll now find your workholding security per setup, as well as our new 3+2 orientation selection options.
All the other tabs have been combined into the ‘Advanced’ tab, with ‘Tool Use’ unchanged.
Hole Patching is enabled by default
You can toggle this setting in the ‘Roughing’ section of the ‘Advanced’ tab. Hole patching will prevent roughing passes from machining material away that would otherwise be handled by hole-making operations, like drilling.
Improved Error Handling
We now display error codes, enabling our support team to easily understand any issues, and further enhanced our messaging to assist users.
New Demo Parts
We have two additional demo parts for you to try CAM Assist on, including a 3+2 part.
Improvements
Decreased the time for the CAM Assist menu to open
Use Fractional values for imperial toolsets
Enable Users to press ‘Cancel’ during bulk roughing strategy production
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