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Changes since previous release:
- New: Settings on the CIMCO Edit tab are kept for all parts.
- Fix: Work offsets on horizontal machines.
- Fix: Work offset detection from lathe operations.
- Fix: Machine table position in turning.
- Fix: Turning tool orientation on spindles not along Z.
- Fix: Enhance and True Vision patches, and constant redraw with zoom window active.
- Fix: Enhance missing a tool sweep perpendicular to the tool direction for tools with a tool offset.
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Changes since previous release:
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Changes since previous release:
- New: Stock model list shows stock models from all machine groups.
- Fix: Stock blow-up with special tool profiles.
- Fix: Wrong move to machine zero at the start in some cases.
- Fix: Toolpath statistics window did not reopen when the simulation window was reopened.
- Fix: Tool marker on compensated toolpaths.
- Fix: Navigation bar padding and view cube position.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: The simulation window now closes when Mastercam closes.
- Fix: Wrong view gnomon orientation in machine simulation mode.
- Fix: A True Vision regression in the previous version.
- Fix: The current operation bar covered the operation color in the operation list.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Coordinate grid in the active offset frame.
- New: Clickable view cube.
- New: Toolbar grouped by subject.
- New: Work offset table on the CIMCO Edit settings tab.
- New: Trigger CIMCO Edit export at post processing.
- New: License info in the status bar.
- New: Empty holder instead of the default when a scanned tool has no holder.
- New: Improved performance of revolved stock.
- Fix: Wrong right chuck jaws in some cases.
- Fix: Wrong stock origin when exporting lathe stock to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Origin gnomon size changed when zooming in perspective view.
- Fix: Crash when closing the simulation window.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Turning inserts can now be seen through the holders.
- New: Ribbon tooltips, and ribbon labels now fit on one line.
- New: The camera now rotates smoothly when selecting a view.
- Fix: Zero machining time for feed per revolution cuts on a reversed spindle (sub spindle).
- Fix: Sub spindle stock transfer on inch programs with a metric machine.
- Fix: The table no longer revolves for turning moves that position the spindle.
- Fix: Custom tool profiles with multiple adjacent arcs could corrupt the stock simulation.
- Fix: Measure distance edge and corner highlight would sometimes appear when not measuring.
- Fix: External post interpolation issue.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Cross Section can now cut through the tool.
- New: Cross Section now available with only the workpiece.
- New: Cross Section plane frame and geometry can be chosen in the settings panel.
- New: Measure distance now snaps to geometry, edges and corners.
- New: Measure coordinates are shown relative to the active offset.
- Fix: Go to previous/next operation, and operation highlight for operations without an extra beginning element.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Spindle arrows now indicate the correct spindle rotation direction.
- Fix: Cross section was off center.
- Fix: Wrong initial position of chuck jaws in some cases.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Show spindle arrows.
- New: Show active offset.
- New: Multiaxis link and netsted operation shows in operation list as groups.
- New: Added Off Center Turret generic lathe.
- New: Added 45 degree table/head machines.
- New: Support manual tool changes of tools above a certain length.
- Fix: Chuck units when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Grooving holder export to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Slow zoom during stock animation.
- Fix: Turning issues for some C offsets.
- Fix: An issue where remove chips could remove the entire stock.
Changes since previous release:
- New: User defined aggregates by MISC values (Post Settings).
- New: Ghosted transform operations now appears in operation list as sub-operations.
- New: Bottom turrets now supported.
- New: Faster loading of 3D turning tools.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Custom turret slot orientations now supported.
- New: Run CIMCO Edit now only starts Editor if an NC file exists.
- New: Can now select and anchor to points behind cross section view.
- Fix: A material removal issue in mill-turn for some turning operations that intersect the X axis.
- Fix: Jump to cut not always appearing when cross section active.
- Fix: Tool change issue when the machine definition uses different units than Mastercam.
- Fix: Custom tool compensation issue.
- Fix: Tool angle issue.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of tool description.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of Boring Bar type U.
- Fix: Missing 'loading toolpath' progress bar.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Mastercam tool adapters now supported as turret tool mounts.
- New: Horizontal machine parameter 'map to horizontal' is now remembered across parts.
- New: Run CIMCO Edit now works with 'prompt' NC file when using Mill-Turn post processors.
- New: Run CIMCO Edit now works when CIMCO Edit uses custom config paths.
- Fix: An issue where sub spindle only worked with (0,0,-1) W direction.
- Fix: Bug with custom tool compensation for machines without a turret.
- Fix: Slow solid removal animation in some cases when rewinding.
- Fix: X or Y axis cylinder stock sometimes initially disappearing.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Faster machine mode / stock collision detection when the machine is frequently in close proximity.
- New: More robust stock from STL when the STL contains internal geometry.
- New: More robust machine model / stock collision detection.
- New: Station number parameter export to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Jump to next or previous operations skipping over multiple operations.
- Fix: Better robustness on Intel Integrated Graphics.
- Fix: An issue where turret mounts would not load.
- Fix: A milling tool profile conversion issue.
- Fix: Issues in export of custom lathe tools to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: A turning issue on some milling machines.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Mastercam 2027 support.
- New: Everpath support.
- New: Improved stock compare performance.
- New: Sharpened shaft/shoulder stock collision margins.
- Fix: Tool aggregate issues.
- Fix: Tool compensation for right handed lathe tools.
- Fix: Incorrect chuck move during part transfer.
- Fix: True vision rendering stale imagine during animation playback.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Remembers True Vision.
- New: Remembers stock compare gradient setting.
- New: Support for new mill-turn assembly orientation convention in CIMCO Edit 2026.01.09.
- Fix: Automatic chuck generation when machine contains jaw axes.
- Fix: A circumstantial freeze when closing.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Refreshed the 30 day demo period for everyone.
- Fix: Turning on 5 axis AC milling machines.
- Fix: An issue reading lathe tool compensation based on machine connection settings in some cases.
- Fix: Tip compensation issue for drilling operations.
- Fix: Export of custom tools to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Real-time based animation speed slider.
- New: Support machine connection point and projection adjustments for lathe tools.
- New: Remove chips considers distance to fixture.
- Fix: An issue were stopping conditions could rewind to before the initial play position.
- Fix: Presentation viewer initially highlighting line 0.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Tilt direction option was sometimes disabled.
- Fix: Removed irrelevant machine simulation UI in setup when licensed 'without' machine simulation.
- Fix: Initial view was not the same as in Mastercam.
- Fix: Arc interpolation issue during stock removal.
- Fix: Milling tools orientation export to CIMCO Edit for right spindle in mill-turn mode.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Smoother window operations, open, move, resize.
- New: Progess bar.
- Fix: Title bar flicker when gaining focus.
- Fix: 3D Connexion space mouse in Mastercam 2026 R2.
- Fix: Corrupt Japanese and Chinese ribbon bar localization.
- Fix: An issue causing some IT security systems to block the installation process.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of rectangular stock in some cases.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of cutter point for vertical lathe tools.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Machine model vs in-process stock collisions.
- New: Synchronized spindles when both chuck jaws are clamped.
- New: Export of stock flip transform to CIMCO Edit
- Fix: Flicker in CIMCO Edit NC file and Setup folder buttons.
- Fix: Tool by name crashes in some cases during CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: Drilling tool export to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Simulation of clamping and unclamping movements.
- New: Supports Clamping and unclamp time in machine configurations.
- New: Supports chuck jaws with 2, 3, 4 and 6 jaws.
- New: Supports default view in machine configurations.
- Fix: Better simulation robustness on Intel Integrated Graphics.
- Fix: False positive stock/holder collision when turning on stock STL.
- Fix: Spindle to stock collision reporting issue when the spindle model was in inches.
- Fix: C-axis unwinding after turning.
- Fix: Wrong tool rotation for threading operations.
- Fix: Export of workholding to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Stock compare update when resetting or changing workpiece.
- Fix: Collision detection issues when multiple workpieces or fixtures.
- Fix: An issue where hiding workpiece could pause the simulation.
- Fix: Toolpath vectors only showing for half the toolpath.
- Fix: A circumstantial freeze when closing the simulation window.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Improved Mill-Turn stock simulation robustness and collision checking.
- Fix: More complete operation list names.
- Fix: Rotary axis movement when using angle head aggregates on 5 axis machines.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Export of custom lathe holders to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Chuck movement when initial chuck position was not the same as final chuck position of last chuck operation.
- Fix: Robustness of 'Remove Chips'.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where 'remove chips' sometimes removed the entire stock after part-off operations.
- Fix: An issue where stock compare would reset stock.
- Fix: Incorrect position of jaws after stock flip.
- Fix: Mounting side of grooving tools.
- Fix: Export of tools with quoted holder names to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Memory optimizations.
- New: Better STL repair for stock compare.
- Fix: False positive collisions in turning.
- Fix: An issue where going to end would not always update stock.
- Fix: Mounting of 3D lathe boring tools.
- Fix: Export of tailstock position to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Improved stock model collision checking.
- Fix: Corrupt stock when using remove chips with stock compare.
- Fix: Machine home position when in inches.
- Fix: Export of tailstock to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Spindle / Stock collisions.
- Fix: Turning when work origin not on rotation axis.
- Fix: Orientation of turning tools when turning on horizontal mills.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where collision detection step size was not always being respected.
- Fix: Main Toolpath visibility toggle when rapid and cutting sub items were off.
- Fix: Stock transformation when Mastercam stock setup is external STL.
- Fix: Missing stock / tool on turret collision highlight.
- Fix: Spindle mounts collision detection.
- Fix: Wrong scaling of inches spindle mount models.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Stock sometimes not rotating around the center in mill-turn 5axis milling operations.
- Fix: An issue were spindle mount was not selected with matching tool aggregate parameters.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added 'Remove chips' feature in stock setting. Removes split stock after part cut-off.
- New: Added 'Tie setup to toolpath group' feature in general settings.
- New: Added 'Simulation previous operation' feature in general settings.
- New: Added gradient toggle in stock compare.
- New: Stock compare now uses 5 colors.
- New: Holder / stock collision detection in turning.
- New: CIMCO Edit export of work offsets now maps to horizontal machines.
- Chg: Moved 'Enable enhanced quality' to general settings.
- Fix: Crash when simulating an empty program.
- Fix: Issues saving license server options to the CIMCOVerify folder in program data on some setups.
- Fix: STL export in turning.
- Fix: A rare freeze.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Add support for PRODUCT_MT machine group type
- New: Two point compensation method supported in export of custom lathe tool to CIMCO Edit.
- New: Adjustable geometry visibility state are now exported to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Mounting issues on some 3D boring tools.
- Fix: Mill-Turn machine group issues.
- Fix: Lathe 'R' holder export to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Remembers toolpath statistics visibility state
- New: Added chuck thickness parameter for chuck jaws fixture type.
- Fix: No stock collision highlight indication during True Vision.
- Fix: Manual positioning of automatic tailstock.
- Fix: Jump to toolpath element not always going to element end.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Toolpath statistics.
- Fix: Improved stock from STL robustness.
- Fix: Camera zoom for huge toolpaths.
- Fix: Sharp corners for radius compensation.
- Fix: Export of milling tools orientation to CIMCO Edit in Mill/Turn.
- Fix: Stock simulation regression.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added a 4 axis head generic machine.
- New: Notification when there is a new version.
- Fix: Improved robustness.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now remembers visibility state of quality box.
- Fix: Cross section gnomon highlight color and initial position.
- Fix: A circumstantial freeze on AMD graphics cards.
- Fix: Export of Fixture and Stock STL to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Minor performance improvements.
- Fix: Execute tool change in post settings issue.
- Fix: Corrupt toolpath when simulation operations with 0 feed rate.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of oriented type D lathe tools.
- Fix: False positive stopped spindle to stock reports in external post.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Color toolpath by tool.
- New: Expanded color loop to 12 colors.
- New: Simulation speed improvements.
- Fix: A rotation issue during tool changes.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Faster loading and rewind of stock STL.
- New: Now shows stock color by operation in operation list.
- New: Improvments to operation navigation.
- Fix: A freeze when loading certain high quality STL as stock on some AMD GPU's.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Toolpath groups can now be selected in operation list (Operation list is now a tree view).
- Fix: Crash if step size in collision report was 0.
- Fix: Collinear axis unit conversion issue when machine is in inches.
- Fix: Stock simulation issue involving arc segments in certain custom tool profiles.
- Fix: Missing collision detection between tool/fixture for specific types of custom tools.
- Fix: Limit overtravel in stopping condition and collision report going to the wrong toolpath position in specific scenarios.
- Fix: Geometry colors in CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: Orientation for horizontal threading tools.
- Fix: Export of threading tools til CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Operation list now supports multi select.
- New: Now highlights current operation in the operation list.
- New: Operation list can now be resized.
- New: Better operation names.
- Fix: An issue when exporting work offsets to CIMCO Edit in inches.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A false positive shaft/workpiece collision detection.
- Fix: A freeze in turning solid simulation on Intel onboard graphics.
- Fix: An issue where threading operations were not simulated on certain situations.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Faster True Vision.
- New: True Vision now uses less GPU memory.
- Fix: A memory leak when using True Vision on some graphics cards.
- Fix: A rare crash when using stock compare.
- Fix: An issues where CIMCO Verify settings didn't load when opening a file from an older Mastercam version.
- Fix: Export of lathe tool radius compensation to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Operation names are now shown in operation list (not only comments).
- Chg: Updated Korean localization.
- Fix: Stock transformation when using WCS from operations.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit lathe tool export issue.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added units to WCS and stock when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: An issue where stock flip didn't work in Mill-Turn.
- Fix: An issue where stock flip didn't work when it was the first selected operation and in inches.
- Fix: An issue where a move could be missing from stock simulation output.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Wrong plane when selection 'from operations'.
- Fix: A chuck move issue for sub-spindle machines.
- Fix: Wrong angles when operation change set to 'Move direct' in post settings.
- Fix: Cutting plane arrows starting in the wrong place.
- Fix: Minor UI fixes.
- Fix: Stability improvements.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added 'cutter allowance' collision detection setting.
- Fix: Installer display issue when Window scaling was not 100%.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Initial view was not the same as in Mastercam when in inches.
- Fix: Drilling holders exported to CIMCO Edit as milling holders issue.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of Aggregate offset when in inches.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Aggregates now supported in CIMCO Edit integration.
- Fix: Chuck generation issue.
- Fix: Profile radius export to CIMCO Edit for barrel form mills.
- Fix: A collision highlight issue.
- Fix: Highlight element arc information issues.
Changes since previous release:
- Chg: Automatic origin is now a little smarter.
- Fix: Snapping to end of operation.
- Fix: Milling tools orientation on lathe machines with tilt.
- Fix: Grooving tool issue.
- Fix: An issue where stock color settigns was not remembered within the same session.
- Fix: Lathe holder orientation export to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where some turning tools would remove the wrong material.
- Fix: Cutter compensation during turning on certain machines.
- Fix: Incorrect orientation of turning tools during some turning moves on certain machines.
- Fix: An issue where turret tools collision highlight did not reset.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where enabling stopping conditions while animating didn't work.
- Fix: A false positive collision detection issue between tool shank and workpiece when drilling holes.
- Fix: An issue where workpiece and fixture did not always highlight collisions.
- Fix: Custom tool radius compensation in CIMCO Edit export.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Vertical and compound aggregates now supported.
- New: Now support multiple angle heads with same direction but different offsets.
- New: Stock no longer have to be centered around the axis of revolution in turning stock simulation.
- New: Added Traditional Chinese to supported languages.
- Chg: Robustness improvements.
- Chg: Updated Generic Lathe Machines.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A UI issue in the collision report list.
- Fix: A stock simulation issue for threading toolpaths without milling moves.
- Fix: A cross section workpiece highlight issue.
- Fix: Rectangular stock alignment issue.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Jump to cut feature, right-click on stock to jump to specific tool passes.
- New: Color toolpath by feedrate.
- New: Updated enhanced user interface.
- Chg: Faster loading of simulation window.
- Chg: Updated generic machines.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Stability improvements.
- Fix: An issue where certain lathe tools with 3D files didn't mount correctly.
- Fix: A tool change sequence issue.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Two tools can now use the same dual mounted turret slot.
- Fix: Minor stock compare issues.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Left-side, right-side and dual-side turret mounts now supported.
- Fix: An issue when reading specific milling tool profiles.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Angle heads are now supported by tool and selected automatically based on aggregate.
- New: Now installs the (.CimcoSimData) presentation viewer with the CIMCO Verify installer.
- New: Using Mastercam color for stock from level, selection and stock model.
- Chg: Stability improvements.
- Fix: A machine simulation issue for part files in inches.
- Fix: A simulation issue when the machine definition and part file used different units.
- Fix: A flicker during simulation playback with True Vision active.
- Fix: A rare freeze when closing the simulation window.
- Fix: Slightly different gloss material rendering during true vision.
- Fix: Improved robustness of method that revolves geometries for turning.
- Fix: An issue where true vision would sometimes require the camera to move to update correctly.
- Fix: An issue where CIMCO Verify didn't install correctly on some systems.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Turning tool connectors (mounts) now supported on Milling Spindles.
- Chg: Improved stock simulation robustness.
- Fix: An issue when exporting custom lathe tools to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Workpiece plane when 'From operations' is selected.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Turning operations now supported on Horizontal milling machines.
- Chg: Updated Spanish and Chinese localization.
- Chg: Tilt axis direction now better respects the preferred strategy while keeping continous motion.
- Fix: An issue where a revolved version of the workpiece model was not always generated for turning operations.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Lathe 3D tool scaling issue in CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: Now reads chuck jaw thickness from stock setup.
- Fix: Slow loading on certain Intel Integrated graphics.
- Fix: A tilt axis limit detection issue for arc segments.
- Fix: A STL loading issue.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now supports custom chuck jaws on dual spindle machines.
- New: Now moves sub spindle during stock transfer operations independently from the tool.
- Fix: An issue where stock would sometimes be missing initially.
- Fix: A stock corruption issue.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A strange issue where repeated use of CIMCO Verify could occasionally mess with Mastercam colors when highlighting geometries.
- Fix: A crash that occured on some parts when running Verify while already open.
- Fix: Incorrect tool change position when the workpiece is on a sub spindle.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now retracts X axis before sub spindle movements on dual spindle machines.
- Fix: An issue where toggling true vision would regenerate stock.
- Fix: An issue where head machine models that are not part of an axis would not load.
- Fix: Tool change sequence fixes.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added a generic 5 axis Mill-Turn machine with sub spindle.
- Fix: A rapid move interpolation issue.
- Fix: An issue where dragging the slider back would not always reset stock simulation correctly.
- Fix: Time calculation of threading operations.
- Fix: Incorrect execution of some tool change seqeuences.
- Fix: A work offset angle issue in the CIMCO Edit export.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Optimized CimcoSimData export sizes.
- Chg: Changed home position of the generic machine CIMCO Lathe 4 axis CY.
- Fix: Lathe tool compensation when using tool angle.
- Fix: An issue where arcs where not always interpolated correctly.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now supports dual spindle machines.
- New: Added generic lathe with sub spindle.
- New: Added collinear axes limit checks to error reporting.
- Fix: An issue where false end mills / stock collisions would sometimes be detected during retract moves.
- Fix: An issue where the cross section offset would reset when changing stock quality.
- Fix: Tool collisions being reported twice when the machine contains a turret.
Changes since previous release:
- Change: CIMCO Edit configuration list now sorts alphabetically.
- Fix: Improved solid collision detection robustness.
- Fix: A turning solid simulation issue involving certain custom grooving tools.
- Fix: An issue where extra geometries would revolve in turning when mounted on base table.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Left and right spindle stock setup support for lathe machine groups.
- New: Added angle information to measure distance.
- Fix: A crash that could occur when closing CIMCO Verify.
- Fix: Operation list issues in some cases when simulation transform operations.
- Fix: A milling tool center compensation issue.
- Fix: An turning simulation issue when toolpath contains arc segments.
- Fix: Export of grooving tools to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Export of lathe V holders to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Mastercam 2026 support.
- New: Added a 5 axis generic machine with angled rotational axes.
- Fix: A tool STL collision detection issue.
- Fix: Improved robustness of revolved fixture and workpiece generation in turning.
- Fix: Minor turning solid simulation issues.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of turning M holder.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit placement issues of rectangular stock.
Changes since previous release:
- New: True vision now supported with cross section view.
- Fix: Improved stability.
- Fix: A stock placement issue.
- Fix: False detection of holder to stock collisions.
- Fix: An issue where true vision would show mousepoint compare value when outside stock.
- Fix: An issue where true vision showed a different gloss for initial material.
- Fix: A tool holder render issue where a chamfer went to zero diameter at the bottom of the holder.
- Fix: Fixed incorrect grooving tool to CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: Fixed center drill tool to CIMCO Edit export.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where lathe shanks would not always be centered correctly when mounted on a spindle.
- Fix: An issue where lathe shank profiles would in some case be revolved incorrectly.
- Fix: A tool plane issue for certain tool orientations.
Changes since previous release:
- New:Added collision report to presentation viewer.
- New: Added measure distance to the presentation viewer.
- New: Can now export STL in presentation viewer.
- New: Can now set stock compare colors in presentation viewer.
- New: Added stock color by tool setting to presentation viewer.
- New: Cross section dropdown in presentation viewer.
- Fix: An issue where cross section origin did not start centered.
- Fix: An circumstance where stopping conditions did not stop at a collision.
- Fix: Improved simulation of arc moves when using accurate zoom far zoomed in.
- Fix: More robust zoom window.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Small scar like stock corruption on certain 5 axis simultaneous moves when using accurate zoom far zoomed in.
- Fix: Small black dots when using true vision with certain drilling toolpaths.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now jumps to beginning of the toolpath when resetting the simulation.
- New: Faster true vision at extreme zoom levels.
- Change: Reduced cross section plane opacity from 25% to 15%.
- Fix: An issue where tools did not reload when resetting the simulation.
- Fix: An issue where the toolpath toggle button highligt did not always match the toolpath visibility status.
- Fix: An issue where the license check could fail silently without an error message or license selection dialog.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Smoother animation playback in turning.
- New: Better license server support when the license contains both with and without machine simulation.
- New: Added animation mode and view commands to presentation viewer.
- Fix: Improved simulation robustness of stock from STL.
- Fix: An occasional zoom window issue when stock is from STL.
- Fix: An issue where it was not possible to hide the tool holder in machine simulation when mounted on a turret.
- Fix: A tool change sequence issues for lathe machines.
Changes since previous release:
- New: CIMCO Edit 2025 support.
- New: Added a 4 axis vertical lathe.
- Fix: A crash under special circumstances when starting CIMCO Verify while already opened.
- Fix: An arc interpolation issue.
- Fix: A collision detection issue with certain arc moves.
- Fix: Now uses C axis for tool plane rotations.
- Fix: A work offset from operations issue in the CIMCO Edit export.
Changes since previous release:
- New: True vision released.
- New: Enhanced quality now supports lathe threading.
- New: Now analyses 3D lathe tool files and centers in spindle when used on a milling machine.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Better simulation quality in turning and mill-turn.
- New: Spindle to stock collision support.
- New: CIMCO Edit export now supports custom lathe tools.
- Fix: Stopping conditions are now checking collisions with the same tolerance as in collision report.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export issues when nc file name contains a dot symbol.
- Fix: Turning tools side based on spindle direction.
- Fix: A chuck jaw generation issue.
- Fix: Boring bar holder heads.
- Fix: A slot mill cutter corner issue.
- Fix: Incorrect part in some cases when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Better simulation quality in turning and mill-turn.
- New: Spindle to stock collision support.
- New: CIMCO Edit export now supports custom lathe tools.
- Fix: Stopping conditions are now checking collisions with the same tolerance as in collision report.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export issues when nc file name contains a dot symbol.
- Fix: Turning tools side based on spindle direction.
- Fix: A chuck jaw generation issue.
- Fix: Boring bar holder heads.
- Fix: A slot mill cutter corner issue.
- Fix: Incorrect part in some cases when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Can now zoom more in.
- Fix: An issue where the UI was missing when using certain newer NVidia drivers.
- Fix: Execute tool change setting for turning machines.
- Fix: A CIMCO Edit export issue for Lathe boring bar type Q and cylindrical grooving holder.
Changes since previous release:
- Improved: Only active tools are loaded on Lathe turrets.
- Improved: Chinese translations.
- Fix: Tool change sequence fixes.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit Grooving and Threading tool export.
- Fix: A CIMCO Edit export issue for certain turning holders.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Can now highlight toolpath element without showing the toolpath.
- Improved: Lathe turret simulation capabilities.
- Fix: A turning tool edge case where the cutter would be missing.
- Fix: Lathe stock placement when using margins.
- Fix: Machine time calculations in turning.
- Fix: An issue where post settings in setup was not always reflecting the post settings in use.
- Fix: A stuttering issue on some PC's.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Support for license locked CIMCO Edit machines.
- Fix: An issue where the simulation window would change position if starting CIMCO Verify while already open.
- Fix: Fixes for time calculations in turning.
- Fix: An issue where the current segment arc would not be displayed in certain toolpath animation modes.
- Fix: Machine simulation toolpath for rotary axis positioning operation setting.
- Fix: Mill tools profile. CIMCO Edit export now uses custom tool profile if tool is defined by profile.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit turning tool export issues.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Better compatibility with Intel graphics.
- Fix: Improved stock simulation robustness.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Performance improvements on large parts using low-mid tier graphics cards.
- New: Security measures.
- Fix: Turning tools thickness.
- Fix: Drilling cycle clearance and retract height.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Simulation memory improvements.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Simulation quality improvements.
- Fix: Right chuck jaw triangulation.
- Fix: Horizontal lathe tool cutter point in CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: An issue with empty holder names in CIMCO Edit export.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A crash on certain parts when using operation colors.
Changes since previous release:
- New: General simulation fixes and performance improvements.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Stock model quality and performance improvements (The enhancing algorithm).
- New: Added 'only if angular change' checkbox to go-to tool change / safety position.
- New: Added 'move direct' to operation change options.
- New: Now sets radius compensation to 0 in CIMCO Edit export for tools used in operations with wear/reverse wear radius compensatoin.
- Fix: A Mill-Turn tool direction issue when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: An issue with Lens Barrel Mill tools in the CIMCO Edit export.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A tool change sequence bug.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Tool change sequence support in post settings.
- New: Large toolpath toggle.
- New: More accurate cycle time estimates using machine parameters.
- New: Toggle simulation playback on R.
- Change: Decreated speed slider increments / decrements when using +/- shortcut keys.
- Fix: A slot mill stock simulation issue.
- Fix: Work offset transformations.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Cycle time estimates.
- New: Improved stock / holder collision detection accuracy.
- Change: Now shows hidden model collisions.
- Fix: An issue where axis control became corrupted if changing machine with the simulation window open.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A setup file issue when using NC file from prompt option.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A toolpath conversion issue.
- Fix: An issue where small top slot mill arcs would be ignored.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Animation speed slider can now be scrolled for fine adjustments.
- New: Insert side suported in CIMCO Edit export for turning tools.
- Fix: An issue where going to prev / next operation sometimes did nothing.
- Fix: Improved stock / holder collision detection accuracy for 5 axis moves.
- Fix: Cross section initial position being off.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now possible to change the color rotation in stock colors from tool / operations.
- New: Added stock coloring to time slider.
- Fix: A geometry setup issue for machines with no table axes.
- Fix: Stock transformation issue when Mastercam stock setup uses stl file.
- Fix: Missing error messages for certain license issues, causing CIMCO Verify to sometimes fail without notice.
- Fix: CIMCO Edit export of work offset when taken from operations.
- Fix: Fix an issue where lathe tools would sometimes be exported to CIMCO Edit with the wrong orientation.
- Fix: Missing inserts for certain lathe tools in CIMCO Edit export.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Initial stock color is now used from stock setup.
- New: Geometry colors supported in CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: An issue where collinear axis post settings did not work for some machines.
- Fix: Coolant state issue when using old style coolant data.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Stop conditions and projection view settings are now remembered.
- New: Made alt + f2 shortcut to zoom into cursor.
- New: Added an extra decimal to the compare annotation for small values.
- New: Can now zoom more in.
- Fix: Crash when starting Verify with no Mastercam configuration selected.
- Fix: An issue where the collision dialog closed on enter.
- Fix: An issue where stock simulation would sometimes rewind during animation.
- Fix: An issue where the initial view was sometimes off center.
- Fix: Made chuck jaws stay on the table for turning machine simulation with chuck jaws selected.
- Fix: Feedrate for lathe drilling.
- Fix: Missing toolpath for certain drilling operation.
- Fix: An issue where stock sometimes didn't update properly when changing settings while CIMCO Verify is open.
- Fix: An issue where false positive tool / workpiece collisions would be reported during drilling operations (size on size collisions).
- Fix: Some turning tool issues in the CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: Missing stock STL file prefi in some cases when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Uses Master model setup as workpiece by default.
- New: Uses Workholding setup as fixture by default.
- New: Applies 'use cutter compensation' simulation setting.
- New: Presentation viewer performance improvements.
- Fix: An issue where 'retract on tilt direction change' post setting could cause an invalid toolpath.
- Fix: An issue where stopping conditions would in specific cases skip early stock / holder collisions.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Cross sections can now be relative to tool plane.
- New: Cross section settings are now within the simulation window and added to presentation viewer.
- New: Added stock quality settings to stand-alone presentation viewer.
- Fix: Initial camera position for projection view in presentation viewer.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where zoom window didn't work with plane from operations when plane was not WCS.
- Fix: An issue where cutting planes didn't work with plane from operations when plane was not WCS.
- Fix: An issue where importing an exported stock STL would not load into the same place.
- Fix: An issue where tool change stopping conditions would sometimes rewind the stock simulation.
- Fix: Threading fixes and improvements.
- Fix: An issue where collinear axes would not always be loaded in the presentation viewer.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now remembers if external post is active.
- New: Now renders back side of stock when using visibility settings during stock compare.
- New: Improved simulation window text input fields.
- Change: Compare range and stock to leave settings can now be changed inside the simulation window during stock compare.
- Change: Improved accuracy of holder to stock collision range reporting.
- Fix: An issue where stock simulation would sometimes suddenly rewind when animating forwards.
- Fix: An issue where cylindrical stock from bounding box would be exported at the wrong position to CIMCO Edit when origin was TOP.
- Fix: Axis substitution issue in backplot mode.
- Fix: A stock simplification issue.
- Fix: A threading stock simulation issue.
Changes since previous release:
- Change: Updated STL file names in CIMCO Edit export to use NC file name as prefix.
- Fix: An issue where certain threading operations corrupted stock simulation.
- Fix: An issue where some tool profile arcs would not simulate correctly.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A rare issue where certain machine models would not load.
- Fix: An issue where axis control sometimes highlighted false positive limit over-travels.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Support for turning tool orientation angle.
- New: Now uses WCS from first selected operation when running CIMCO Edit and plane is 'From operations'
- New: Added 'Home' as tailstock position option.
- Change: Updated Japanese translations.
- Fix: An issue where operation stock transformations didn't work (Part flip / transfer).
- Fix: An issue where the CIMCO Edit installation would sometimes not be found.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where changing machine model visibility could turn off program model collision detection.
- Fix: Improved solid simulation robustness.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added 3DConnexion support.
- New: Workpiece Plane from operations and changed automatic workpiece plane to a Map to Horizontal setting.
- New: Added support for Mastercam Home Learning Educational license.
- New: Added Show/Hide Tool to presentation viewer.
- New: Added View Reset to presentation viewer.
- New: Added 'Generate automatic' chuck check box.
- New: Added a hint for NVidia and AMD GPUs to be used by default when starting presentation viewer.
- Fix: Crash when closing support dialog after the main Verify window is closed.
- Fix: An issue where toolpath sections in some cases was not connected when tool and operation type did not change.
- Fix: An issue where stock simplification didn't simplify the entire mesh.
- Fix: Radius compensation issue for linearized helical ramp.
- Fix: Dimples when importing certain STL files as stock.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added Chinese.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now doesn't use levels to store setup data in 2024 and 2025.
- Fix: A regression affecting collision detection.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Zoom window added to presentation viewer.
- New: Cross section added to presentation viewer.
- Fix: A crash when loading stock STL from file paths involving specific Japanese characters.
Changes since previous release:
- New: External post can now apply multiple geometry transformations throughout a simulation. This supports flips necessary for double sided milling.
- Fix: Missing retract for contour operations.
- Fix: An issue where axis substituation did not always work. Now gets rotation axis direction from Mastercam machine configuration.
- Fix: An issue where machine visiblity didn't always match ribbon icons on load.
- Fix: External Post issues.
- Fix: An issue where machine kinematics didn't work for certain types of Mill-Turn machines.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added an option to manually release license server key.
- Fix: An issue where cross milling operation in mill turn would rotate around Z when not in machine sim mode.
- Fix: An issue where external post couldn't sync transform operations when using force tool change.
- Fix: An issue where save presentation saved the view incorrectly when backplotting turning programs.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Improved tailstock automatic position detection.
- New: Standalone mode no longer requires an installation of windows packages to run.
- Fix: An issue where manual tailstock position wouldn't apply.
- Fix: An issue where standalone mode didn't always work on turning and mill turn programs.
- Fix: An issue where milling tools on turrets didn't work when animating and toggling off machine sim mode.
- Fix: An issue where initial view in turning would be invalid.
- Fix: An issue where a machine could be selected without it showing as selected in setup.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where there could be false psotive holder/stock collisions.
- Fix: Default view direction for horizontal machines.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Mastercam 2025 now supported.
- New: Adjustable geometries now show up in extra geometries and can be toggled.
- New: Updated German translations.
- New: Updated Finnish translations.
- Fix: Improper argument error sometimes popping up in setup when using a machine with collinear axes.
- Fix: An issue where it would sometimes fail to find license server if also using a license server for CIMCO Probing.
- Fix: An issue where turning tools would sometimes make corrupt cuts between operations.
- Fix: An issue where measure distance overllaped with tool position when windows scaling was not 100%.
- Fix: An issue where solid simulation didn't work with Intel Integrated graphics cards.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Collinear axis support.
- New: Improved stock simulation accuracy of 5 axis ball mill tools.
- Fix: An issue where geometries would not always be placed correctly for some external posts.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Optimized stock simplification.
- New: Improved external post compatibility with CP6.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Presentation-viewer can now toggle stock compare
- Fix: Fixed radius compensation offset value when Mastercam units are different from tool units.
- Fix: An issue where very small toolpath arcs could be intrepreted as large circles.
- Fix: An issue where exported stl's would always be in millimeters regardless of system unit.
- Fix: An issue where some turning tools would cut too much material.
- Fix: An issue where corners were sometimes chamfered off during simplification.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: Tool holders not being correctly exported to CIMCO Edit for multi-link operations.
- Fix: An issue where there was a limit to the number of entities that could be selected and imported as geometry.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Simulation kernel optimizations.
- New: Improved quality of stock from STL.
- New: Shaft/Shoulder to stock touch collisions are no longer reported.
- Fix: Workpiece and Visibility toggles in presentation modes.
- Fix: Chuck geometry issues when on the right.
- Fix: An issue where geometries would sometimes be the wrong color.
- Fix: Geometry placement when using external post geometry transformations.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where geometries were not positioned correctly in presentation mode when in inches.
- Fix: An issue where text in operation list could exceed the textbox limit when windows scaling was not 100%.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Presentation mode. It can export the current simulation to a file that can be opened as a standalone simulation.
- New: Can now start with the current Mastercan view.
- Change: Darker geometry colors.
- Change: Better toolpath dimming.
- Fix: An issue where rotational axis limits converted to inches.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Align horizon view mode toggle.
- New: Added an Angle-Head generic machine.
- New: Operation list now shows tool comment if there is no operation comment.
- New: Reduced STL file size in STL-export.
- Fix: An issue where exported STL files would have visual errors when imported in Mastercam.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Improved control of license server connection.
- Fix: Issue with lathe stock cylinder length.
- Fix: Issue with turning center compensation.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now supports cutter center compensation.
- New: Now supports stock flip operations.
- Fix: C Axis value in axis control is now shown modulo 360.
- Fix: Some false positive stock/holder collision detections.
- Fix: An issue where ball mill cuts would sometimes not create smooth surfaces.
- Fix: Stock setup didn't support anchor points.
- Fix: External post fixes for plane WCS.
- Fix: Operation list sometimes showed wrong numbers.
- Fix: Issues when generating chuck model from stock setup.
- Fix: An issue where the CIMCO Edit installation was not found if not installed in the default install directory.
- Fix: An issue where lathe turret numbers in axis control would be converted to inches for inch programs.
- Fix: Issues with threading operations.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Operation list. Click individual operations in the operation list within CIMCO Verify to simulate just that operation.
- New: Generates 3 chuck jaws from chuck definition in stock setup.
- Change: Updated Japanese translations.
- Fix: Localization fixes.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Can now import lathe chuck from stock setup.
- New: Turning on mill now works with A/C milling machines.
- Change: Speed slider is larger and with improved animation speed control.
- Change: Updated Japanese translations.
- Fix: An issue where the animation speed was not always consistent.
- Fix: An issue where certain symbols in operation comment and tool name could not be displayed.
- Fix: An issue where axis control didn't work properly when in inches.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Stock compare visibility toggles. Show/Hide certain ranges of stock compare values.
- New: Now writes tool description when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: A crash that would sometimes happen when changing machines.
- Fix: An issue where revolved meshes sometimes rotated around the wrong point.
- Fix: A small visual artifact in one of the control buttons.
Changes since previous release:
- Change: Localization updates.
- Fix: A rare collision detection freeze.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Now supports angle-head machines.
- Change: Improved time calculations for 5 axis moves.
- Change: Updated Japanese translations.
- Fix: An issue where there was an incorrect move during tool changes in external post.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added post setting: Retract on tilt change.
- New: Axis values can now be manually edited.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where information for selected point wasn't shown correctly.
- Fix: Fixed a special case where license server didn't work.
Changes since previous release:
- Change: Trailing zeros of Feedrate and Spindle speed information is now trimmed.
- Fix: A crash that could occur when selecting license.
- Fix: An issue where it would also sometimes report holder/stock collisions when there are rapid move to stock collision.
- Fix: Fixed face tool diameter i CIMCO Edit export.
- Fix: Tool/holder scaling when tool units are different from Mastercam unit.
- Fix: An axis subsitution bug sometimes causing wrong C axis rotation.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A freeze when simulating certain parts.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Performance improvements.
- New: Now doesn't check collisions with invisible models.
- Change: Nicer initial view while loading toolpath and models.
- Fix: Shoulder / Shaft and stock collision detection.
- Fix: Improved robustness of license-system.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where external post would get incorrect data for certain types of operation.
- Fix: An issue where toggling the machine back and forth would corrupt base transformations.
- Fix: An issue where the animation speed would unnecessarily be very slow in some cases.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Tilt Direction Setting for 5 axis machines.
- New: Now shows a message with the reason for stopping with stop conditions.
- New: Improved holder/stock collision detection. Can now go to exact point of collision, not just the element where it occurs.
- New: Animation speed is now limited so it doesn't run ahead of solid updates.
- Fix: An issue where saved stop condition settings wasn't applied.
- Fix: An issue where the it would get one frame ahead when stopping causing a jump back.
- Fix: Holder/Stock collision indication.
- Fix: Fixed tool stl model scaling when in inches.
- Fix: Lathe holder orientation.
- Fix: Thread pitch value.
- Fix: An issue where reset view would sometimes take into account invisible models.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Extra geometries are now supported in the CIMCO Edit Integration.
- New: Improved quality of stock compare around sharp edges.
- New: The camera now follows the tool when toggling machine simulation.
- New: Added an option in Edit Integration to prompt for NC file name.
- Change: Updated Generic machines.
- Fix: An issue where rotated geometries in turning would sometimes rotate around the wrong axis.
- Fix: An issue where geometry colours from level would sometimes be wrong.
- Fix: An issue where tailstock selection point did not always load correctly.
- Fix: An issue with External Post operation synchronization with transform operations.
- Fix: An issue where automatic origin did not always detect stock setup dimension properly.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where axis control would sometimes highlight limit over-travels during unwinding moves.
- Fix: Improved tool tracking.
- Fix: An issue where special characters could sometimes not be in machine model path.
- Fix: An issue where special characters could not be in stock stl path.
- Fix: Custom drill cycles support.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Add more geometries than workpiece and fixtures and mount them on any machine axis.
- New: Extended support for complex tools in solid simulation.
- Fix: Default stock selection bug.
- Fix: An issue where machine limits didn't respect the machine units when in inches.
- Fix: An issue where tailstock didn't work for CIMCO Edit machines.
- Fix: An issue where tailstock could not be removed without restarting the simulation.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Can now run CIMCO Edit Machines in CIMCO Verify.
- New: Automatic stock option. Uses first stock model in selection or stock setup.
- New: Saves workpiece/fixture/stock visibility settings.
- Change: CIMCO Verify Setup and Run CIMCO Edit now doesn't require a license.
- Change: Machines are now selected from categories, Installed/Generic/CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: An issue where external post didn't work with predefined machines.
- Fix: An issue where uninstall didn't always work.
- Fix: An issue where newly installed machines required restarting setup to show up.
- Fix: Rapid to stock between 5-axis drilling moves.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Workpiece translation (XYZ) added.
- New: It's now aware of thread pitch in collision detection of tapping tools.
- Fix: An issue where jumping to next tool change would in some cases do nothing.
- Fix: An issue where tailstock configuration would show in setup for users without machine simulation license.
- Fix: An issue where collision detection report would be wrong for worpiece and fixtures.
- Fix: Lighting issues in projection view.
- Fix: Fixed wrong retracts for multi-axis drilling.
- Fix: Export of custom tools by name to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Length of End Mill tools in the export to CIMCO Edit.
- Fix: Now uses Editor machine definition in automatic origin plane when exporting to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Can now export default work offset to CIMCO Edit. Requires CIMCO Edit 2023.01.22.
- Improved: Robustness of stock from STL and stock models.
- Improved: Window management, fixes to CIMCO Verify window popup and behavior when minimized.
- Fix: A machine simulation issue where turret tool connectors did not always load.
- Fix: An issue where automatic origin did not always work for certain horizontal machines.
- Fix: An issue where setup would get wrong settings when loading a Mastercam file while simulation was active.
- Fix: An issue where everything was rotated 180 degrees in Machine Simulatoin on Horizontal machines.
- Fix: Turning stock output in CIMCO Edit Integration.
- Fix: An issue where milling tools would not always get the correct orientation when exported to CIMCO Edit.
Changes since previous release:
- Improved: Reduced memory usage of stock simulation.
- Improved: Loading of setup.
- Improved: Loading of turning tools.
- Fix: An issue where stock compare didn't work.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where the CIMCO Verify started minimized for turning programs.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Tailstock support.
- Change: Spindle now stops at program end.
- Fix: An issue where the external post setting would not be saved.
- Fix: An issue where changing workpiece position would also set a wrong workpiece plane for horizontal machines.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Can now launch NC-based simulation through CIMCO Edit.
- Change: Reset view now doesn't fit to hidded models.
- Fix: An issue for lathe machines where turret tool direction (axial/radial) would not always be consistent.
- Fix: A radius compensation issue.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added three vertical 4-axis and 2 horizontal CIMCO machines.
- Fix: An issue where the starting position would sometimes be off.
- Fix: An issue where the visibility of machine models did not always match the toggle buttons.
Changes since previous release:
- New: More than 30 Haas machines can now be downloaded in the machine installer.
- Improved: Stock from stock model.
- Improved: Performance of stop conditions.
- Fix: An issue where some settings would sometimes fail to save/load.
- Fix: Automatic origin now works for vertical machines with horizontal table.
- Fix: Wrongly rotated toolpath when using axis substitution from Y axis.
- Fix: A tool angle issue for threading tools.
- Fix: An issue where collision detection didn't work for machine table models in turning operations.
Changes since previous release:
- New: B axis support for turning operations on milling machines.
- New: Added generic lathe machine with Y axis.
- Change: Now remembers machine visibility settings.
- Change: Now uses tool numbers to select turret slot.
- Fix: An issue where stock would sometimes be incorectly positioned when in inches.
- Fix: An issue where external post would interpolate in workpice coordinates instead of machine coordinates.
- Fix: Some surface issue when importing stock from STL.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Lathe and basic Mill-Turn machine simulation support.
- New: Vertical turning and turning on milling machine support.
- New: Added a generic CIMCO lathe machine.
- Change: External post now uses shortest path interpolation for limitless rotational axes.
- Fix: An issue where certain custom tools and Highfeed milling tools did not work.
- Fix: A crash during collision detection on certain models.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Lathe tools now use 3D tool meshes.
- New: Now annotates stock compare values at the cursor position.
- New: Now supports custom threading operations.
- New: Extended support for lathe tools in stock simulation.
- Fix: An issue where simulation settings would reset when entiring stock setup from the simulation.
- Fix: An issue where lathe threading operations could sometimes affect other operations.
- Fix: An issue where keyboard shortcuts would not always work due to incorrect window focus.
- Fix: An issue where users with special characters in their windows profile name could experience a crash.
- Fix: An issue where certain lathe threading tools would report false positive holder to stock collisions.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Collision detection now works with turning tools and revolved workpieces and fixtures.
- New: Axis controls now works while machine simulation is toggled off (Still requires CIMCO Verify to start as machine simulation).
- Fix: An issue where very small incorrect limit errors could be reported when there were moves to axis limits.
- Fix: An issue where cross section stock/workpiece compare didn't work with revolved workpieces.
- Fix: A stall/crash that could happen when generating collision report.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Revolved models of workpieces and fixtures are now calculated for turning and mill-turn programs.
- New: Added 21 Generic 3 and 5 axis CIMCO machines for machine simulation.
- Fix: An issue where it was possible to have a machine without tool/workpiece and tool/fixture collision checks.
- Fix: An issue where external post could not match operations when there were manual entries.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where toggling plot control would also affect axis control.
- Fix: An issue where the tool would detach from the spindle when using axis control.
- Fix: An issue in turning where the first toolpath element could make a corrupt cut.
- Fix: An issue where stock simplify would sometimes be too harsh.
- Change: Updated axis control icons.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added axis control. Visualize and control the position of each machine axis with travel limits.
- Fix: An issue where stock could be at the wrong position.
- Fix: An issue where automatic origin would sometimes be wrong when using stock from stock models.
- Fix: A crash that could happen when changing stock from one model to another while simulating.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where geometries would sometimes be wrongly positioned if WCS coordinates were offset.
- Fix: Display issues within the about box on high DPI screens.
- Change: Grouped cross section planes in the ribbon bar into one.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where radius compensation would sometimes not be applied.
- New: Now possible to run the simulation on external post.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where the tool would make an incorrect cut at the end of arc segments in rare cases.
- Fix: An issue where the top of the initial stock would sometimes not be rendered.
- Fix: An issue where changing stock from stock model would not be applied until restarting the simulation window.
- Fix: Ordering of models in stock model selection is now consistent with operations.
- Improved: Speed and quality of the stock simplification step.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: A crash that would something happen when changing setup while machine simulation was active.
- Improved: Automatic origin selection is now more accurate.
- Improved: Automatic plane selection now considers WCS.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Added travel limits to stopping conditions.
- Improved: Splitted collision stopping condition into multiple categories.
- Improved: Better support of high DPI monitors.
- Fix: An issue where measure distance would always be in millimeters.
Changes since previous release:
- Improved: Startup time.
- Improved: Stock/holder collision checking accuracy.
- Improved: Stock/rapid move collision checking accuracy.
- Improved: Stock simulation performance optimizations.
- Fix: A rare crash when changing stock setup while simulating stock updates.
- Fix: A crash when using high quality stock on integrated GPU's.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where machine definitions containing non-ASCII characters did not work.
- Improved: Collision detection performance slightly.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Stock compare now supports setting custom colors.
- Improved: Accuraracy of stock compare.
- Improved: Processing of STL's.
- Fix: An issue where rapid move collisions were sometimes not reported.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Supports lathe threading operations.
- Improved: Now rotates lathe fixtures/workpiece/stock rather than the tool.
- Improved: Graphics cards compatibility.
- Fix: A crash that would sometimes happen when using certain tapping tools.
- Fix: An issue where the animation speed would be slow in machine simulation and for certain tools.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where turning operations from below didn't cut stock.
- Fix: An issue where cylinder stock from stock model operations would sometimes be corrupt.
- Fix: An issue where when defaulting to stock model at operation 1, stock setup could not be selected.
- Improved: Now repairs stl files when using them for stock.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Turning and Mill-Turn support (Experimental). Lathe threading operations not yet supported.
- New: Added tool name, operation comment, spindle speed drill cycle type and coolant type to toolpath information.
- New: Added stock to leave in stock compare settings.
- New: Now saves stop condition settings.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where the simulation window would remain in machine simulation mode when turning off machine simulation in setup.
- Fix: An issue where it would sometimes confuse setup when working with multiple Mastercam programs.
- Fix: Issues with arc toolpath elements in 3-axis rotary mode.
- Fix: An issue where the base models of machines defined in inches would scale incorrectly.
- Fix: An animation issue where tools would sometimes blink in the wrong place for one frame immediatly after tool change.
- Fix: A rare issue where the previous tool could still make a single cut after a tool change.
- Fix: A rare freeze that could occur when loading certain tools.
- Fix: An issue where the stock would sometimes be offset from the definition in stock setup.
- Improved: Navigation of the measure distance arrow.
- Improved: More consistent and smoother frame rates while processing stock.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where some new features were missing in Mastercam 2021,2022,2024 .
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where initial stock from box would be slightly off.
- Fix: An issue where the current tool distance along the toolpath would be incorrectly calculated.
- Added: support for 3 axis rotary axis control mode.
- Improved: Reduced size on size false positive collisions between tool cutter and workpiece.
- Improved: Quality of refine edges, especially at corners.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where rapid to stock collisions would be reported which were actually not collisions.
- Fix: Reduced size on size rapid to stock collision false positive rate.
- Fix: A rare issue where tools would not cut the stock for certain moves.
- Improved: Using sub-frame interpolation when detecting geometry collisions in stop conditions to stop more accurately.
Changes since previous release:
- Fix: An issue where certain tools would make corrupt cuts in the stock.
- Fix: An issue where toolpath information text would not fit when windows scaling was above 100%.
- Change: Increased animation slider max speed.
- Change: Default values of stock compare range and collision detection step size are now 0.25 mm or 0.01 inches.
Changes since previous release:
- New: Detects and highlights stock/holder collisions.
- New: Stock/holder collisions added to collision reporting.
- New: Stock/rapid move collisions added to collision reporting.
- New: Workpiece plane option. Can now automatically use the back plane for horizontal machines.
- Fix: An issue where stock set from stl's would be in the incorrect position when in inches.
- Fix: An issue where the tool cutter would sometimes contain corrupt arc segments.
- Improved: General simulation now doesn't lag as much while running collision reporting.
- Improved: Performance of collision detection preparation during loading.
Changes since previous release:
- Fixed a crash on certain programs.
- Fixed an issue where the window would reset position.
- Enabled collision detection reporting between tool and geometries when not in machine simulation mode.
Changes since previous release:
- Fixed an issue where measure distance would not work with machine simulation.
- Fixed an issue where it would still show the outline of the tool holder when the holder was hidden.
- Fixed a rare issue where stock could go into a state where it would not update.
- Added support for Mastercam 2021.
- Added an abort button when running machine collision detection.
- Added Finnish localization.
- Improved setup no longer restart the simulation window when toggling or changing machine.
- Improved translations.
Changes since previous release:
- Improved quality and performance of the stock model refine step.
- Fixed an issue where tool/workpiece and tool/fixture collision only worked in machine simulation.
- Now outlines edges of stock and geometries.
- Can now color stock by tool.
- Now uses initial stock from stock model operation if it is the first selected operation. (only in 2024)
- Now using the WCS plane for orientation of geometries.
- Machine simulation now supports horizontal machines.
- Improved comptability when running on older hardware.
Changes since previous release:
- Fixed an issue where certain UI elements could not fit localized text
- Fixed an issue where some of the French translations did not match the correct strings.
- Added missing translations in collision detection, stock quality and stock compare dialogs.
- Disabled tool/workpiece collision setting when no workpiece is defined.
- The measure distance arrow now stays in the same place after the second selection.
- Various improvements to tool and mesh loading/preparation.
- Improved support of custom tools with noisy or many segments.
Changes since previous release:
- Multi-languages support. Initial supported languages are: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japense, Korean and Danish.
Changes since previous release:
- Now automatically provides a free 30 day trial period.
- Fixed a license issue where it would prompt the user multiple times.
- Fixed a license issue where it was sometimes slow to start when using license sever.
- Made seperate colours for tool shoulder and shaft.
Changes since previous release:
- Now available for Mastercam 2024.
- Fixed toolpath for various drilling cycles.
- Fixed unit issues when Mastercam was set to inches.
- Fixed a holder issue involving arcs.
- Fixed an issue where if you select a license while license server is defined it would not use the new license.
Changes since previous release:
- Initial release