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Resolved CPR’s
CAMWorks 2016 – SP0 * Please refer to ‘What’s New’ PDF document for details regarding enhancements in CAMWorks 2016.
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1. CW-54756 11-5343 Post
Add a new post parameter “TOOL_FLUTE_LENGTH” that
will fetch the Flute Length of a mill tool from the Mill Tool
Definition tab.
2. CW-54748 11-5447 Translation
In Japanese version of CAMWorks, within the 2.5 Axis
Feature Wizard, the Japanese text string for “Through” is
incorrect.
3. CW-54705 11-5421 Help
In the Help documentation for Advanced tab of 3 Axis
operation, details given for the “Enabled” option of
“Holder Avoidance” needs to be updated to indicate
conditions for collision avoidance.
4. CW-54688 21047 Help
In the CAMWorks Help documentation for VoluMill with
Entry Method set to “Pre-drill Holes”, the note indicating
size relation between drill diameter and tool diameter
needs to be added.
5. CW-54254 11-5237 Translation
In Chinese version of CAMWorks TechDB, in the UI for
inserting a tool, user defines the Holder Edge as “Side” or
“End”. The Chinese text for “End” needs to be corrected.
6. CW-54163 11-5176 Translation
In Chinese version of CAMWorks , in the dialog box for
interactively inserting a Turn feature, the text for “Sub
Spindle” and “Main Spindle” in the Spindle dropdown list
needs to be corrected.
7. CW-52890 11-4828 Translation
In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in the F/S tab of Turn
Operation Parameters dialog box, the translation for
“mm/min” reads as “cm/min”.
8. CW-52854 11-4752 API API to set the origin type of CWOpSetup as workpiece
corner.
9. CW-52393 11-4669 Post
When post processing using the M3Axis-Tutorial post
using the step by step option, the system created *.sub file
gets locked and can't be deleted.
10. CW-52335 11-4692 Translation
In CAMWorks German version, in Turn and Mill-Turn
mode, in the Setup tab of the Machine node, the text for
the Display pane and Options label are incorrectly placed.
11. CW-50359 11-3854 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheet, the “MchController” variable
does not work.
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12. CW-48152 11-2820 Features
For parts designed in SOLIDWORKS using the “Cut
Extrude” feature with Pattern application or otherwise, on
executing the ‘Extract Machinable Features’ command,
the islands within the irregular slot features are not
recognized. For the specific part the islands within the
irregular slot features are not recognized when Extract
Machinable Features command is executed.
13. CW-30064 10-4026 Toolpath
For Contour Mill operations, when user defines an Avoid
area and sets the toolpath Center to “Without
compensation” under NC tab, then the toolpath always
retracts to Z0 plane to link to the next position.
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1. CW-54575 21005 Features
The user cannot define a 3D Curve feature in CAMWorks
2016. The feature is projected on a plane and is converted
into a 2D feature.
2. CW-54551 11-5361 Wire EDM The EDM Cutting Conditions for Sodick machine are not
consistent across all the available model types.
3. CW-54541 20953 UI
In Origin tab of Mill part setup when we switch the origin
between sketches then the newly set origin as per the
sketch is not saved when the user closes the dialog using
OK button.
4. CW-54522 20871 Help The help description of for fixed B Axis turning is not
present.
5. CW-54504 11-5338 Simulation The geometry of the User Defined Mill tool is incorrectly
shown in CAMWorks Virtual Machine Simulator.
6. CW-54496 20775 UI
When the turn operations containing B Axis value are
copied using control and drag functionality, then the user
defined B axis values are not copied in the newly created
operation.
7. CW-54402 11-5298 Help Add more description detail for the Rotary Axis - Reverse
Direction option in the help file.
8. CW-54338 11-5267 Toolpath
For the specific part in the contour mill operation if the
user selects 'Stay down' option for link between the passes
on the leadin tab, then CAMWorks crashes.
9. CW-54319 20277 UI
For the specific part in the mill part setup on the origin tab
when the origin is defined using a user defined vertex,
then the user will not be able to apply any offsets. This
was working fine in CAMWorks 2014.
10. CW-54301 11-5255 TechDB
When the customized TechDB is imported into CAMWorks
2015 SP1.2, then some of the parameters are not
imported.
11. CW-54268 20213 Operation
For the specific part in the turn rough operation the
estimated time shown when spindle mode is set to RPM
and SFM is wrong.
12. CW-54241 11-5199 Features For the specific part when Extract Machinable Features is
done, then CAMWorks crashes.
13. CW-54239 20157 Toolpath For the specific part on a rough mill operation with entry
option set to 'Entry Drill' CAMWorks generates two entry
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drill operations with different drill diameters. When the
user regenerates the toolpath the entry drill operations
become satisfactory.
14. CW-54215 20025 UI
In the New Advanced Approach and Retract option in NC
tab of 2.5axis operation for mill-turn machines, the retract
position is termed as XYZ Home Absolute Preset. It should
be labeled as XZ Absolute Preset.
15. CW-54194 20023 Help Help is not available for "Approach and Retract" dialog of a
mill operation on a Mill-Turn machine.
16. CW-54189 CW-50261
11-5186 Toolpath
For a rough mill operation with pattern type set to 'Spiral
in" the toolpath near an island makes the movement in
"Conventional" way even though the cut method is set as
"Climb".
17. CW-54187 11-5193 API Add API for reversing the direction of interactively added
Mill part setups.
18. CW-54168 11-5177 Operation In the specific assembly whenever the user does Edit
Definition on any operation, CAMWorks crashes.
19. CW-54108 Beta TechDB
The spindle attributes of feature conditions and matching
operation conditions are different in default TechDB. This
results in the operations being populated on wrong
setups.
20. CW-54012 19429 UI
For the 'Area Clearance' operation the check box value set
for use entry holes option is not retained when the
operation parameters dialog is closed and re-opened.
21. CW-53994 19535 Toolpath For the specific part the Z Level toolpath is not machining
the defined feature completely.
22. CW-53985 19359 TechDB
In the default TechDB of CAMWorks 2016 the parameter
of cutting direction tilt option for Multi axis mill operations
is different in Inch and Metric units.
23. CW-53968 19537 Operation
In Area Clearance operation when the pattern type is set
to Volumill, then the user doesn’t have the option of
defining the XY allowance and Z allowance separately.
24. CW-53964 CW-53717
19465 15389
Features
In Mill mode if a through feature has fillets on the top
face, then the same is not recognized when Extract
Machinable Features is done. If the feature is of the blind
type, then the fillet at the top face is recognized.
25. CW-53944 19405 Operation 2D sketches should be allowed to be used for 5-Axis
drilling.
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26. CW-53941 19305 TechDB
In TechDB, for the hole feature with ID no. 35, the lower
range for selecting the tool is to be modified to zero.
Strategy is to be renamed to ‘Drill only’.
27. CW-53936 19425 Toolpath For the specific part, the multiaxis drilling toolpath is not
generated on executing the Generate Toolpath command.
28. CW-53915 19235 TechDB
In the default TechDB, for the contour mill operations the
retract type is set to "Retract Hole". The default value
should be "Z Rapid".
29. CW-53788 15793 Toolpath
For the specific turn part the toolpath for face rough
operation gets deleted on executing the Generate
toolpath command in CAMWorks 2016.
30. CW-53772 15791 Toolpath
For the specific turn part, toolpaths were generated for
Rough Groove operation using user defined tool in
CAMWorks 2012. However, on opening this part file in
CAMWorks 2014, 2015 or 2016 and executing the
Generate Toolpath command, the toolpath for Rough
Groove operation gets deleted.
31. CW-53751 11-5036 Toolpath
For the specific part file, if contain area is defined for the
operation to machine grouped features, then an
erroneous toolpath is generated.
32. CW-53696 11-5019 Toolpath For the specific part the retract move of 3 Axis Mill
undercut operations causes tool to crash.
33. CW-53601 15141 Feature
Provide functionality to enable using part faces for
defining Open Profile features similar to how faces can be
used to define pockets and slots.
34. CW-53599 15165 UI
In the Insert Operation dialog box, the selected feature
gets deselected when user changes the type of operation.
For example: From Roughing to Contouring.
35. CW-53568 15119 Feature
For the specific mill part with pocket feature containing a
filleted island, on auto-detecting the island during
interactive feature insertion, the inner loop of fillet is
considered instead of the outer loop resulting in wrong
feature.
36. CW-53394 11-4962 Operation
The thread mill cycle time calculation for Countersunk hole
pattern considers only the seed instance and thus the
estimated time will be wrong.
37. CW-52558 11-4738 Feature
In Mill module the fillets at the top face of the pocket
feature are not recognized when Extract Machinable
Features is done. This happens when the pocket feature is
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intersected by another feature.
38. CW-52310 11-2461 Post Create 2 new post variables NEXT_USER_TOOL and
NEXT_USER_TURRET for detecting Tool change.
39. CW-52185 11-4646 Toolpath
For the specific assembly file, when Leadin/out point of
Contour Mill operation is set to Mid-point, the spring pass
move is not generated.
40. CW-52008 11-4573 Toolpath
For specific mill part with numerous islands within the
open pocket feature, it takes considerable time to
generate toolpath for the Rough mill operation.
41. CW-51637 11-4417 Feature
For the specific part, on executing the ‘Extract machinable
Features’ using MfgView, the slot feature is incorrectly
recognized.
42. CW-51606 11-4374 TechDB
In TechDB under hole thread mapping, the user is unable
to set the method of "Thread Milling" for the hole type of
Counter bore and Countersink.
43. CW-51013 11-3193 TechDB
In Inch mode of TechDB, for all the mill feature operations
the tool selection expression is set with the parameter of
"Box Width". This results in selection of large tools to
machine the feature. The tool selection expression should
be with respect to "Finish Radius".
44. CW-50500 11-3924 Toolpath
For the specific part, the Contour Mill toolpath generated
for the irregular pocket feature is incorrect when the CNC
compensation is set to ON and the toolpath center is set
to ‘Without Compensation’.
45. CW-50369 11-3853 Operation
In Turn mode, when an operation is truncated using the Z
limits set as "User Defined", then any changes made to the
origin of the turn setup do not update the user defined
limit.
46. CW-50200 11-3745 Toolpath
While machining circular pockets or hole features with
contour mill operations with the combination of CNC
compensation set to ON and tool path center set to
without compensation, then the tool path is not generated
at the desired position if entry point is set as "Hole
Center".
47. CW-48940 11-3300 System
If user unchecks the “Equal Step Length” and “Equal Step
Width” and defines several unique jaw steps and saves the
configuration, then on restarting CAMWorks and assigning
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this chuck configuration, the “Equal Step Length” and
“Equal Step Width” get checked thereby nullifying all
custom jaw settings.
48. CW-48540 11-3075 TechDB In TechDB, for Multiaxis Operation Parameter Definition,
the parameter option 'Add Internal Tool Radius' is missing.
49. CW-48243 11-2892 Setup Sheet Add the ability to export the SOLIDWORKS Configuration
Specific information to the XML-based Setup Sheet.
50. CW-45792 11-1689 Setup sheet
Add the ability to create isometric view in the XML setup
sheet with respect to the origin of each setup present in
the mill part or assembly.
51. CW-44475 11-0911 Operation
In turn mode the estimated time for the turn toolpath is
not updated properly when the spindle mode is changed
from "RPM" to "SMM/SFM".
52. CW-42893 11-0478 Toolpath
For the specific mill part, the 5 Axis toolpath is generated
correctly in CAMWorks 2013 but does not generate at all
in latest version of CAMWorks.
53. CW-42629 11-0357 Feature
For specific mill part, MfgView recognizes certain areas as
a different feature whereas similar areas which are part of
the main feature get recognized as an irregular slot
feature. All similar areas should have been included in the
main slot feature.
54. CW-35633 CW-35446
10-7034 10-6932
Setup Sheet
While creating XML setups sheets, the images which are
created should be taken as per the CAMWorks coordinate
system and not as per SOLIDWORKS coordinate system.
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CAMWorks 2016 – Beta 2
* Please refer to ‘What’s New’ PDF document for details regarding enhancements in CAMWorks 2016.
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Description
1. CW-53939 19355 Help
In CAMWorks 2016, the newly added functionality of Pre-
drilled holes for Volumill pattern is available for 2.5 Axis
Rough as well as in 3 Axis Area Clearance operations. But
the CAMWorks Help documentation states that it is
available only for 2.5 Axis operations.
2. CW-53895 19263 UI
In CAMWorks 2016 Beta, CAMWorks error message is
observed when user clicks on any tab of the Machine node
and clicks OK.
3. CW-53859 CW-53852
18983 11-5057
Toolpath
When the Ramping Method for the Contour Mill operation
generated for a grouped hole feature is changed to ‘Angle’
and previewed, then CAMWorks crashes.
4. CW-53783 15819 Operation
In CAMWorks 2016, for all turning operations, changes
done to default values of any of the parameters in the NC
tab are not saved when the user performs a preview and
then clicks the button to expand the Operation
Parameters dialog box.
5. CW-53755 15683 Rebuild
The CAMWorks rebuild prompt message is shown even
when the user edits a sketch which has not been used to
define any feature in the active part.
6. CW-53754 15687 Wire EDM
If both CAMWorks 2015 and 2016 are installed, then the
CWEdmMachineSetupTxtToBinx64.exe of CAMWorks 2016
creates the "MachineSetup.bin" file in the CAMWorks
2015 data folder location.
7. CW-53631 15403 Operation
For specific part, when the Save operation Plan command
is executed, it leads to the crashing of CAMWorks and
SOLIDWORKS.
8. CW-53626 15213 UI In the Operation Parameters dialog box for Multiaxis Mill
operation, the text for the Help button is missing.
9. CW-53619 15203 Features
If the user inserts a rectangular pocket feature by selecting
multiple faces then, the inserted feature will be of the
type of irregular pocket and not that of a rectangular
pocket.
10. CW-53604 15183 UI
When inserting Contour Mill operation, the Rest
Machining parameters are activated even if the Method is
set to ‘None’ in the Operation Parameters dialog box for
Contour Mill operation. They get deactivated only after
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changing the method.
11. CW-53585 15133 Features
For specific part, when user interactively inserts a pocket
feature by picking valid edges to define its profile, an error
message which states that some of the profiles selected
are invalid is displayed.
12. CW-53576 11-5000 Features
When defining an open profile feature, the user has the
ability to select multiple edges. But the user defined 'Tool
side' is not retained when the feature wizard is closed
after defining the features.
13. CW-53560 15153 Toolpath VoluMill toolpath with Entry method set as ‘Pre-drilled holes’ doesn’t consider the user-defined position of the holes, resulting in incorrect toolpath.
14. CW-53548 15113 Features When user creates slot features using non-planar entities, then certain material segments are recognized as air segments.
15. CW-53482 15031 UI Increase the size of arrow head that defines the vector in a New multiaxis drilling operation. Currently, user needs to zoom on to the arrow in order to view the arrow head.
16. CW-53384 11-4965 TechDB In CW 2015 SP1.1, it is not possible to create a User-defined Boring bar with an STL File in the TechDB.
17. CW-53352 11-4945 Machine
Simulation
Chuck, part and stock orientations are incorrectly imported into CAMWorks Virtual Machine when the Axis of the part is not parallel to the X axis of SOLIDWORKS.
18. CW-52796 11-4801 Operation
Crash observed when the Save Operation Plan command is executed for 3 Contour Mill operations. The crash occurs because CAMWorks allows the First Cut Amount for Contour Mill operations to be set to ‘0’.
19. CW-52780 CW-52625 CW-50216
11-4778 11-4743
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VoluMill
In CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1, Volumill toolpath for pocket feature adds extra axial (-Z) pass if the ‘First Cut Amount’ and ‘Machining Depth’ values are more than the Feature Depth.
20. CW-52776 11-4794 Post For the specific Mill part, the Feed and Speed values posted for the Constant Stepover operation are incorrect.
21. CW-52334 11-4681 TechDB When 2012 TechDB is imported is import into CAMWorks 2015, most of the entries for Cutting Taps are not populated from the earlier TechDB.
22. CW-52317 11-4674 TechDB The TechDB UI displays the message ‘Invalid use of null’ when user selects a Contour Mill operation in TechDB.
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23. CW-52310 11-2461 Post Create 2 new post variables NEXT_USER_TOOL and NEXT_USER_TURRET for detecting Tool change.
24. CW-52146 11-4644 Operation
For point to point operations when parameters are changed and OK button is pressed, the toolpath does not get updated. The user will have to Generate Toolpath again to get the updated toolpath.
25. CW-51956 11-4549 Operation
In Turn mode, the point to point (Drill) operation goes beyond the ID feature limit. This happens when the ID feature is defined by the sketch. It works correctly when feature is defined using ‘Part profile’.
26. CW-51619 11-4405 Toolpath Toolpath for Rough mill operation with Entry Drill/ Entry hole option selected for entry options changes every time the Generate Toolpath command is executed.
27. CW-51645 CW-51527
11-4426 11-4315
Toolpath
Contour Mill toolpath generated for hole or circular pocket feature, with CNC comp option enabled and Toolpath Centre set to as ‘without compensation’ still remains compensated with the toolpath radius if the “Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath” option is selected.
28. CW-51330 11-4203 VoluMill VoluMill toolpath issue observed when Negative Z Bottom Allowance is assigned. The toolpath makes double depth of cut with the full first cut amount.
29. CW-51292 ----- Setup Sheets On generating XML-based Setup Sheets, the generated images should be stored in a sub-folder where the XML file is generated.
30. CW-50826 11-3983 TechDB For customized TechDB used by customer, tool descriptions are not being displayed in corresponding fields for Turn Tools.
31. CW-50615 11-4056 Toolpath
In CAMWorks 2015 SP 1.0, the 3 Axis VoluMill toolpath doesn’t get generated when the ‘Machine Cavities’ option is checked. This issue wasn’t observed in CAMWorks 2015 SP0.1.
32. CW-50232 11-3764 Setup Sheet In the XML Setup Sheet, the Mill Tool and Holder image is displayed for a Turn Operation when both Mill & Turn operations are present for the Mill-Turn Machine.
33. CW-49533 11-3589 Toolpath Using the Mirror Toolpath option with VoluMill creates an additional mirrored tool path that gets overlaid on the correct mirrored tool path
34. CW-49458 ----- Toolpath
For specific Mill part, the Generate Toolpath command executed from the Command Manager and that executed from the RMB context menu of the operation generates different results.
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35. CW-48990 11-3329 Toolpath
In CW 2015 SP SP0, the Contour Mill toolpath on Part Perimeter feature of the specific part is showing the Incorrect arc Lead In/Lead Out for 'Start point' with '0' offset value.
36. CW-48578 11-3117 Setup Sheets For Setup Sheets, add the Radial (X) and Axial (Z) allowance parameters of turn operations to the XML data file.
37. CW-48364 11-2975 Toolpath For the specific part, the Leadin/ Out point for Contour Mill Toolpath is generated at the wrong spot for irregular pocket feature.
38. CW-47574 Beta2015-US UI More time is taken to suppress operations when selected in numbers of 5 or more in parts or assemblies containing multiple features and operations.
39. CW-46848 Beta2015-
EMEA Help
While post processing the toolpaths if the center line display is set to ON then, the toolpaths generated for point to point operations are not highlighted. This needs to be documented in the CAMWorks help file.
40. CW-44979 11-1247 Toolpath For grouped features recognized by AFR, the Leadin/ Leadout points are different for features in the group.
41. CW-25829 10-1123 Toolpath For Contour Mill operations, if ‘Hole Center’ is selected as the Entry Point and “Without Compensation” option is enabled, then CAMWorks offsets the Entry Drill/ Hole too.
42. CW-19851 2-0208 Features
When the feature profile of slots feature are defined using sketches and user has assigned open air segments, then CAMWorks must remember the open air segments which were selected by user even after the sketch is edited.
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1. CW-53043 11-4865 Post
On Mill-Turn machines, the helical moves of a Rough mill toolpath are incorrectly post process when the rotary axis mode is set to ‘Free’.
2. CW-52863 11-4793 Post
The posted output of Drill toolpath for a patterned MS Hole feature shows wrong indexing angles. However the posted output for s Drill toolpath for patterned Hole feature shows proper indexing angles in the same setups.
3. CW-52573 11-4744 Toolpath
CAMWorks generates the threading toolpath at incorrect location for OD feature on Sub-Spindle with Program point set to ‘Tool Nose center’.
4. CW-52321 11-4665 Toolpath
For the specific part the Contour mill toolpath is incorrectly generates when ‘Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath’ option of the Machine dialog box is unchecked.
5. CW-51958 11-4545 Post In Mill-Turn module, the generated Post output does not reflects the interactively inserted feed rate move.
6. CW-51746 11-4454 UI In 2.5 Axis Feature: Select Entities dialog box, the tool tip “Next” is displayed instead of “End Condition” when the user mouse hover on End Conditions button.
7. CW-50629 11-3959 Setup Sheet The positioning of images captures in generated Setup Sheet is incorrect.
8. CW-49416 11-3496 Toolpath In 3 Axis Flat Area machining, there is no impact of the values given for horizontal leadin on the toolpath.
9. CW-48572 11-3098 Toolpath The Contour Mill Operation for Rectangular slot with multiple side passes and ‘Ignore Air Segments’ option set to ON, does not generate correct toolpath.