NC Manufacturing Infrastructure

Enhanced Functionalities

ToolPath Editor: Feedrate Modification
This enhancement to feedrates is integrated to the Area Modification command of the tool path editor and works on one or several tool paths. Tool path editor is available on APT imports and milling operations. Tool paths can be modified partially or globally.
ToolPath Editor: V4 NC Mill Support
This enhancement enables Tool Path edition on manufacturing data from V4 NC MILL models.
ToolPath Editor: PP Word Management
This enhancement enables merging several PP instructions and editing PP words inside a tool path.
Video Mode: Usability Improvements
This enhancement provides a number of usability improvements such as improved error messages; open fixtures support; extended support of turning tool holders; save CATProduct at the same location as the Process; interruptible progress bar; capability to disconnect non cutting diameter; and support of probing operations.
Feed Support for Transition Paths
This enhancement provides a number of improvements for transition feedrates. In particular, you can now locally set the feedrate for a transition path to a machining operation B from a machining operation A or from a tool change activity. This is done by selecting the Transition check box in the Machining Operation dialog box for operation B.
Head Change Activity
This enhancement provides a new Head Change command in the Auxiliary Operations tool bar.
Clicking on this command inserting a new Head Change activity in the program, if an NC machine with at least one head is assigned to the Part Operation.
Automatic Generation of ROTABL and TLAXIS for Changeover from Lathe to Mill
This enhancement allows automatic generation of ROTABL and TLAXIS statements whenever there is change-over between Turning and Milling Operations.
Ordered List of PP Tables in Machine Editor
Prior to this release, Post Processor (PP) word table names were not listed in an order, thus making it difficult for the user to locate a PP word table. This enhancement addresses this usability issue and lists the PP word tables in an alphanumerically sorted order. Controller Emulator and Post Processor selections are also listed in sorted order.
Improved Error Messages for Output Generation
This highlight improves the message issued after NC data output generation by quantifying the number of errors/warnings along with success/failure information.
Replace the Tool Assembly of Multiple MOs
Prior to this release, the Replace Tool contextual command could be used to replace the tool of selected Machining Operations. This enhancement allows the tool assembly of selected operations to be replaced.
Tool Number in Process Table
This enhancement allows the following additional parameters to be accessed in the Process Table: Tool Number, Corrector Id, Corrector Number, and Radius Number. The tool number can be edited.