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Resolved CPR’s
CAMWorks 2016 SP1
* Please refer to ‘What’s New’ PDF document for details regarding enhancements in CAMWorks 2016.
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Help Desk
ID
Area Description
1. CW-56219 11-6194 Toolpath
On Mill Turn parts if the advanced approach/retract type is set
to 'Direct' then, the generated approach and retract moves
are not satisfactory.
2. CW-56194 11-6170 UI
In German language version of CAMWorks, in the Advance tab
of operations parameters dialog box for multiaxis operations,
multiple text strings and fields in the tab are overlapping.
3. CW-55585 11-5895 PostFor specific Mill-Turn part, approach and retract moves cause
undesirable C Axis rotation in X move during post processing.
4. CW-55462 11-5829 AssemblyFor specific assembly file, the work coordinates for Part Setup
origin is not getting updated correctly.
5. CW-55363 11-5755 PostThe Post command "QUERY_MILL_TLP_Z_EXTENTS" for Gun
Drilling operation is not correct.
6. CW-55334 11-5754 PostFor legacy part files, when Gun drilling option is implemented
for drill operations, the posted code contains wrong moves.
7. CW-55251 11-5669 UI
In XML Setup sheet, Coolant type has been misspelled
‘DefineCoolentFrom’. This should be rectified to
‘DefineCoolantFrom’.
8. CW-55209 11-5682 System
After the tool automatically assigned by CAMWorks to an
operation is changed by the user, if the feature associated
with that operation is copied using ‘Copy Feature’
functionality and operations are generated for the copied
feature, then CAMWorks adds duplicate tools to the Tool Crib.
9. CW-55157 11-5650 UI
For Multiaxis Mill operations, if the Method assigned in the
Pattern tab is changed from ‘Milling’ to ‘Drilling’ and then
reverted to ‘Milling’, then the order of tabs within the
Operation Parameters dialog box changes.
10. CW-55156 11-5651 OperationIn Multi axis operation parameters the parameters of arc
leadin are not selectable. The same can be set in TechDB only.
11. CW-55144 11-5632 Post
For specific assembly file, in the NC code generated for Drill
toolpath of a pattern feature, the parameter
“IS_PATTERN_FEATURE” is set to FALSE.
12. CW-55119 11-5615 Translation
In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the Advance tab
of Contour Mill operation, the text string in Chinese for
“Upto” & “Past” in the dropdown list is incorrect.
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13. CW-55114 11-5718 Operation
Currently, when inserting any operation, if operation does not
exist, then the ‘Use TechDB Defaults’ default option is
displayed; if the operation exists, then ‘Copy from Operation’
default option is displayed. CAMWorks must be enhancedsuch that if user selects the ‘Use TechDB defaults’ option for
an existing operation, then this same option (instead of ‘Copy
from Operation’ must be displayed as default option when
inserting a new operation.
14. CW-55107 11-5613 Translation
In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the NC tab of
Contour Mill operation, the text string in Chinese for “OFF”
option is incorrect.
15. CW-55104 11-4954 Operation
If CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1 is installed on a fresh machine, then
the “Covert to 5 Axis” option fails to generate toolpath. The
issue is rectified only if a previous version of CAMWorks 2015
is re-installed and CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1 is installed again.
16. CW-55088 ----- Assembly
In an assembly when the user selects to insert an operation
from CAMWorks Tool tree, then allow the user to select
setups which are valid and empty as well.
17. CW-55079 ---- UI
When editing an operation, if user wishes to preview the
toolpath, the Operation Parameters dialog box collapses. The
F5 button must be supported to preview the toolpath without
collapsing the Operation Parameters dialog box.
18. CW-54990 11-5575 Translation
In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the Warning
message prompting for Rebuild, the Chinese text strings for
“Full” and “Light” are incorrect. In the CAMWorks Feature
tree and Operation tree, the Chinese text string for “Sub”(Sub-spindle) to is incorrect.
19. CW-54978 ----- UI
The “Create Setup” button must be made available all the
time within the New Feature dialog box. Currently, this button
is not shown if there are pre-existing setups.
20. CW-54951 11-5552 Post
For Contour Mill toolpath generated for an Open Pocket with
island with Ramp Method set as ‘Angle’, the corresponding NC
code or CL file generated does not generate correct Cutter
compensation code.
21. CW-54895 11-5537 Toolpath
For specific turn part with four OD groves, the Bore Rough
toolpath overcuts the part as defined allowance values are
not taken into consideration.
22. CW-54860 11-5346 Assembly
For specific assembly part, when Avoid Area command is
defined for a Z Level operation or Area Clearance operation,
then CAMWorks crashes.
23. CW-54836 11-5505 Toolpath
The ‘Spiral’ ramping method needs to be the default setting in
Entry/Retract tab of the 3 Axis Mill operations when the
Pattern type is changed to ‘Adaptive’.
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24. CW-54792 ----- Machine
In Turn mode, the machining time calculated seems to be
inaccurate, particularly when using the Constant Surface
Speed (CSS) and Feed Per Revolution (FPR) parameters.
25. CW-54674 11-5401 License
If non-admin user logs on to the computer with differentaccounts, then user needs to import the license file in order to
launch CAMWorks 2015 or 2016. This issue was not observed
in previous versions of CAMWorks.
26. CW-54664 11-5387 TechDB
In the customized TechDB, a user-defined Turn Thread
strategy was inserted and then removed. User then reinserted
it back by adding the necessary Features and Operations.
However, the Thread Conditions library does not list the
strategy after reinsertion.
27. CW-54531 ----- APIAdd methods on ICWTool interface to get/set feed, speed and
coolant.
28. CW-54530 20921 Turn
For Rough Groove operations, if user assigns a “User-defined”
Tool Block instead of “Automatic” and regenerates the
toolpath, the user-selected Tool Block is not updated. This
use is observed only for Front Turret.
29. CW-54360 20369 Feature
When creating/ editing a 2.5 Axis feature, the RMB context
menu for the “Selected Entities” list box must provide an
option “Deselect All” for deselecting all selected entities.
Currently there is no context menu for this list box.
30. CW-54307 20285 TechDB
For specific part, when ‘Save Operation Plan’ command is
executed for Center Drill operation, the user-defined
machining depth is not retained.
31. CW-54259 11-5187 Feature
If multiple non-connected segments are selected to
interactively define an Open Profile feature and if the cut
direction is reversed in the Feature Profiles tab, then the
updated cut direction is not retained for the operations and
toolpaths generated for the Open Profile feature.
32. CW-53730 11-5024 Toolpath
For Contour Mill Toolpaths with Ramp Angle defined, the
number of helical moves must remain the same when the
Toolpath Center is changed from “With Compensation” to
“Without Compensation”.
33. CW-53681 15579 Feature
For the specific Mill part with multiple pockets, the ‘Simplify
Features’ option does not work as expected.
34. CW-53611 15397 Feature
For the specific mill part, chamfers are missing on the
irregular features that were recognized using ‘Extract
Machinable features’ command.
35. CW-53467 ----- Feature
For specific mill part machined on a multiaxis machine,
selecting the "Check accessibility for through features" option
fails to create features in one direction.
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36. CW-53020 11-4847 Toolpath
For multiaxis toolpath with flowline curves, the tilt axis is
guided by ‘Tilt through line’ and the line tilt strategy is ‘All line
weighed by distance’. If the 3D sketch defining the tilt line is
modified and the toolpath is rebuilt, the tool axis tilt doesn’tget updated.
37. CW-52361 11-4691 UI
In Part mode, if the “Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath” is
active or inactive, CAMWorks immediately warns the user
when the option impacts the toolpaths and recalculates
automatically. However, this warning message is not observed
in assembly mode.
38. CW-52359 11-4687 APIAPI to retrieve the User Defined Clearance value defined for
multi axis operations.
39. CW-52313 11-4667 Toolpat h
For specific mill part, if the ‘Skim’ option is selected for
Clearance Plane type in NC tab for Contour Mill operation,
then the resultant toolpath gouges the part.
40. CW-51996
11-4557
11-4575
11-4598
TechDB
When CAMWorks 2015 SP1 is used with customized TechDB,
then for the specific part, when the ‘Extract Machineable
Feature’ and ‘Generate Operation Plan’ commands are
executed, CAMWorks crashes.
41. CW-51981 ----- System
On HP machines, it takes more than 11 minutes to load a
specific saved part. Time taken for toolpath computation is
also more.
42. CW-51306 11-4183 TechDBIn TechDB, the default Operation Parameter "Opt. Stepover%"
for Area Clearance is missing.
43. CW-50825 11-4115 TechDB
SQL to SQL import from older to new version of CAMWorks
takes a huge amount of time. In earlier versions, this process
was pretty quick.
44. CW-50636 11-4026 Feature
For corner slot features, the provision to select/deselect
multiple segments to define air segments using Shift and
Control buttons must be provided.
45. CW-50628 11-3937 Setup Sheet
In XML based Setup Sheets generated using CAMWorks,
SOLIDWORKS Configuration Specific information must be
made available in the Setup sheet.
46. CW-50482 11-3912 TechDB
When manually assigning a tool to a hole operation, the user
cannot assign any User Defined Tool from the TechDB
because the user defined tool is not present as an option inthe dropdown list of the Tool Select Filter dialog box.
47. CW-50337 11-3819 Operation
The ability to calculate the machining depth of a Countersink
operation using the Countersink feature diameter does not
work. Even though the feature parameters indicate a
countersink diameter, this value is not being applied to the
TechDB process to calculate the tool machining depth.
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48. CW-49445 ----- ToolpathFor the specific Mill part, the Engrave toolpath generated
gouges the part.
49. CW-49408 11-3483 Tool
CAMWorks allows for the creation of a Dovetail tool with an
angle greater that 90 degrees, which is incorrect. An error
message must ideally be displayed is user attempts to assign
an angle greater than 90 degrees.
50. CW-49406 11-3498 Wire EDM
The option to Arc fit a Contour Mill toolpath is available in Mill
mode. The same function must also be made available in Wire
EDM toolpaths.
51. CW-49211 11-3406 Operation
When same tool is used for more than one operation, any
changes made to the tool parameters must be updated in the
other operations and all the operations should be
regenerated with the new parameters. A message should be
displayed indicating the operations which have beenregenerated.
52.CW-49147
CW-4912411-3294 Wire EDM
In Wire EDM mode, under Cutting Conditions settings, the
wire diameter can be assigned only from a dropdown list of
specific diameters. A generic solution must be provided
wherein user will be able input/add a desired wire diameter
value.
53. CW-48910 11-3244 UI
In CAMWorks 2015 SP0, it takes a lot of time to open the
Operation Parameters dialog box for the Contour Mill
operation generated for an interactively defined Open Profile
Feature when the mouse pointer is placed over theSOLIDWORKS Feature Manager Design Tree.
54. CW-48185 11-2832 Toolpath
For 3 Axis and 5 Axis operations, the Fixed/ Free option (which
exists for 2.5 Axis operations) must be made available. This
will enable the user to output X, C, Z moves instead of X, Y and
Z moves when desired.
55. CW-48183 11-2539 PostAn option must be provided in EDM Post system to post a file
with Line Feed only and no Carriage Return.
56.CW-34236
CW-21040
Beta-139
2-1533
Assembly
In Assembly mode, while defining fixtures in Part Setup, the
functionality allowing selection of subassemblies as fixtures
must be provided.
57. CW-32190 10-5615 UI
The size of the TechDB tool crib form is too small. Using the
scroll bar within the form is inconvenient. The form must
either be enlarged or the option to resize the form must be
provided.
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58. CW-30257 10-4125 Tool Crib
The functionality to find out the vacant station number in the
tool crib must be provided so that on executing ‘Generate
Operation Plan’ command, any newly added tools in the
operation gets added to vacant stations available in thebeginning of the Tool crib.
59. CW-30248 ----- UI
When the tree view is split so that there are two trees
displayed and the ‘GoTo’ command is used, the tree item
found is always shown in one of the tree views, which may
not be the tree view that GoTo was selected from. This needs
to be rectified.
60. CW-29774 10-3833 TechDB
In TechDB, for Area Clearance operation, in the Pattern tab,
when ‘Adaptive’ is selected, the ability to set optimum
stepover as a percentage of the tool is missing.
61. CW-29739 10-3818 TechDB
In TechDB, for the default Operation Parameter settings of
Pencil Mill operation, the combo box to enter distance is
missing.
62. CW-28082 10-2732 Toolpath
For specific mill part with Open Pocket and pocket features
with islands, it takes approximately 40 to 45 minutes to
generate toolpath.
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Help Desk
ID
Area Description
1. CW-54756 SP0 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 SP0 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 SP0 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 conditionsfor collision avoidance.
4. CW-54688 SP0 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-54685 PR1 21205 Toolpath
When tool paths of Z Level operations are
converted using 'Conver to Five Axis' then,
the rapid moves are converted into feed
moves.
6. CW-54575 PR1 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.
7. CW-54551 PR1 11-5361 Wire EDM
The EDM Cutting Conditions for Sodick
machine are not consistent across all the
available model types.
8. CW-54541 PR1 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 box
using OK button.
9. CW-54522 PR1 20871 HelpThe help description of for fixed B Axis
turning is not present.
10. CW-54504 PR1 11-5338 Simulation
The geometry of the User Defined Mill tool
is incorrectly shown in CAMWorks Virtual
Machine Simulator.
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11. CW-54496 PR1 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.
12. CW-54402 PR1 11-5298 Help
Add more description detail for the Rotary
Axis - Reverse Direction option in the Help
file.
13. CW-54338 PR1 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.
14. CW-54319 PR1 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.
15. CW-54301 PR1 11-5255 TechDB
When the customized TechDB is imported
into CAMWorks 2015 SP1.2, then some of
the parameters are not imported.
16. CW-54268 PR1 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.
17. CW-54254 SP0 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.
18. CW-54241 PR1 11-5199 Features
For the specific part when Extract
Machinable Features is done, then
CAMWorks crashes.
19. CW-54239 PR1 20157 Toolpath
For the specific part on a Rough Mill
operation with entry option set to 'Entry
Drill' CAMWorks generates two entry drilloperations with different drill diameters.
When the user regenerates the toolpath
the entry drill operations become
satisfactory.
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20. CW-54215 PR1 20025 UI
In the New Advanced Approach and Retract
option in NC tab of 2.5 Axis operation for
Mill-Turn machines, the retract position is
termed as XYZ Home Absolute Preset. It
should be labeled as XZ Absolute Preset.
21. CW-54194 PR1 20023 Help
Help is not available for "Approach and
Retract" dialog box of a Mill operation on a
Mill-Turn machine.
22.CW-54189
CW-50261PR1 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".
23. CW-54187 PR1 11-5193 API Add API for reversing the direction ofinteractively added Mill Part Setups.
24. CW-54168 PR1 11-5177 Operation
In the specific assembly whenever the user
does Edit Definition on any operation,
CAMWorks crashes.
25. CW-54163 SP0 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.
26. CW-54108 PR1 Beta TechDB
The spindle attributes of feature conditions
and matching operation conditions aredifferent in default TechDB. This results in
the operations being populated on wrong
setups.
27. CW-54012 PR1 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 box is closed and re-
opened.
28. CW-53994 PR1 19535 Toolpath
For the specific part the Z Level toolpath is
not machining the defined feature
completely.
29. CW-53985 PR1 19359 TechDB
In the default TechDB of CAMWorks 2016
the parameter of cutting direction tilt
option for Multiaxis Mill operations is
different in Inch and Metric units.
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30. CW-53968 PR1 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.
31.CW-53964
CW-53717PR1
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.
33. CW-53962 SP0 11-5095 Toolpath
For the specific part the toolpath for turn
rough operation gets deleted and results
into incorrect WIP when variable
allowances are used.
32. CW-53944 PR1 19405 Operation2D sketches should be allowed to be used
for 5-Axis drilling.
34. CW-53941 PR1 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’.
35. CW-53939 Beta2 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 Helpdocumentation states that it is available
only for 2.5 Axis operations.
36. CW-53936 PR1 19425 Toolpath
For the specific part, the multiaxis drilling
toolpath is not generated on executing the
Generate Toolpath command.
37. CW-53915 PR1 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".
38. CW-53906 PR1 19243 UIWrong setup is highlighted in the selectfeatures dialog box which is invoked from
insert feature dialog.
39. CW-53895 Beta2 19263 UI
In CAMWorks 2016 Beta, CAMWorks error
message is observed when user clicks on
any tab of the Machine node and clicks OK.
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40.CW-53859
CW-53852Beta2
18983
11-5057Toolpath
When the Ramping Method for the Contour
Mill operation generated for a grouped hole
feature is changed to ‘Angle’ and
previewed, then CAMWorks crashes.
41. CW-53788 PR1 15793 Toolpath
For the specific turn part the toolpath for
Face Rough operation gets deleted on
executing the Generate toolpath command
in CAMWorks 2016.
42. CW-53783 Beta2 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.
43. CW-53772 PR1 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.
44. CW-53755 Beta2 15683 Rebuild
The CAMWorks rebuild prompt message is
shown even when the user edits a sketchwhich has not been used to define any
feature in the active part.
45. CW-53754 Beta2 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.
46. CW-53751 PR1 11-5036 Toolpath
For the specific part file, if contain area is
defined for the operation to machine
grouped features, then an erroneoustoolpath is generated.
47. CW-53696 PR1 11-5019 Toolpath
For the specific part the retract move of 3
Axis Mill undercut operations causes tool to
crash.
48. CW-53631 Beta2 15403 Operation
For specific part, when the Save Operation
Plan command is executed, it leads to the
crashing of CAMWorks and SOLIDWORKS.
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49. CW-53626 Beta2 15213 UI
In the Operation Parameters dialog box for
Multiaxis Mill operation, the text for the
Help button is missing.
50. CW-53619 Beta2 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.
51. CW-53604 Beta2 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 changing the
method.
52. CW-53601 PR1 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.
53. CW-53599 PR1 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.
54. CW-53585 Beta2 15133 Features
For specific part, when user interactively
inserts a pocket feature by picking valid
edges to define its profile, an error messagewhich states that some of the profiles
selected are invalid is displayed.
55. CW-53576 Beta2 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.
56. CW-53568 PR1 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.
57. CW-53560 Beta2 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.
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58. CW-53548 Beta2 15113 Features
When user creates slot features using non-
planar entities, then certain material
segments are recognized as air segments.
59. CW-53482 Beta2 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.
60. CW-53394 PR1 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.
61. CW-53384 Beta2 11-4965 TechDB
In CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1, it is not possible
to create a User-defined Boring bar with anSTL File in the TechDB.
62. CW-53352 Beta2 11-4945Machine
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.
63. CW-53286 Beta1 11-4915 UI
In Mill-Turn, when the turn setup origin is
set to 'Automatic' then, the origin of the
mill part setup is incorrect.
64. CW-53043 Beta1 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’.
65. CW-52890 SP0 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”.
66. CW-52863 Beta1 11-4793 Post
The posted output of Drill toolpath for a
patterned MS Hole feature shows wrong
indexing angles. However the posted
output for Drill toolpath for patterned Hole
feature shows proper indexing angles in the
same setups.
67. CW-52854 SP0 11-4752 APIAPI to set the origin type of CWOpSetup as
workpiece corner.
68. CW-52796 Beta2 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’.
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69.
CW-52780
CW-52625
CW-50216
Beta2
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.
70. CW-52776 Beta2 11-4794 Post
For the specific Mill part, the Feed and
Speed values posted for the Constant
Stepover operation are incorrect.
71. CW-52573 Beta1 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’.
72. CW-52558 PR1 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
intersected by another feature.
72. CW-52393 SP0 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.
74. CW-52335 SP0 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 paneand Options label are incorrectly placed.
75. CW-52334 Beta2 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.
76. CW-52324 SP0 11-4684 Wire EDM
When the machine make is set to
Mitsubishi-FA or Misubishi-FAS then,
CAMWorks fails to generate toolpaths and
results in a crash.
77. CW-52321 Beta1 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.
78. CW-52317 Beta2 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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79. CW-52310 Beta2 11-2461 Post
Create 2 new post variables
NEXT_USER_TOOL and
NEXT_USER_TURRET for detecting Tool
change.
80. CW-52185 PR1 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.
81. CW-52146 Beta2 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.
82. CW-52008 PR1 11-4573 Toolpath
For specific mill part with numerous islandswithin the open pocket feature, it takes
considerable time to generate toolpath for
the Rough Mill operation.
83. CW-51958 Beta1 11-4545 Post
In Mill-Turn module, the generated Post
output does not reflects the interactively
inserted feed rate move.
84. CW-51956 Beta2 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’.
85. CW-51746 Beta1 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.
86. CW-51745 Beta1 11-4455 TechDBAdd a strategy named '4 Axis' for multi
surface features in the default TechDB.
87. CW-51645CW-51527
Beta2 11-442611-4315
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.
88. CW-51637 PR1 11-4417 Feature
For the specific part, on executing the
‘Extract Machinable Features’ using
MfgView, the slot feature is incorrectly
recognized.
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89. CW-51619 Beta2 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.
90. CW-51606 PR1 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.
91. CW-51330 Beta2 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.
92. CW-51292 Beta2 ----- Setup Sheet
On generating XML-based Setup Sheets, the
generated images should be stored in asub-folder where the XML file is generated.
93. CW-51013 PR1 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".
94. CW-50827 Beta1
11-4498
11-454311-4737
Setup Sheet
CAMWorks crashes while generating the
setup sheets in mill assembly mode if thesetup origin is set to 'Part Origin'.
95. CW-50826 Beta2 11-3983 TechDB
For customized TechDB used by customer,
tool descriptions are not being displayed in
corresponding fields for Turn Tools.
96. CW-50629 Beta1 11-3959 Setup SheetThe positioning of images captures in
generated Setup Sheet is incorrect.
97. CW-50615 Beta2 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 inCAMWorks 2015 SP0.1.
98. CW-50500 PR1 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’.
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99. CW-50369 PR1 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.
100. CW-50359 SP0 11-3854 Setup SheetIn XML-based Setup Sheet, the
“MchController” variable does not work.
101. CW-50232 Beta2 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.
102. CW-50200 PR1 11-3745 Toolpath
While machining circular pockets or hole
features with Contour Mill operations withthe 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".
103. CW-49533 Beta2 11-3589 Toolpath
Using the Mirror Toolpath option with
VoluMill creates an additional mirrored
toolpath that gets overlaid on the correct
mirrored toolpath.
104. CW-49458 Beta2 ----- Toolpath
For specific Mill part, the Generate
Toolpath command executed from theCommand Manager and that executed from
the RMB context menu of the operation
generates different results.
105. CW-49416 Beta1 11-3496 Toolpath
In 3 Axis Flat Area machining, there is no
impact of the values given for horizontal
leadin on the toolpath.
106. CW-48990 Beta2 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.
107. CW-48940 PR1 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 this chuck
configuration, the “Equal Step Length” and
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“Equal Step Width” get checked thereby
nullifying all custom jaw settings.
108. CW-48578 Beta2 11-3117 Setup Sheet
For Setup Sheets, add the Radial (X) and
Axial (Z) allowance parameters of turn
operations to the XML data file.
109. CW-48572 Beta1 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.
110. CW-48540 PR1 11-3075 TechDB
In TechDB, for Multiaxis Operation
Parameter Definition, the parameter option
'Add Internal Tool Radius' is missing.
111. CW-48364 Beta2 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.
112. CW-48243 PR1 11-2892 Setup Sheet
Add the ability to export the SOLIDWORKS
Configuration Specific information to the
XML-based Setup Sheet.
113. CW-48152 SP0 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.
114. CW-47574 Beta2Beta2015-
USUI
More time is taken to suppress operations
when selected in numbers of 5 or more in
parts or assemblies containing multiple
features and operations.
115. CW-46848 Beta2Beta2015-
EMEAHelp
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 needsto be documented in the CAMWorks Help
file.
116. CW-45792 PR1 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.
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117. CW-44979 Beta2 11-1247 Toolpath
For grouped features recognized by AFR,
the Leadin/ Leadout points are different for
features in the group.
118. CW-44475 PR1 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".
119. CW-42893 PR1 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.
120. CW-42629 PR1 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.
121.CW-35633
CW-35446PR1
10-703410-6932
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.
122. CW-31733 Beta1 10-5240 Toolpath
For the specific part in the contour mill
operation if the step over is given as 50%
for bottom finish then, the generated
toolpath gouges the feature.
123. CW-31152 PR1 10-4822 Toolpath
The multi axis toolpaths fail to generate
when user defined mill holders are used.
However 2.5 Axis toolpaths generate
satisfactorily.
124. CW-30562 Beta1 10-4357 ToolpathThe engrave toolpath will include a leadin if
another contour toolpath is generated first.
125. CW-30064 SP0 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.
126. CW-28639 PR1 10-3090 Toolpath
For the specific part the contour mill
toolpath gouges the part when 'Display
cutter compensation on first move' is set to
On.
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127. CW-27011 PR1 10-2029 Simulation
If the turn setup origin is changed to either
other end or to any other location then the
same doesn't reflect in the simulation.
128. CW-26888 PR1 10-1960 TechDB
Add the option of "Direct" on the
Entry/Retract tab of Multi axis mill
operations in TechDB. The same is present
in CAMWorks.
129. CW-26700 Beta2 10-1838 Toolpath
For the specific part the leadin overlap
values defined for Contour mill operation
result in incorrect toolpath.
130. CW-26038 Beta2 10-1353 Toolpath
For the specific part the Contour Mill
toolpath gouges the part when the link
between passes is set to 'Stay Down'.
131. CW-25935 Beta2 10-1234 Assembly
For the specific assembly when we import
part cam data then, the operation data for
features in two setups is imported and for
the remaining two setups it is not imported.
132. CW-25888 Beta2 10-1208 Features
For the specific part, Turn features
recognized by AFR are incorrect and
CAMWorks hangs for the time the features
are being recognized.
133. CW-25829 Beta2 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.
134.CW-24493
CW-14490Beta1
10-2083
1-6385
1-6429
ToolProvide Tool Crib priority option in Turn
mode and Mill-Turn mode.
135. CW-19851 Beta2 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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