No Slide Title - TSTSoftware · Page 3 Installation and migration tool Installation / Supported Operating systems VISI V2016 R1 can be installed and supports Windows 7, Windows 8,

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VISI 2016 R1

November 2015

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Foundations

• Name association: V2016 R1

• Available as full installation (plus migration tool from V21)

• Wkf file compatible with V21 (only limitation on 5Axis,

toolpath cannot be built on V21).

• Same licence code as V21

• Overall theme is “consolidation of V21”

VISI 2016 R1

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Installation and migration tool Installation / Supported Operating systems VISI V2016 R1 can be installed and supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, 64 Bits version. Only Professional version of the listed operating systems is supported. This version does no longer support 32 bits Operating systems (even if the 32 bit version of the product is still installed). Note: Please, note that the 32 bit version of the product will be removed from the next

version of the VISI product.

VISI 2016 R1 - Installation

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Migration tool / Update settings An enhanced migration tool is available with the installation of V2016 R1 in order to provide an automatic update for Settings/Configurations from a previous version of the VISI product. This tool allows the update of all relevant configuration files, profiles, custom settings and libraries, databases, CAM settings (tool databases, machine tool configuration, compass configurations), Mould/Progress libraries and others (please refer to the on line help of this tool for a complete description). This tool can be executed at the end of the installation of VISI 2016 R1 by selecting the option shown on the right.


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The Update settings tool (migration tool from a previous version to the current version) is also installed and can be executed separately (after completing the installation of V2016 R1) by the shortcut available under the VISI 2016 R1 applications:

Below is the dialogue shown for the update settings from the previous versions of the product:

Important Note: this tool has been extended for V2016 R1 Q2 in order to also migrate Templates, Post, Report, Sorting rules, Symbols, Mask (achieved on week 36).

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VISI 2016 R1 – User Interface

User Interface / Picking / Graphics • Quick Access Toolbar at the top bar and user definable toolbars:

New quick access toolbar at the top bar with the standard/system functionalities available and user definable Toolbars to group more icons in one line.

• Buttons in the graphic area to Apply/Cancel/Pg Down/Pg Up on the current operation.

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• Contextual icons on the M2 list. Pressing the right mouse button (M2) or the mouse wheel when inside the command, displays relevant icons available in the left bar, at the position of the mouse cursor. This simplifies access to picking options to minimise cursor movement:


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• New Brush selection by open and close polyline, hold left mouse button (M1) and drag during the polyline definition to enter in the “brush” selection mode:

• Mouse buttons configurations can be adjusted in the Settings option. Used to configure the most commonly used graphics movements to specific mouse buttons and actions:

• Double click with mouse buttons can be customised using the command System/Right Hand Menu (Double click tab). Default for double click with M1: Zoom In/Out, Mouse wheel: Include all.

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• Major enhancements on point picking using the Enhanced pick Provides the ability to capture relevant points on virtual intersections, moves snap point along a virtual line (parallel to axes, perpendicular to segments, tangent to circles, etc ):

The relevant point can be captured by pressing space bar on the relevant point.

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The "automatic capture" of the point is disabled by default but can be activated by the following System/Setting option:

When this option is active the point can be "captured" also by waiting for a while with the mouse cursor on the relevant point to be captured. If this option is Off then the point can only be "captured" by pressing the Space bar. The Enhanced pick now also allows to slide and pick a point on any wireframe, solid, surface element as well as on any face of a body.

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• Ability to highlight a relevant point and type an offset. When the cursor is on a relevant point it is possible to simply enter the values for the offset (enter to confirm). Ability to enter a distance point when moving along relevant directions. • Improvements on Enhanced pick filters in order to manage the element filters, the point filters and the conditions filters (Tangency, Parallelism, etc):


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• Hidden lines removal and Hidden lines in different style enhanced. These two graphics modes have been enhanced on V2016 R1 and can be completely used during the modelling operations. Options are available in the Settings command for the colour, transparency and style of the hidden lines:


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• New Antialias management for a better graphics representation to avoid segmentation of lines. Settings available under System/Settings/Graphics: • Ability to map the Orthogonal View to any key (using the Quick keys command). • New options for Tabbed/toolbars and toolbars labels and new option for floating/docked modelling commands dialogue and visible/hidden mode. These options are available in System Options / User Interface:

• New options for Save Part As to save all elements which are linked by 3d dimensions

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• Speed enhancements when saving files on a network drive

The speed of file Saving on a network drive has been enhanced. All the files are first saved locally (in the tmp folder of the VISI File cache), after this operation it is possible to continue to work with VISI and a notification is given to the user:

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A second thread is started to copy the files on the network in the background. During this time is possible to work using VISI. When the copy on the network is completed, another notification is provided:

This new procedure provides major speed increases when saving files (especially large files) on a network.

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VISI 2016 R1 – Modelling

Commands consolidation As part of the consolidation and simplification process of the product, several modelling commands have been integrated into single commands. The objective is to keep our product simple to use and keep a reduced learning time. • Wireframe/Profile: Open, Close, Quick and Profile from face consolidated into : Wireframe/Profile/Create Profile • Solid/Extend Surface: Extend Surface, Advanced Extend Surface, Extend sheet bodies by edges and Solid/Tangent Surface: Tangent Surface and Linear Tangent Surface consolidated into : Solid / Extend Surfaces

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• Operation: Blend and Variable radius bends consolidated into : Operation / Blends • Modelling/Incline a face, Modelling/Add Draft/Draft by edges, Draft by chain of edges, Step tapering. consolidated into : Modelling/Draft Faces • Solid/Extract face as surface and Modelling/Delete/detach faces consolidated into : Modelling/Delete/Extract Faces Please find in the pages below more details concerning the consolidation achieved on the commands above.

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Drafting • Profile creation: new Create Profile command to integrate Open, Close, Quick and Profile from face in a single command. Open and Close profiles in this command work with the Concatenate Curves behaviour in order to quickly create profiles defining the start point and orientation (Space bar):


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• Extend surface command integration for the surfaces extension. It integrates Extend surface, Advanced extend surface, Extend sheet bodies by edges, Tangent surface, Linear tangent surface. Combined selection between Faces and Edges is available:

Modelling

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• Single Blends command to integrate Blend and Variable blend commands:

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• Draft faces command for adding draft to faces. It integrates Incline a face, Draft by edges, Draft by chain of edges, Step tapering. Combined selection between Faces and Edges is available:

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• Delete/extract faces command as integration of Extract face and Delete/detach face:

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• Bodies Diagnostics sub-menu to group the commands that perform a body check:

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Drafting and Modelling enhancements

• New Edit element command for direct editing of wireframe entities. The new Edit elements allows to edit a wireframe element simply picking and dragging the relevant point of the element. This provides an intuitive method to edit elements in the system , which will be extended for the future. It works on segments, circles, arcs, curves, profiles, polylines. Double click on the wireframe entity to enter in Edit mode and drag the relevant point to achieve the changes required:

This command allows the modification of wireframe elements in order to change relevant data like position and dimensions.

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• Enhanced Sketch circles and Sketch lines commands. These commands have been enhanced on the concept of the new enhanced pick and the available sketching solutions are now graphically displayed and they can be selected by using the Space bar. Combined selection between Elements and Points have also been integrated in these commands. It is also possible to directly enter the Radius value or the Distance one (for the segments):

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• Segment/line creation tangent to two curves available in Sketch lines command

• Check collision in electrode Stock creation to use the collision tolerance.

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• Revolving body working with 3D path:

• Improved associativity management for Annotations on 3D environment in order to keep the association when solids are modified by modelling operations.

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Part Revision

• Enhancements on the Parts Revision manager: The Parts revision manager has been enhanced to provide higher level of configurability.

- Revision field is now user definable (Number, String, String+Number). Settings are available under Assembly Manager / Settings.

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- Ability to use the Part revision code as part of the file name when Saving Plotview pages

- Ability to plot a table with the complete list of Revisions on a part

- Revision Date layout to follow the current Windows settings format for dates

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Snapshot

• Improvements on the Snapshot manager in order to assign a white background colour, to work in Plotview and to copy the snapshot to the clipboard as bitmap to paste in other documents. This enhancement is a big step forward to support the creation of Technical documentation for the customers of a project. In fact it is now possible to store a sequence of 3D Snapshots and 2D (Plotview) snapshots of a mould or die project and copy&paste on an Office document.

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Automatically produce the graphical output with white background (as Bmp, Jpg...) to be then used to copy and paste in a Technical report document (such as Word or Excel files). Ability to also save the Snapshot list as separate image files (Bmp, Jpg, Png, Tif).


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Plotview

• Enhancement on the Plotview Manager. Views, sections and details (and relative hierarchy) are now shown in the tree of the Plotview manager Pages (General tab).

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• Relevant information's are shown on the Properties accordingly to the selected node in the tree: selecting the Page the relevant information of the Page are shown, while selecting a View the relevant information of the View are shown. Press M2 on the field to recall the View Properties command:

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• New Outbreak section in Plotview It allows the creation of a combined view and section on the same view. It is now possible to create a portion of a section inside a View (to create a combined view/section). It is possible to determine the outer boundary format and the depth value for the section:

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• Improvements on the Arrows position for partial sections accordingly if the section is done by profile or by variable section not completely cutting the view.

• Option to show only the layers or the parts used for View creation in the View Properties dialogue:

• Option to select the parts in 3D environment in View Properties:

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VISI 2016 R1 – Translators

Translators

In addition to continuous quality improvements and enhancements on the translators, the main new capabilities of this version are the following:

• Presentation of file Preview increased performance

• 3DPDF Writer enhancements for saving models in this format (performances, white background, fit on the screen)

• DXF/DWG Reader general refurbishing

• DXF/DWG update of Teigha libraries to 4.01

• CATIA V5 Reader permits hole attributes mapping

• Inventor support of 2016 files

• UG Reader to support Layer Categories for Parts

• Import/Export - Unicode Support for 3D translators

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CATIA V5 Import - CAM (Hole) Attributes mapping To provide CAM information suitable to defined standards for files imported from this system, each CAM attribute read from a CATIA V5 model can be mapped to the relevant "Feature Manager" type (e.g. DRILL_3) and relevant colour (e.g. DRILL_3 = 43). Such association can be done through editable configurations available in the \User_Profiles\Default\xxx\HolesAttributes.cfg. It is also possible to choose whether to import original face colours (default) or apply those defined by the current "Feature_Configuration" (apply_colors = 1). Useful to map standards on holes defined by the automotive market with CAM in VISI.

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Translators support, in detail, the following formats:

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VISI 2016 R1 – Mould/Progress/Flow

Mould

Cooling

• Enhancements on CAD transformations commands for the management of the Cooling system:

- Selecting a cooling channel during a translation, the system, showing a special icon, automatically selects all the cooling parts (solid, 2D and standard elements) associated to it.

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- After a CAD transformation on a cooling circuit, the system will automatically update the relative Cooling tree structure in reference to the modification done. - Copying the channels, the system will also automatically add them to the cooling tree.

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• Cooling channels management in within Solid Groups When copying Solid groups containing Cooling data, also the Cooling data will be propagated and the link between the Cooling channels is maintained.

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• Cooling channels management on Instances When copying or transforming an Instance with Cooling channels in it (subtracted), the relative Cooling channels data will be propagated and updated accordingly. This allows to keep associativity between solid channels present in within Instances.

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• User interface review for Cooling New functions to support the user during the Cooling channels definition and editing, and also saving time during the design process:

- It is now possible to add a standard element directly during the cooling channel sketching .

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- On the Cooling structure the icon status will change in case of the segment or the solid have not set or have lost the linking with the plate in order to provide a notification to the user in the case the link with the Cooling channel will need to be recreated.

- The Cooling/Standard elements interface has been reviewed and allows a better management during the standard elements definition.

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- It is now possible to insert standard elements using the multiple selection on the Cooling tree.

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Lubrification Grooves

A new command on the Mould menu has been added: Lubrication Grooves

This command allows to create the lubrication grooves on the selected face of the plate using a builders that permit to have more shapes and also easy user customization.

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PROGRESS

Strip Study

• Parts Replacement using Instances management This enhancement allows to see the modification done on the original part automatically on the strip without having to rebuild the strip and so saving time during the process. It provides an associativity between the parts used to calculate the unfolding and the associated Strip.

It provides an automatic associativity between the reference parts and the strip.

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• Possibility to define Punches in the Strip using the Instances management

Punches can now be managed as instances in the project in order to manage an associativity between the Punches.

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• Enhancement on the user interface for the Strip creation This provides a better and faster management of the Strip, especially during the estimating phase, where the user could work on more strip projects, to evaluate the best solution to use. The strips layout list is provided on the main user interface on the Strip manager and allows to easily switch from one Strip layout to another.

• Completely reviewed the relative Undo management; now all the operations are correctly added to Undo/Redo management

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VISI-Blank

• Completely reviewed and updated the relative Undo management; now all the operations are correctly added to Undo/Redo management

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Punches

Added the possibility to select and extrude Punches defined as Instances, to maintain a link between punches having the same shape. Reviewed and updated the Undo/Redo management to help the user during the process and editing too.

Also the user interface has been reviewed and simplified.

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STANDARD ELEMENTS

Elements Configuration

• Reviewed user interface by providing a function to edit the catalogue configuration, reducing the loading timing and by providing a powerful and intuitive command:

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- Easy catalogue selection

- Easy Element properties editing

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- Better element and Rule table editing

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Added a new option that allows to “Remember Settings” of the standard element inserted. In detail, you can set all parameters that you need on the insertion mask, after that you can see the modified fields in blue colour; before to Apply and confirm the insertion, it is possible to select the new option:

Mould/Progress Insert Elements

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When you want insert the same element also on different environment, the system starts with default calculation values, but you can “Load Saved Settings” just selecting the relative icon on the insertion mask; as you can see the system updates all modified fields reloading the saved parameters:

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FLOW

Material Database

Completely revised databases (that can be easily accessed through the relevant Flow menu option) are available. Any grade has been verified using the TESTISO reference model so to provide the correct linear shrinkage values with the new improved Shape calculation. The following databases have been reviewed and updated:

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In addition, the creation of a new grade (in the FLOW_MAT_USER.mdb user database) is assisted by two combo boxes when choosing the Family and, if the case, type of filler.

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VISI 2016 R1 – Machining

Machining

2.5 Axis

• 2.5 Axis operation speed increase and managed by the Process manager 2.5 Axis operations are now supported by the process manager. It allow the user to work with VISI during the 2.5 Axis toolpath build. Reduced the calculation time for Facemill, Pocket, Mill and Remachining 2.5 Axis operations

Note: When operations are generated by the “run compass” command the toolpath build from process manager is not supported, therefore the build is made in synchronous mode ( system is locked until all builds are finished).

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• Below some speed comparison on 2.5 Axis operations:

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• 2.5 Axis operation build speed improvement on patterns Reduced calculation time for Facemill, Pocket and Mill operations when machining patterns.

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• 2.5 Axis: Improved linking on Pocket operation, when using the In to Out step-over method

Improved linking algorithm to link all the strokes obtainable without rapid movements. This is useful to reduce the number of entries into the stock material. Standard rough option optimises the cut direction (climb conventional) and works the island contours at the end. This new linking algorithm links all different zones, with a shorter path. On the example below, the new linking algorithm links the four areas in only one path. The combo-box “Stay a depth” activates the link optimization when the step-over method “In to Out” and “Out to In” are used.

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The parameter “Max link distance” is only needed when the step-over method “In to Out” is used. It is the max distance to link 2 points with a link movement. When the 2.5Axis engine does find one-way to link 2 points, one retract to the clearance plane and an approach on the new position is created. Different values for this parameter could create a toolpath with a different sort of path. Lower values could increase the number of rapid movement for the Z levels.

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• 2.5 Axis: Enhancements on Zigzag method (Pock, Facemill, Mill) - improved mill function after the clearance pass

Improved functionality to create the contouring step at the end of the zigzag roughing pass. In previous versions, this was only available before the zigzag roughing pass. When the zigzag roughing is executed before the contouring step, a ramp approach is needed and automatically created (see picture below).

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Note The Ramp approach follows a backward path along the zigzag path, to reach the Z level to start the roughing pass

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3 Axis

• New 3 axis engine (64 bit) Within VISI V2016 R1 an updated version of the 3 axis calculation engine is available. This new engine is fully 64-bit compliant and therefore the most can be made from the performance of modern CPUs.

The most important enhancements are: • Improved performances • Better memory management • A number of important fixes

• Multithread and Multiprocess support

In relation to the available resources (CPU cores) VISI is able to run multithreads for a single toolpath calculation. This means that a single toolpath build can be split in more parallel calculations by reducing the total build time (this is managed automatically by the CAM engine). An example of this is the Waterline strategy in helical mode. Multiprocess is available and supported by the process manager when running multiple toolpath calculation simultaneously, as before.

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• User interface simplification on Groups and faces managements

Surface group and list preparation has been speeded up thanks to a new simplified user interface. The number of mouse “clicks” has been reduced and the preparation process is following a more logical sequence. All dialogues have also been aligned with the “OK” & “Cancel” standard buttons.

Sequence of commands to create a new Face group from CAM Navigator branch:

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Sequence of commands to select / create a Face group from the operation parameters window:

• Improvements on the Stock management in the operation It is no longer mandatory that the stock belongs to the project in order to be selected. It is now possible to select any of the available stocks available in the model tree.

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5 Axis strategies (and 3 Axis ISO Machining) • Surface selection method updated From version 21, ISO machining and 5 axis operations surfaces selection was changed. On V21 the only selection method available was through surfaces lists, based on subsets of projects pieces surfaces. This solution allowed to define different working sets of surfaces available to all subsequent operations. For the new created operations this was the only possible selection method available while for old ones coming from previous VISI versions the surfaces selection was frozen without the possibility to be modified. On V2016R1 two selection modes are now available: the surfaces list mode (default) and the single surfaces selection mode (as previously available on V20 and older).

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It is possible to switch between the two selection modes as desired as described following:

If a 5 axis operation comes from a work file generated with version lower than V21, all the selected surfaces will be edited automatically by using the single surfaces selection mode. For the new selections the surfaces list mode is activated by default but it is possible to switch to single surfaces by clicking the button available in the dialog top toolbar (see picture below).

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Note Once a surfaces selection is done as single surfaces, it is still possible to switch back to surfaces lists mode by clearing the selection and re-entering the selection command (see pictures below).

Clear the single surfaces selection:

Re-enter surfaces selection from operation parameters user interface:

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5 Axis

• 5 axis: New library version Updated 5 Axis library to 2015.04 version. Please refer to 5Axis help for Release Notes. Wire • Wire: Updated library version Updated Wire library to 21.0.14 version. 64bit support. • Wire: Improvement on 4axis offset Now 4axis offset function is more accurate. • Wire: added the M45 (Drain Tank) for Fanuc CNC This management is useful to thread the wire more successfully.

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Tools

• Vero Tools QuickEditor

Assumption: VISI V21 checks all entries filled in the cutting conditions parameters of the Tool database and if some values are not defined it does not allow the user to confirm and close the dialog box. The reason is that VISI V21 uses these values for the toolpath calculation and therefore if these are not available the toolpath build could fail or produce unexpected results.

The aim of this utility is to offer a simple solution to fill up the missed entries in the general and specific cutting conditions on the Tool database in order to avoid possible unexpected results on the toolpath calculations.

This utility can be executed from VISI if wrong or invalid data are identified on the Tool database, or alternatively, from within Vero Tools.

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This application can be executed from VISI if wrong or invalid data are identified on the Tool database, or alternatively, from within Vero Tools.

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Simulation

Both simulations have been updated to the latest version.

• Enhancements on the G-Code PRO :

• Improved Analytic material removal technology. The Analytic material removal technology has been completely revisited to increase performances (speed enhancement) and quality.

Quality enhancement:

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• New stock/model comparison tool The comparison tool, has been totally rewritten to increase quality and performances. It is now integrated in the main graphical window

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• Enhancements on Kinematic simulation (version 2015.04)

• Updated user interface

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• Improved mesh export For a large mesh small details can have a significant impact on your simulation. High-quality details can highlight the most important cuts but at the same time the entire simulation process can become slower due to the fact that large data is being processed.

Different levels of quality are now visible also in the exported mesh:

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Path-lab

• Toolpath enquire

This new command allows users to make different types of analysis on the selected toolpath. For example it is possible to highlight linear toolpath elements that are shorter than a given length or to verify if there are vertical arcs in the toolpath and others.

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Post Processor

• Post Processor: improved Z levels sub-program management Improved sub-program management for 2.5 Axis operations. Any equal Z levels could be transformed into a NC sub-program. This functionality is useful to create the sub programs in the NC file, which is useful to manage modifications quickly on a CNC machine.

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MFR AFR WireAFR

• MFR: Improved management for partially threaded through holes Now the thread direction is always used to determine the feature setup.

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• WireAFR: improved recognition of tapered features Constant tapered features are recognised as such, where possible (while on V21 all conic geometry were recognized as 4axis features).

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Note: WireAFR will recognize tapered features only the geometry with same taper on all elements

On Line Help

The On Line Help for the Machining has been extended and renewed on this release.

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VISI 2016 R1 – On Line Help

On Line Help improvements Below is an updated status on the On Line Help for V2016 R1 : Modelling 90% updated to V2016 R1. Translators 100% updated to V2016 R1 Machining 3 Axis strategies : 95% updated to V2016 R1 2.5 Axis strategies : 90% updated to V2016 R1 CAM Other : 80% updated to V2016 R1 Mould and Progress Mould : 100% updated to V2016 R1. Progress : 100% updated to V2016 R1 Param Ng : 100% updated to V2016 R1 Flow 100% updated to V2016 R1

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VISI 2016 R1 – Licensing

Licensing • There are no licensing changes on this release of the product.

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Thank you for your attention

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No Slide Title - TSTSoftware · Page 3 Installation and migration tool Installation / Supported Operating systems VISI V2016 R1 can be installed and supports Windows 7, Windows 8,