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Resolved CPR’s

CAMWorks 2016 SP3 * Please refer to ‘What’s New’ PDF document for details regarding enhancements in CAMWorks-2016.

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Help Desk

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Description

1. CW-63446 11-8077 APIs User is unable to access ‘Holder Edge’ (‘Side’ or ‘Edge’) information for ‘Turning tools’ while exporting CAMWorks data to Vericut Interface using CAMWorks APIs.

2. CW-62931 11-7990 Post For specific Mill-Turn part, correct C values are not output in posted NC code for operations of wrapped features.

3. CW-61225 ----- License

When a license is borrowed and the system is disconnected from network then, the license manager takes a lot of time to detect the license on the client machine. This is because CAMWorks handles more than one MAC address.

4. CW-60917 11-7690 API Make available an API for chamfer machining operation on 2.5 Axis feature.

5. CW-60546 11-7658 Machine Simulation

In CAMWorks virtual machine the cycle 208 of Heidenhain controller doesn’t work satisfactorily.

6. CW-60476 11-7627 29555

Feature For specific assembly file, for interactively inserted slot feature, issue is observed with segments marked as air segments.

7. CW-60301 11-7567 Feature For the specific part, the “Edit Feature” button is disabled in slot feature in CW 2016 SP2 version.

8. CW-60296 11-7587 Operation

While using Tolerance Based Machining if all the tolerance ranges for multi surface feature are deleted then, an error message about exception is displayed.

9. CW-60159 11-7537 Wire-EDM

Using the EDM Process Order "Rough/Glue Stop/Skim Passes with 3 or more skim passes causes the system to crash when user executes the “Simulate Toolpath” command.

10. CW-59664 11-7433 TechDB When a customized TechDB having several tools is used then, a delay is seen while opening any part or assembly.

11. CW-59575 11-7446 System When user installs CAMWorks 2016 SP2 build, an error message regarding “CWFeature Finder” is displayed.

12. CW-59553 11-7430 Feature

For specific part, on executing the ‘Extract Machinable Features’ command, proper Part Setups are not created for the large hole feature. This feature cannot be machined from the setup it is placed in.


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Help Desk

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Description

13. CW-59539 ----- API Add an API/macro that enables users to set the depth for Hole features having a single step.

14. CW-59013 11-7231 Setup sheet When XML setup sheets are generated using 'CWView' template then, the images are not seen in the setup sheets.

15. CW-59000 11-7289 API The API (SetStartPositionAPI) for changing the Hole feature start position, depth and work piece stock offset should work in assembly mode as well.

16. CW-58961 11-7280 Operation

The 'Upper Z Limit Offset' option for an operation violates the machine depth by extending the machine depth for Countersink and Center drill operations. This results in part gouging under certain conditions.

17. CW-58840 11-7237 11-7287

Setup Sheet On systems with Windows 10 as operating system, the variable of 'Partpath' for XML setup sheet is incorrectly populated.

18. CW-58819 11-7224 Post In the TechDB, the Post Processor dropdown selection list is not available for Mill-Turn machines.

19. CW-58778 11-7169 Setup Sheet On systems with Windows 10 as operating system, the variable of 'Partpath' for XML setup sheet is incorrectly populated.

20. CW-58772 11-6681 UIF Allow the user to enter the value of ‘0’ in the Minimum diameter field for Rough operation- Spiral method

21. CW-58764 11-7202 System CAMWorks file properties after generation of NC code to be displayed in the ‘Custom’ tab of SOLIDWORKS Summary Information dialog box.

22. CW-58763 11-7198 TechDB In CAMWorks 2016 SP2 TechDB, if an assembly tool is used for tapping then, wrong assembly tool ID is being used for tool selection.

23. CW-58762 11-7199 Post When using the Rest option in the Rough Mill operation, the system is not applying the desired Z feedrate to the Z moves of the toolpath.

24. CW-58735 11-7170 Post Post System Variable “HAVE_COORDINATE_SYS” doesn’t work with Multiaxis toolpath.

25. CW-58718 11-7178 Feature

For the specific part, the Contour Mill operation for a pocket feature recognized through Automatic Feature Recognition generated toolpath on the wrong side of the feature.

26. CW-58710 11-7174 API User is unable to turn off CAMWorks Rebuild Warning through CAMWorks API.

27. CW-58614 11-7158 Post In the TechDB, the Post Processor dropdown selection list is not available for Mill-Turn machines.

28. CW-58613 11-7158 TechDB UI In Tech DB 2016, the title of the Mill Turn machine dialog box is incorrect.


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Help Desk

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Description

29. CW-58268 11-7071 Toolpath

For specific part, the Rough Mill toolpath generated for an open pocket feature with island gouges the part. Gouging occurs only when the ‘Clean up pass’ option is enabled and the Tool Diameter is 39 mm or more.

30. CW-58057 11-6769 Machine

simulation

G08.2 cycle is not supported for the Hurco controller in CAMWorks Virtual Machine.

31. CW-58056 11-6769 Machine

simulation Q value (peck depth) is not simulated in the G84.2 cycle with the Hurco controller in CAMWorks Virtual Machine.

32. CW-58055 11-6769 Machine

Simulation

P value for the dwell time doesn't show up in the estimated machine time for the G82 drilling cycle in the Hurco Controller of CAMWorks Virtual Machine.

33. CW-58043 11-6983 Post

The output of post variable OPR_CYCLE_CLEARANCE for Canned Turn Drill operations is always with respect to the start of feature. It should be with respect to the actual toolpath.

34. CW-57994 11-6990 Toolpath In CAMWorks 2016 SP0, when parts are post processed, the Z Axis feedrate output is missing for rough mill operations.

35. CW-57975 11-6974 API Implement API to retrieve the values for cutting parameters “Tool Length offset” & “Diameter Offset”.

36. CW-57952 11-6973 System The location of chuck/fixture changes automatically from what has been defined in the earlier versions of CAMWorks.

37. CW-57919 11-6937 Toolpath “Connect by shortest distance” in multi axis roughing is not working correctly.

38. CW-57796 11-6875 TechDB

When customized data from SQL based TechDB in CAMWorks 2015 is imported into CAMWorks 2016 TechDB, loss of data is observed.

39. CW-57727 11-6839 Toolpath In the specific part the Volumill toolpath is creating a larger step-over than the one specified by the user.

40. CW-57698 11-6820 Post In Mill-Turn parts the advanced approach moves are incorrectly posted if the setup is at an angle to the Turn axis.

41. CW-57451 11-6747 11-7214

Toolpath VoluMill fails to recognize multiple islands within the same sketch.

42. CW-57435 11-6696 Post For the specific assembly, the Drilling operation generated using preposition rotary axis on a pattern is incorrectly posted.


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Help Desk

ID Area

Description

43. CW-57301 11-6672 Post Add a new post variable TOOL_SPINDLE_USAGE to identify whether the tool is used on MAIN, SUB or BOTH the spindles.

44. CW-57220 11-6628 11-7601

TechDB

When customized TechDB in CAMWorks 2016 SP1 is shared over network and if the user tries to open the operation parameter forms from a Windows 10 client system then, CAMWorks crashes.

45. CW-56934 11-6467 Operation

For chamfer machining, though the Rest machining options are disabled in the CAMWorks UI, the values set for previous tool and allowance are being considered to generate the toolpath.

46. CW-56208 11-6135 Toolpath When a tapered ball nose end mill is used for 2.5 axis operations then, the generated toolpath is incorrectly offset from the contour.

47. CW-53534 11-5002 Toolpath For the specific part file, using the Lead-Out option to “Apply To: Last Pass” for Rough Turn Operation generates an erroneous toolpath.

48. CW-50372 11-3867 UIF

In Russian version of CAMWorks, overlapping buttons and group boxes are observed in the New Turn Feature dialog box making it difficult for the users to select the settings and button commands.


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CAMWorks 2016 SP2.2 * Please refer to ‘What’s New’ PDF document for details regarding enhancements in CAMWorks 2016.

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Help Desk

ID Area

Description

1. CW-62931 11-7990 Post For specific Mill-Turn part, correct C values are not output in posted NC code for operations of wrapped features.

2. CW-57220 11-7601 11-6628

TechDB

When customized TechDB is shared over a network for CAMWorks 2016 SP1 and user links to this TechDB from a Windows 10 client machine, CAMWorks 2016 SP1 crashes on opening the TechDB.

CAMWorks 2016 SP2.1

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Help Desk

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Description

1.

CW-59664

11-7433

System

When a customized TechDB having several tools is used in CAMWorks 2016 SP2, then a delay is seen while opening any part or assembly.


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CAMWorks 2016 SP2 * Please refer to ‘What’s New’ PDF document for details regarding enhancements in CAMWorks 2016.

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Description

1. CW-58109 11-7008 UI The OK, Cancel and Help buttons are not working in Tool Select Filter dialog box.

2. CW-57950 ----- Simulator The behavior of the mouse controls in CAMWorks Virtual Machine should be same like in CAMWorks environment.

3. CW-57949 ----- Simulator In CAMWorks Virtual Machine, the angle output using the command G68.2 is incorrect.

4. CW-57307 11-6705 License When user post processes Roughing operations that have been saved with VoluMill toolpaths on a computer without a VoluMill license, then no Warning message is displayed.

5. CW-57287 ----- API THE CAMWorks API “CWToolcrib::AddNewTool” and “CWToolcrib::AddNewTool2” add/create tools of incorrect type.

6. CW-57259 11-6673 System The post processed NC files do not get opened with “editNC” application even though the same has been selected in CAMWorks options.

7. CW-57224 11-6615 Wire EDM In Wire EDM, the optional machine stop code of M01 is not being output at correct location in the posted output.

8. CW-57223 ----- Wire EDM In Wire EDM, the posted code for Sodick post is incorrect.

9. CW-57141 11-6623 API Provide a methodology to access Configuration name from API "ICWCOnfiguration".

10. CW-57127 11-6607 TechDB Update the TechDB field 'Summary of Tool Selection' such that the actual tool description is displayed.

11. CW-57017 11-6581 UI If the user resizes the Tool Select Filter dialog box, then the display becomes corrupted and the user will not be able to add tools to the Tool Crib.

12. CW-57014 11-6568 Post In Mill-Turn mode, the ‘Direct’ Approach is selected for the Contour operation on face does not rapid to Z clearance before feeding.

13. CW-57001 11-6553 Operation If user selects Assembly Tool Crib in Machine node, then while trying to add tools to the Tool Crib, the Filters for Diameter or End Radius work.


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CPR Number

Help Desk

ID Area

Description

14. CW-56995 CW-51294 CW-48245

11-6537 11-4176 11-6711

Simulation

For Circular Pattern Finish toolpath, simulation displays leftover material for one of the features in the pattern when 'Show Difference' command is used. However, the Step Through command and G-code display correct results.

15. CW-56985 11-6529 UI The Feed rate behavior in F/S tab of Contour Mill operation is incorrect when user toggles the “Defined by” option from ‘Operation’ to ‘Library’ or ‘Tool’ to ‘Library’ and vice-versa.

16. CW-56963 11-6510 Operation

For Multiaxis Mill operation, when the Leadin Feedrate value is edited in the F/S tab, it reverts back to the original value when user switches to another tab of the Operation Parameters dialog box.

17. CW-56962 11-6519 Toolpath For the specific part, a circular move is not generated in Contour mill operation for one of the Hole features in the Hole group feature.

18. CW-56957 11-6509 TechDB

In Tool crib, if user defines a Station number of more than 5 digits, then TechDB accepts that value but if user wishes to change that number, then TechDB does not allow that and displays an error message.

19. CW-56875 11-6462 Operation

Customer has customized their TechDB Hole Mapping table to be able to select an appropriate thread definition to a specific hole diameter for imported solid bodies. This was working correctly in CAMWorks 2015 but not in CAMWorks 2016.

20. CW-56800 11-6400 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets, description given in Mill Part Setup and Turn Part Setup Properties needs to be made available in the XML data file.

21. CW-56796 11-6442 System

When CAMWorks 2016 SP1 is used in conjunction with SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP1, and a multisurface feature is interactively inserted for a specific part, CAMWorks incorrectly displays a Full/Light Rebuild message. CAMWorks crashes if user selects the Full or Light Rebuild option.

22. CW-56706 11-6417 Translation

In German language version of CAMWorks, on the Leadin/Leadout Tab for all Turning operations, the text string label for Leadin Angle and Leadin Amount have got interchanged. Similarly, the text string for Leadout Angle and Leadout Amount too has got interchanged.

23. CW-56697 11-6413 Toolpath

For the specific mill part, toolpath fails to generate for an Area Clearance operation with pattern set to Adaptive when an Avoid Area is defined. Toolpath generates correctly when a 'Contain Area' is defined.


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Description

24. CW-56696 11-6411 Features Provide the ability to users to drag and drop a Countersink thru hole features from one setup to another when the Setups are on opposite to each other.

25. CW-56881 11-6403 TechDB

When user imports TechDB customized in CAMWorks 2015 version into CAMWorks 2016 version, then invalid tool cutting parameters (F/S) are observed for non-default Stock Material groups.

26. CW-56640 11-6362 Toolpath Thread Mill option for Spring Pass creates erroneous toolpaths when used in conjunction with Taper Angle function.

27. CW-56638 11-6368 Translation In the German language version of CAMWorks 2016, the text string 'Full Entry Spiral' within the 'VoluMill Settings' dialog box is displayed in English.

28. CW-56592 11-6343 Post

On posting NC code, values for the post variables ‘OPR_Z_RAPID_PLANE’ and ‘OPR_Z_CLEARANCE’ are incorrect if Tip offset parameter is used for a User-defined tool. The value for these post parameters must be adjusted with the value of tip offset.

29.

CW-56585 CW-56327 CW-51953 CW-47585

11-6328 11-6174 11-4402 11-2533

Assembly

For specific Assembly files, when user expands the Configuration item in the CAMWorks Operation tree and selected any configuration, the error message “Cannot be found or is Read-Only. Unable to change Configuration." Is displayed.

30. CW-56531 11-6298 Features Hole thread mapping for countersink holes is not working in CAMWorks 2016 when used with the parameters of the hole features.

31. CW-56530 11-6297 Toolpath

For specific Mill part, the Roughing toolpath (generated for the Irregular pocket feature defined from a sketch) leaves material in the center if allowance is set to ‘0’ with stepover of 50%.

32. CW-56505 11-6280 Toolpath For the specific turn part, the Turn Rough toolpath gouges the part.

33. CW-56484 11-6225 Operation For through hole features the Countersink machining depth is truncated to the value of feature depth even though a larger value is defined in TechDB.

34. CW-56481 11-6259 Toolpath For the specific part the Contour Mill toolpath cannot be generated correctly.

35. CW-56469 11-6195 TechDB With German OS and German MS Access, the data importing does not work in TechDB. Some of the machines do not get imported.


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Help Desk

ID Area

Description

36. CW-56412 11-6210 Toolpath

For specific Mil part, the Contour Mill toolpath does not machine the pocket feature completely and leaves material in the center of the feature. This behavior is observed when side allowance has a negative value with Stepover of 50%.

37. CW-56387 11-5613 Translation In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in Contour tab of Contour Mill operation, the translation of the string “OFF” in Ramp dropdown list is incorrect.

38. CW-56385 11-6126 Post Create new post Parameter ‘HAVE_COORDINATE_SYS’ to find out if user has selected a FCS in the Main setup.

39. CW-56384 11-6107 Post Update post variable "OPR_Z_FINISH" to be the Z allowance and bottom finish parameters for milling operations.

40. CW-56309 11-5613 Translation In Chinese version of CAMWorks, certain portion of the text displayed in the warning message for Rebuild is incorrect.

41. CW-56306 11-5613 Translation In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in the Tool Crib tab of Machine node, the Chinese translation of the string “Tool Crib” is incorrect.

42. CW-56267 ---- Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets, the ‘First peck amount’ and ‘Sub peck amount’ for Point to Point operations need to be made available in the XML data file.

43. CW-56206 11-6180 Feature

For specific Mill-Turn part, when Extract Machinable Features command is executed using “Revolved Section” setting in CAMWorks Options, the Face feature is recognized incorrectly.

44. CW-56148 ---- Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets generated for assembly files, the names of the parts and clamps need to be made available in the XML data file.

45. CW-56142 CW-48948 CW-47593

11-6153 11-3215 11-2537

Configuration

For specific part file, the user is unable to view or edit the CAMWorks Configurations data that was previously created. The error message “Cannot be found or is Read-Only. Unable to change Configuration." is displayed.

46. CW-56128 11-6115 Feature

For the specific part, EMF generates an incorrect rectangular slot feature as it considers one of the feature profile segments as a ‘Material Segment’ at the edge instead of an ‘Air Segment’.

47. CW-56120 11-6144 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheet generated for Mill and Turn Part Setups, the Work Coordinate and Sub Coordinate values need to be provided in the XML data file.


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Description

48. CW-56119 11-6105 Setup Sheet In XML data file, SOLIDWORKS Configuration Specific data from the ‘Evaluated Value’ column is missing.

49. CW-56113 11-6130 Toolpath For the specific Mill part, the Contour Mill toolpath for rest machining with specific Cut diameter and flagged as ‘Override previous’ doesn’t machine the feature consistently.

50. CW-56111 11-6137 Toolpath

For specific mill part, the thread mill toolpath for Hole Group feature containing multiple passes with Previous allowance goes to a Rapid plane for every pass at the last hole of the Hole Group feature.

51. CW-56051 ---- Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets, certain 3 Axis operation parameters and stock parameters need to be made available in the XML data file.

52. CW-56038 11-6128 Feature For specific part, the Center Drill and Drill toolpaths gouge the top face of the part because of hole group feature recognition in incorrect setup.

53. CW-56012 11-6111 Toolpath For the specific part the rapid links in a Contour mill operation with side passes are incorrect. This used to work satisfactorily in CAMWorks 2015.

54. CW-56010 1106096 API Provide an API in CAMWorks to output post parameters from an assembly machine using C# programming language.

55. CW-55953 11-6084 Toolpath For specific Mill part, Contour Mill toolpath cannot be generated for a simple Boss feature unless Tool diameter is reduced.

56. CW-55905 11-6017 Post

For specific Mill-Turn part., when the ‘Convert to 5 Axis’ functionality is used for a 3 axis operation and is posted, the B Axis is set to 90 degrees instead of 45 degrees and the X, Y and Z coordinates are incorrect.

57. CW-55581 11-6032 UI In German language mode of CAMWorks, for the specific Mill part, the Hand of cut value assigned is not retained for the thread milling operation.

58. CW-55871 11-5834 Toolpath For specific mill part with multiaxis mill toolpaths, on assigning different Lead In/ Lead Out settings for the toolpaths, they don’t get updated on regeneration.

59. CW-55856 11-6028 Help In Wire EDM tutorial document, update the reference of the shortcut key for Chip removal during simulation from “Press D” to "Press Ctrl+D".


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60. CW-55675 11-5936 Toolpath

The Final Feedrate option parameter value is not getting applied to the Contour Mill toolpath. The option is found under the Contour tab of the Contour Mill operation within the Settings... option.

61. CW-55667 11-5934 Help The full form for ‘SFM’ in the CAMWorks Help file for Tool cutting parameters (new spindle speed addition to 2016) is spelled incorrectly.

62. CW-55662 11-5917 TechDB

While selecting Rolling Tap Tool Assembly in TechDB, an error message is encountered, which is not at all required. The Tool summary too doesn’t get updated on the basis of the tool assembly selection.

63. CW-55634 11-5922 Setup Sheet In Assembly mode, while trying to generate a Setup Sheet in the same folder of the assembly file, CAMWorks displays an error message.

64. CW-55616 11-5613 Translation In Chinese version of CAMWorks, certain text strings in the Legacy Rough Mill and Legacy Contour Mill operations are incorrectly translated.

65. CW-55585 11-5895 Post For specific Mill-Turn part, assigning advanced Approach and Retract causes undesirable C Axis rotation during post processing.

66. CW-55538 11-5858 UIF In Mill-Turn mode, while editing a toolpath if the user enters a value for movement of an axis, then the value gets populated with respect to some other axis.

67. CW-55536 11-5866 11-6412

Operation The CAMWorks Tool Select Filter functionality does not allow searching/selecting of Assembly Tools.

68. CW-55530 11-5849 Wire EDM In Wire EDM mode, when the process order for Punch is Rough & Skim/GlueStop, then difference is incorrect.

69. CW-55418 11-5748 Operation

In CAMWorks 2015 and 2016, if the user defines the length of a Thread operation using Constant, then upon doing Generate Operation Plan the same value is not populated in CAMWorks.

70. CW-55337 11-5752 Toolpath For specific Mill part, an incomplete Rough Mill toolpath is generated for an Open pocket feature with islands.

71. CW-55255 11-5707 Operation For Multi Axis operations using Curves, the modification of start and end point of the curve does not impact the resulting toolpath.


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72. CW-55252 11-5669 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets, information of how the user has assigned the ‘Define tool diameter and Length Offset” needs to be made available in the XML data file.

73. CW-55247 11-5176 Translation In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in the Facing tab of Face Mill operation, the term “Machining to” has been incorrectly translated in Chinese.

74. CW-55189 11-5656 Toolpath For specific part, the Contour Mill toolpath that was generated for the Part Perimeter feature with Toolpath center set to without Compensation gouges the part.

75. CW-55155 11-5648 TechDB In TechDB, the Inch Turn Thread Conditions form has Main Spindle attributes assigned to operations that should actually be Sub-Spindle.

76. CW-55152 11-5641 Toolpath For specific Mill part, the Contour Mill toolpath gouges the island in the defined feature.

77. CW-55045 11-5582 Operation

If a VoluMill toolpath is generated using a Machine definition with high feed rate capabilities and later an alternate machine with lower feed rate is selected, then on attempting to edit VoluMill parameters, an error message will be displayed and CAMWorks crashes.

78. CW-55043 11-5547 TechDB

In TechDB, if the default values for Multiaxis Mill operations have been modified and user navigates to the Features and Operation form and executes ‘Load Defaults’ command, then an error message is observed and defaults are not loaded.

79. CW-54987 11-5572 Help The CAMWorks Help for VoluMill must be updated to indicate how the Tool entry behavior for closed and open profiles.

80. CW-54923 11-5463 Wire-EDM

In Wire EDM mode, if a Stop attribute is assigned in Posting attributes tab for a 2 Axis Contour operation, then it is correctly posted to the NC code. However, if the Stop attribute is removed from the 2 Axis Contour operation and NC code is regenerated, the code for Stop attribute is still retained.

81. CW-54918 11-5538 Operation

If the user tries to regenerate a Contour mill toolpath created for a suppressed pattern feature, then the subsequent warning message cannot be closed and toolpath cannot be regenerated.

82. CW-54819 11-5486 Toolpath

The stepover movement between two cuts for a Groove Rough toolpath on an ID Grooves is in a linear motion and not in rapid motion. This happens when axial and radial clearance values are given.


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83. CW-54778 11-5453 Toolpath For Rough Mill operations, when the Entry method is set to Ramp, then the Ramp Entry move does not retain the selected Cut Method (Climb/Conventional).

84. CW-54734 11-5439 Wire EDM When NC code is generated for specific Wire EDM toolpath, the resultant NC code causes a machine error which is related to the start and end points not aligning.

85. CW-54708 11-5431 Toolpath For specific Mill part file, the Contour Mill Operation generated for Irregular Slot Feature with External Corners option set to ‘Rounded’ gouges the part.

86. CW-54634 21047 Toolpath

For VoluMill toolpath with Pre-drilled entry method, the drill tip length is not being added by default to the through feature. This needs to be done by manually by the user. The spiral entry method for Pre-Drilled entry method is incorrect. The correct method is ‘Plunge’.

87. CW-54568 20993 Operation In the Machine tab of Machine node, the dropdown fields for "Simulation machine" and "Simulation controller" are empty.

88. CW-54175 11-5184 Features For the specific part CAMWorks fails to recognize the slot feature when recognize Hole feature in set to ON.

89. CW-54150 11-5164 Rebuild

In Turn module, when rebuild is done after modifying the part then, the associated features are placed after the cut off operation in the same setup. However in Milling, the operations are listed in correct order.

90. CW-54074 11-5139 Simulation

During simulation of Turn operation, CAMWorks crashes during simulation of Thread Machining. This is observed only when a solid part is declared as stock. Simulation works correctly with STL files.

91. CW-54044 CW-34812

11-5129 10-6609

Simulation For specific Mill part, when simulation is done on the toolpath for the patterned feature, then the simulation happens in reverse for the third instance.

92. CW-53863 18815 UI For multiaxis operation, the tilt lines selected in the Tilt axis tab of the Operation Parameters dialog should be highlighted in the graphics area.

93. CW-53756 15601 Toolpath For specific part, toolpaths cannot be generated for Bore Rough and Bore Finish operations when holder orientation is "Left down".

94. CW-53623 15211 Wire EDM In Wire EDM mode, for the specific part, when you move the last operation to the top of the Operation tree, the associated toolpath changes.


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95. CW-53031 11-4861 Post In Mill-Turn mode, when Turn Setups and Mill Setups are selected and post processed, then only the toolpaths of Turn Setups are post processed and not that of Mill Part Setups.

96. CW-52266 11-4657 API Help User needs the steps to be followed in order to select and highlight the Faces of Multi Surface Feature using CAMWorks API.

97. CW-52030 114603 Toolpath For specific part, for the turn finish operation with layered option, the tool does not go to the defined retract value after each cut.

98. CW-51759 11-4444 API API to create Multi Surface Feature as an Avoid Feature in CAMWorks

99. CW-51701 11-4448 Operation

If Save Operation Plan command is executed for a multisurface feature for which an Area Clearance operation was defined (with Adaptive pattern and Opt Stepover value), then it does not save the Stepover value correctly.

100. CW-51597 11-4367 System In CAMWorks Options, the default for “Apply to:” parameter must be set to 'All Possible'.

101. CW-51585 11-4351 UI

In General tab of CAMWorks Options, if the ‘Show node description’ option is enabled, the description for the tree items are not shown if the “Show node Description” command in the CAMWorks NC Manager context menu is disabled.

102. CW-51452 11-4281 TechDB In the default TechDB, some of the Operation Parameters for Thread Mill operation are incorrect.

103. CW-51451 11-4281 Operation

In Mill-Turn mode, for Multi Point thread mill operations, multiple settings the NC tab are incorrect. The Rapid Plane G98 and clearance Plane G99 must be inactive and Polar/Cylindrical Interpolation checkbox must be active when Rotary Axis mode is set to ‘Free’.

104. CW-51350 11-4230 Wire EDM The ‘Combine Operation’ command does not work properly in Wire EDM mode. Toolpaths do not get generated for all selected features.

105. CW-50782 11-4089 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets, the Tool Parameter 'Shoulder Length' needs to be provided in the XML data file.

106. CW-50334 11-3778 11-5806

Operation In Mill-Turn module, the Estimate time for a toolpath machining all the instances in a pattern is same as machining a single instance.

107.

CW-50190 CW-46711 CW-40555 CW-25081

11-3739 11-2158 11-2641 11-4399

Simulation

For specific part with patterned feature, the Thread Mill toolpath simulation does not match the Step through toolpath simulation. The tool moves in reverse direction w.r.t. the toolpath.


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11-4601 11-4606 10-9427 Beta-512

108. CW-49555 11-3598 Wire EDM In Wire EDM mode, the CAMWorks tooltip display does not properly convert the parametric values when switching the part units between Inch & Metric units.

109. CW-49530 11-3578 Post There is no post parameter that specifies number of thread passes. Create a new post parameter ‘QUERY_NUM_THREAD_PASSES’ for this purpose.

110. CW-49527 11-3540 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets, custom SOLIDWORKS property names need to be provided in XML data file.

111. CW-49302 10-9427 Simulation

For specific part with Contour Mill toolpath generated for patterned feature, when Simulation command is run, the simulation is correct during first instance but gets reversed by 180 degrees during the second instance.

112. CW-47389 Beta2015-

US UI

While interactively inserting a new operation, if a new feature is created for the current operation using the command available in the Insert Operation dialog box, then this newly added feature must be automatically selected as the feature for which operation is to be inserted in the Insert Operation dialog box.

113. CW-47355 Beta2015-

US TechDB

The user-defined Mill and Turn tools in TechDB have incorrect file location viz. ‘CAMWorks2001’ for metric and ‘CAMWorks2005’ for inch. The folder names needs to be updated and made consistent and folder location must point to the correct folder.

114. CW-47346 11-5855 Operation

For the specific Mill part, the Leadin point for Contour Mill operation generated for Part Perimeter-Open Pocket feature cannot be moved to a different point, but it can be moved if the feature type is “Boss”.

115. CW-46775 Beta2015-

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To maintain consistency the command icon in the ‘Manage Stock’ dialog box for using a SOLIDWORKS part as stock should be identical in both Part mode and Assembly mode.

116. CW-45801 11-1697 Assembly In Assembly mode, if Setups and features are interactively inserted from Operation tree, then CAMWorks doesn’t allow interactive insertion of operations for the features.

117. CW-45685 ----- TechDB In TechDB UI, provide an option to insert thread mill operation for counterbore holes. The option is currently available only in CAMWorks UI.


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118. CW-44845 11-1163 System When user tries to save a specific part file for which operations and toolpaths have been generated for large complex surfaces, CAMWorks crashes.

119. CW-44613 11-0962 Toolpath The Area Clearance operation with Pattern type set to VoluMill doesn’t consider the negative value for Allowance.

120. CW-44384 CW-43863

11-0782 11-0789

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The Z Level Operation generated from TechDB doesn’t retain the value of the check box for combination cycle. The check box is set to false even though the value is set to true in TechDB. When user does Save Operation Plan, then the same value is not saved into TechDB.

121. CW-41236 Beta-2014 Simulation For specific part, the simulation of Contour Mill toolpath with amp set to Angle or Cut amount is incorrect. However, the step through simulation is correct.

122. CW-39661 10-8976 UI

In Mill mode with IPS units, the max feedrate that a user can assign to a Sub Spindle operation is 39.39 inches (which is approx. 1000mm). The text displayed in the pop-up warning message when user tries to assign a higher value than maximum feedrate must be updated for IPS units.

123. CW-36933 10-7712 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheets, a provision to add custom images as required by user must be made.

124. CW-35805 10-7114 Operation For specific part, when user edits the inscribed circle value for the Diamond Insert tool in the Tool tab of the operation, CAMWorks/ SOLIDWORKS crashes.

125. CW-34726 CW-28226

10-6564 10-2850

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When Contour Mill toolpath is generated for a Circular patterned hole feature containing two holes and its ramp option is enabled with ramp value equaling the cut amount/angle, then the toolpath is generated correctly for both the holes. However, the simulation for the second hole is not correct.

126. CW-34694 10-6311 Wire EDM The Wire EDM post command of “EDM_GetTaperAngle()” always outputs zero value for the Taper Angle.

127. CW-33065 10-6010 TechDB In TechDB, the default value of Z Offset for Constant Step over operation appears as a multiple of 1000 in the Operation Parameters dialog box.

128. CW-31065 ---- TechDB

In Mill Tool Crib form of default TechDB, the Tool ID of the selected tool is not recollected by TechDB when the Tools Database form is reopened. When this form is reopened, TechDB highlights the first tool in the form rather than the tool that the user selected to the Tool Crib.


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129. CW-23891 Beta-42 (User ID:

3119) Feature

For specific part file, in the Contour Mill toolpath the bottom finish parameter are not generated. The toolpath is generated for a Tapered Pocket feature with islands.


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1. CW-55363 11-5755 Post The Post command "QUERY_MILL_TLP_Z_EXTENTS" for Gun Drilling operation is not correct.

2. CW-55334 11-5754 Post For legacy part files, when Gun drilling option is implemented for drill operations, the posted code contains wrong moves.

3. CW-55251 11-5669 UI In XML Setup sheet, Coolant type has been misspelled ‘DefineCoolentFrom’. This should be rectified to ‘DefineCoolantFrom’.

4. CW-55209 11-5682 System

After the tool automatically assigned by CAMWorks to an operation is changed by the user, if the feature associated with that operation is copied using ‘Copy Feature’ functionality and operations are generated for the copied feature, then CAMWorks adds duplicate tools to the Tool Crib.

5. CW-55157 11-5650 UI

For Multiaxis Mill operations, if the Method assigned in the Pattern tab is changed from ‘Milling’ to ‘Drilling’ and then reverted to ‘Milling’, then the order of tabs within the Operation Parameters dialog box changes.

6. CW-55156 11-5651 Operation In Multi axis operation parameters the parameters of arc leadin are not selectable. The same can be set in TechDB only.

7. CW-55144 11-5632 Post For specific assembly file, in the NC code generated for Drill toolpath of a pattern feature, the parameter “IS_PATTERN_FEATURE” is set to FALSE.

8. CW-55119 11-5615 Translation In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the Advance tab of Contour Mill operation, the text string in Chinese for “Upto” & “Past” in the dropdown list is incorrect.

9. CW-55114 11-5718 Operation

Currently, when inserting any operation, if operation does not exist, then the ‘Use TechDB Defaults’ default option is displayed; if the operation exists, then ‘Copy from Operation’ default option is displayed. CAMWorks must be enhanced such that if user selects the ‘Use TechDB defaults’ option for an existing operation, then this same option (instead of ‘Copy from Operation’ must be displayed as default option when inserting a new operation.

10. CW-55107 11-5613 Translation In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the NC tab of Contour Mill operation, the text string in Chinese for “OFF” option is incorrect.

11. CW-55104 11-4954 Operation If CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1 is installed on a fresh machine, then the “Covert to 5 Axis” option fails to generate toolpath. The


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issue is rectified only if a previous version of CAMWorks 2015 is re-installed and CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1 is installed again.

12. CW-55088 ----- Assembly In an assembly when the user selects to insert an operation from CAMWorks Tool tree, then allow the user to select setups which are valid and empty as well.

13. CW-55079 ---- UI

When editing an operation, if user wishes to preview the toolpath, the Operation Parameters dialog box collapses. The F5 button must be supported to preview the toolpath without collapsing the Operation Parameters dialog box.

14. CW-54990 11-5575 Translation

In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the Warning message prompting for Rebuild, the Chinese text strings for “Full” and “Light” are incorrect. In the CAMWorks Feature tree and Operation tree, the Chinese text string for “Sub” (Sub-spindle) to is incorrect.

15. CW-54978 ----- UI The “Create Setup” button must be made available all the time within the New Feature dialog box. Currently, this button is not shown if there are pre-existing setups.

16. CW-54951 11-5552 Post

For Contour Mill toolpath generated for an Open Pocket with island with Ramp Method set as ‘Angle’, the corresponding NC code or CL file generated does not generate correct Cutter compensation code.

17. CW-54895 11-5537 Toolpath For specific turn part with four OD groves, the Bore Rough toolpath overcuts the part as defined allowance values are not taken into consideration.

18. CW-54860 11-5346 Assembly For specific assembly part, when Avoid Area command is defined for a Z Level operation or Area Clearance operation, then CAMWorks crashes.

19. CW-54836 11-5505 Toolpath The ‘Spiral’ ramping method needs to be the default setting in Entry/Retract tab of the 3 Axis Mill operations when the Pattern type is changed to ‘Adaptive’.

20. CW-54792 ----- Machine In Turn mode, the machining time calculated seems to be inaccurate, particularly when using the Constant Surface Speed (CSS) and Feed Per Revolution (FPR) parameters.

21. CW-54674 11-5401 License

If non-admin user logs on to the computer with different accounts, then user needs to import the license file in order to launch CAMWorks 2015 or 2016. This issue was not observed in previous versions of CAMWorks.

22. CW-54664 11-5387 TechDB

In the customized TechDB, a user-defined Turn Thread strategy was inserted and then removed. User then reinserted it back by adding the necessary Features and Operations. However, the Thread Conditions library does not list the strategy after reinsertion.

23. CW-54531 ----- API Add methods on ICWTool interface to get/set feed, speed and coolant.


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24. CW-54530 20921 Turn

For Rough Groove operations, if user assigns a “User-defined” Tool Block instead of “Automatic” and regenerates the toolpath, the user-selected Tool Block is not updated. This use is observed only for Front Turret.

25. CW-54360 20369 Feature

When creating/ editing a 2.5 Axis feature, the RMB context menu for the “Selected Entities” list box must provide an option “Deselect All” for deselecting all selected entities. Currently there is no context menu for this list box.

26. CW-54307 20285 TechDB For specific part, when ‘Save Operation Plan’ command is executed for Center Drill operation, the user-defined machining depth is not retained.

27. CW-54259 11-5187 Feature

If multiple non-connected segments are selected to interactively define an Open Profile feature and if the cut direction is reversed in the Feature Profiles tab, then the updated cut direction is not retained for the operations and toolpaths generated for the Open Profile feature.

28. CW-53730 11-5024 Toolpath

For Contour Mill Toolpaths with Ramp Angle defined, the number of helical moves must remain the same when the Toolpath Center is changed from “With Compensation” to “Without Compensation”.

29. CW-53681 15579 Feature For the specific Mill part with multiple pockets, the ‘Simplify Features’ option does not work as expected.

30. CW-53611 15397 Feature For the specific mill part, chamfers are missing on the irregular features that were recognized using ‘Extract Machinable features’ command.

31. CW-53467 ----- Feature For specific mill part machined on a multiaxis machine, selecting the "Check accessibility for through features" option fails to create features in one direction.

32. CW-53020 11-4847 Toolpath

For multiaxis toolpath with flowline curves, the tilt axis is guided by ‘Tilt through line’ and the line tilt strategy is ‘All line weighed by distance’. If the 3D sketch defining the tilt line is modified and the toolpath is rebuilt, the tool axis tilt doesn’t get updated.

33. CW-52361 11-4691 UI

In Part mode, if the “Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath” is active or inactive, CAMWorks immediately warns the user when the option impacts the toolpaths and recalculates automatically. However, this warning message is not observed in assembly mode.

34. CW-52359 11-4687 API API to retrieve the User Defined Clearance value defined for multi axis operations.

35. CW-52313 11-4667 Toolpat h

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then the resultant toolpath gouges the part.

36. CW-51996 11-4557 11-4575 11-4598

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When CAMWorks 2015 SP1 is used with customized TechDB, then for the specific part, when the ‘Extract Machineable Feature’ and ‘Generate Operation Plan’ commands are executed, CAMWorks crashes.

37. CW-51981 ----- System On HP machines, it takes more than 11 minutes to load a specific saved part. Time taken for toolpath computation is also more.

38. CW-51306 11-4183 TechDB In TechDB, the default Operation Parameter "Opt. Stepover%" for Area Clearance is missing.

39. CW-50825 11-4115 TechDB SQL to SQL import from older to new version of CAMWorks takes a huge amount of time. In earlier versions, this process was pretty quick.

40. CW-50636 11-4026 Feature For corner slot features, the provision to select/deselect multiple segments to define air segments using Shift and Control buttons must be provided.

41. CW-50628 11-3937 Setup Sheet In XML based Setup Sheets generated using CAMWorks, SOLIDWORKS Configuration Specific information must be made available in the Setup sheet.

42. CW-50482 11-3912 TechDB

When manually assigning a tool to a hole operation, the user cannot assign any User Defined Tool from the TechDB because the user defined tool is not present as an option in the dropdown list of the Tool Select Filter dialog box.

43. CW-50337 11-3819 Operation

The ability to calculate the machining depth of a Countersink operation using the Countersink feature diameter does not work. Even though the feature parameters indicate a countersink diameter, this value is not being applied to the TechDB process to calculate the tool machining depth.

44. CW-49445 ----- Toolpath For the specific Mill part, the Engrave toolpath generated gouges the part.

45. CW-49408 11-3483 Tool

CAMWorks allows for the creation of a Dovetail tool with an angle greater that 90 degrees, which is incorrect. An error message must ideally be displayed is user attempts to assign an angle greater than 90 degrees.

46. CW-49406 11-3498 Wire EDM The option to Arc fit a Contour Mill toolpath is available in Mill mode. The same function must also be made available in Wire EDM toolpaths.


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47. CW-49211 11-3406 Operation

When same tool is used for more than one operation, any changes made to the tool parameters must be updated in the other operations and all the operations should be regenerated with the new parameters. A message should be displayed indicating the operations which have been regenerated.

48. CW-49147 CW-49124

11-3294 Wire EDM

In Wire EDM mode, under Cutting Conditions settings, the wire diameter can be assigned only from a dropdown list of specific diameters. A generic solution must be provided wherein user will be able input/add a desired wire diameter value.

49. CW-48910 11-3244 UI

In CAMWorks 2015 SP0, it takes a lot of time to open the Operation Parameters dialog box for the Contour Mill operation generated for an interactively defined Open Profile Feature when the mouse pointer is placed over the SOLIDWORKS Feature Manager Design Tree.

50. CW-48185 11-2832 Toolpath

For 3 Axis and 5 Axis operations, the Fixed/ Free option (which exists for 2.5 Axis operations) must be made available. This will enable the user to output X, C, Z moves instead of X, Y and Z moves when desired.

51. CW-48183 11-2539 Post An option must be provided in EDM Post system to post a file with Line Feed only and no Carriage Return.

52. CW-34236 CW-21040

Beta-139 2-1533

Assembly In Assembly mode, while defining fixtures in Part Setup, the functionality allowing selection of subassemblies as fixtures must be provided.

53. CW-32190 10-5615 UI

The size of the TechDB tool crib form is too small. Using the scroll bar within the form is inconvenient. The form must either be enlarged or the option to resize the form must be provided.

54. CW-30257 10-4125 Tool Crib

The functionality to find out the vacant station number in the tool crib must be provided so that on executing ‘Generate Operation Plan’ command, any newly added tools in the operation gets added to vacant stations available in the beginning of the Tool crib.

55. CW-30248 ----- UI

When the tree view is split so that there are two trees displayed and the ‘GoTo’ command is used, the tree item found is always shown in one of the tree views, which may not be the tree view that GoTo was selected from. This needs to be rectified.


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56. CW-29774 10-3833 TechDB In TechDB, for Area Clearance operation, in the Pattern tab, when ‘Adaptive’ is selected, the ability to set optimum stepover as a percentage of the tool is missing.

57. CW-29739 10-3818 TechDB In TechDB, for the default Operation Parameter settings of Pencil Mill operation, the combo box to enter distance is missing.

58. CW-28082 10-2732 Toolpath For specific mill part with Open Pocket and pocket features with islands, it takes approximately 40 to 45 minutes to generate toolpath.


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1. CW-54756 SP0 11-5343 Post

Add a new post parameter “TOOL_FLUTE_LENGTH” that will fetch the Flute Length of a mill tool from the Mill Tool Definition tab.

2. CW-54748 SP0 11-5447 Translation In Japanese version of CAMWorks, within the 2.5 Axis Feature Wizard, the Japanese text string for “Through” is incorrect.

3. CW-54705 SP0 11-5421 Help

In the Help documentation for Advanced tab of 3 Axis operation, details given for the “Enabled” option of “Holder Avoidance” needs to be updated to indicate conditions for collision avoidance.

4. CW-54688 SP0 21047 Help

In the CAMWorks Help documentation for VoluMill with Entry Method set to “Pre-drill Holes”, the note indicating size relation between drill diameter and tool diameter needs to be added.

5. CW-54685 PR1 21205 Toolpath

When tool paths of Z Level operations are converted using 'Conver to Five Axis' then, the rapid moves are converted into feed moves.

6. CW-54575 PR1 21005 Features

The user cannot define a 3D Curve feature in CAMWorks 2016. The feature is projected on a plane and is converted into a 2D feature.

7. CW-54551 PR1 11-5361 Wire EDM The EDM Cutting Conditions for Sodick machine are not consistent across all the available model types.

8. CW-54541 PR1 20953 UI

In Origin tab of Mill Part Setup when we switch the origin between sketches then the newly set origin as per the sketch is not saved when the user closes the dialog box using OK button.

9. CW-54522 PR1 20871 Help The help description of for fixed B Axis turning is not present.


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10. CW-54504 PR1 11-5338 Simulation The geometry of the User Defined Mill tool is incorrectly shown in CAMWorks Virtual Machine Simulator.

11. CW-54496 PR1 20775 UI

When the Turn operations containing B Axis value are copied using control and drag functionality, then the user defined B axis values are not copied in the newly created operation.

12. CW-54402 PR1 11-5298 Help Add more description detail for the Rotary Axis - Reverse Direction option in the Help file.

13. CW-54338 PR1 11-5267 Toolpath

For the specific part in the Contour Mill operation if the user selects 'Stay down' option for link between the passes on the Leadin tab, then CAMWorks crashes.

14. CW-54319 PR1 20277 UI

For the specific part in the Mill Part Setup on the Origin tab when the origin is defined using a user defined vertex, then the user will not be able to apply any offsets. This was working fine in CAMWorks 2014.

15. CW-54301 PR1 11-5255 TechDB When the customized TechDB is imported into CAMWorks 2015 SP1.2, then some of the parameters are not imported.

16. CW-54268 PR1 20213 Operation

For the specific part in the Turn Rough operation the estimated time shown when spindle mode is set to RPM and SFM is wrong.

17. CW-54254 SP0 11-5237 Translation

In Chinese version of CAMWorks TechDB, in the UI for inserting a tool, user defines the Holder Edge as “Side” or “End”. The Chinese text for “End” needs to be corrected.

18. CW-54241 PR1 11-5199 Features For the specific part when Extract Machinable Features is done, then CAMWorks crashes.

19. CW-54239 PR1 20157 Toolpath

For the specific part on a Rough Mill operation with entry option set to 'Entry Drill' CAMWorks generates two entry drill operations with different drill diameters. When the user regenerates the toolpath the entry drill operations become


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20. CW-54215 PR1 20025 UI

In the New Advanced Approach and Retract option in NC tab of 2.5 Axis operation for Mill-Turn machines, the retract position is termed as XYZ Home Absolute Preset. It should be labeled as XZ Absolute Preset.

21. CW-54194 PR1 20023 Help Help is not available for "Approach and Retract" dialog box of a Mill operation on a Mill-Turn machine.

22. CW-54189 CW-50261

PR1 11-5186 Toolpath

For a Rough Mill operation with pattern type set to 'Spiral in" the toolpath near an island makes the movement in "Conventional" way even though the cut method is set as "Climb".

23. CW-54187 PR1 11-5193 API Add API for reversing the direction of interactively added Mill Part Setups.

24. CW-54168 PR1 11-5177 Operation In the specific assembly whenever the user does Edit Definition on any operation, CAMWorks crashes.


In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in the dialog box for interactively inserting a Turn feature, the text for “Sub Spindle” and “Main Spindle” in the Spindle dropdown list needs to be corrected.

26. CW-54108 PR1 Beta TechDB

The spindle attributes of feature conditions and matching operation conditions are different in default TechDB. This results in the operations being populated on wrong setups.

27. CW-54012 PR1 19429 UI

For the 'Area Clearance' operation the check box value set for use entry holes option is not retained when the Operation Parameters dialog box is closed and re-opened.

28. CW-53994 PR1 19535 Toolpath For the specific part the Z Level toolpath is not machining the defined feature completely.

29. CW-53985 PR1 19359 TechDB

In the default TechDB of CAMWorks 2016 the parameter of cutting direction tilt option for Multiaxis Mill operations is different in Inch and Metric units.


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30. CW-53968 PR1 19537 Operation

In Area Clearance operation when the pattern type is set to VoluMill, then the user doesn’t have the option of defining the XY allowance and Z allowance separately.

31. CW-53964 CW-53717

PR1 19465 15389

Features

In Mill mode if a through feature has fillets on the top face, then the same is not recognized when Extract Machinable Features is done. If the feature is of the blind type, then the fillet at the top face is recognized.

33. CW-53962 SP0 11-5095 Toolpath

For the specific part the toolpath for turn rough operation gets deleted and results into incorrect WIP when variable allowances are used.

32. CW-53944 PR1 19405 Operation 2D sketches should be allowed to be used for 5-Axis drilling.

34. CW-53941 PR1 19305 TechDB

In TechDB, for the hole feature with ID no. 35, the lower range for selecting the tool is to be modified to zero. Strategy is to be renamed to ‘Drill only’.

35. CW-53939 Beta2 19355 Help

In CAMWorks 2016, the newly added functionality of Pre-drilled holes for VoluMill pattern is available for 2.5 Axis Rough as well as in 3 Axis Area Clearance operations. But the CAMWorks Help documentation states that it is available only for 2.5 Axis operations.

36. CW-53936 PR1 19425 Toolpath For the specific part, the multiaxis drilling toolpath is not generated on executing the Generate Toolpath command.

37. CW-53915 PR1 19235 TechDB

In the default TechDB, for the Contour Mill operations the retract type is set to "Retract Hole". The default value should be "Z Rapid".

38. CW-53906 PR1 19243 UI Wrong setup is highlighted in the select features dialog box which is invoked from insert feature dialog.


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39. CW-53895 Beta2 19263 UI In CAMWorks 2016 Beta, CAMWorks error message is observed when user clicks on any tab of the Machine node and clicks OK.

40. CW-53859 CW-53852

Beta2 18983

11-5057 Toolpath

When the Ramping Method for the Contour Mill operation generated for a grouped hole feature is changed to ‘Angle’ and previewed, then CAMWorks crashes.

41. CW-53788 PR1 15793 Toolpath

For the specific turn part the toolpath for Face Rough operation gets deleted on executing the Generate toolpath command in CAMWorks 2016.

42. CW-53783 Beta2 15819 Operation

In CAMWorks 2016, for all turning operations, changes done to default values of any of the parameters in the NC tab are not saved when the user performs a preview and then clicks the button to expand the Operation Parameters dialog box.

43. CW-53772 PR1 15791 Toolpath

For the specific turn part, toolpaths were generated for Rough Groove operation using user defined tool in CAMWorks 2012. However, on opening this part file in CAMWorks 2014, 2015 or 2016 and executing the Generate Toolpath command, the toolpath for Rough Groove operation gets deleted.

44. CW-53755 Beta2 15683 Rebuild

The CAMWorks rebuild prompt message is shown even when the user edits a sketch which has not been used to define any feature in the active part.

45. CW-53754 Beta2 15687 Wire EDM

If both CAMWorks 2015 and 2016 are installed, then the CWEdmMachineSetupTxtToBinx64.exe of CAMWorks 2016 creates the "MachineSetup.bin" file in the CAMWorks 2015 data folder location.

46. CW-53751 PR1 11-5036 Toolpath

For the specific part file, if contain area is defined for the operation to machine grouped features, then an erroneous toolpath is generated.

47. CW-53696 PR1 11-5019 Toolpath For the specific part the retract move of 3


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Axis Mill undercut operations causes tool to crash.

48. CW-53631 Beta2 15403 Operation For specific part, when the Save Operation Plan command is executed, it leads to the crashing of CAMWorks and SOLIDWORKS.

49. CW-53626 Beta2 15213 UI In the Operation Parameters dialog box for Multiaxis Mill operation, the text for the Help button is missing.

50. CW-53619 Beta2 15203 Features

If the user inserts a rectangular pocket feature by selecting multiple faces, then the inserted feature will be of the type of irregular pocket and not that of a rectangular pocket.

51. CW-53604 Beta2 15183 UI

When inserting Contour Mill operation, the Rest Machining parameters are activated even if the Method is set to ‘None’ in the Operation Parameters dialog box for Contour Mill operation. They get deactivated only after changing the method.

52. CW-53601 PR1 15141 Feature

Provide functionality to enable using part faces for defining Open Profile features similar to how faces can be used to define pockets and slots.

53. CW-53599 PR1 15165 UI

In the Insert Operation dialog box, the selected feature gets deselected when user changes the type of operation. For example: From Roughing to Contouring.

54. CW-53585 Beta2 15133 Features

For specific part, when user interactively inserts a pocket feature by picking valid edges to define its profile, an error message which states that some of the profiles selected are invalid is displayed.

55. CW-53576 Beta2 11-5000 Features

When defining an open profile feature, the user has the ability to select multiple edges. But the user defined 'Tool side' is not retained when the feature wizard is closed after defining the features.

56. CW-53568 PR1 15119 Feature

For the specific mill part with pocket feature containing a filleted island, on auto-detecting the island during interactive feature insertion, the inner loop of fillet is considered instead of the outer loop


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57. CW-53560 Beta2 15153 Toolpath

VoluMill toolpath with Entry method set as ‘Pre-drilled holes’ doesn’t consider the user-defined position of the holes, resulting in incorrect toolpath.

58. CW-53548 Beta2 15113 Features When user creates slot features using non-planar entities, then certain material segments are recognized as air segments.

59. CW-53482 Beta2 15031 UI

Increase the size of arrow head that defines the vector in a New Multiaxis Drilling operation. Currently, user needs to zoom on to the arrow in order to view the arrow head.

60. CW-53394 PR1 11-4962 Operation

The thread mill cycle time calculation for Countersunk hole pattern considers only the seed instance and thus the estimated time will be wrong.

61. CW-53384 Beta2 11-4965 TechDB In CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1, it is not possible to create a User-defined Boring bar with an STL File in the TechDB.

62. CW-53352 Beta2 11-4945 Machine

Simulation

Chuck, part and stock orientations are incorrectly imported into CAMWorks Virtual Machine when the Axis of the part is not parallel to the X Axis of SOLIDWORKS.

63. CW-53286 Beta1 11-4915 UI In Mill-Turn, when the turn setup origin is set to 'Automatic' then, the origin of the mill part setup is incorrect.

64. CW-53043 Beta1 11-4865 Post

On Mill-Turn machines, the helical moves of a Rough Mill toolpath are incorrectly post process when the Rotary Axis mode is set to ‘Free’.


In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in the F/S tab of Turn Operation Parameters dialog box, the translation for “mm/min” reads as “cm/min”.

66. CW-52863 Beta1 11-4793 Post

The posted output of Drill toolpath for a patterned MS Hole feature shows wrong indexing angles. However the posted output for Drill toolpath for patterned Hole feature shows proper indexing angles in the same setups.


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67. CW-52854 SP0 11-4752 API API to set the origin type of CWOpSetup as workpiece corner.

68. CW-52796 Beta2 11-4801 Operation

Crash observed when the Save Operation Plan command is executed for 3 Contour Mill operations. The crash occurs because CAMWorks allows the First Cut Amount for Contour Mill operations to be set to ‘0’.

69. CW-52780 CW-52625 CW-50216

Beta2 11-4778 11-4743

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In CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1, VoluMill toolpath for pocket feature adds extra axial (-Z) pass if the ‘First Cut Amount’ and ‘Machining Depth’ values are more than the Feature Depth.

70. CW-52776 Beta2 11-4794 Post For the specific Mill part, the Feed and Speed values posted for the Constant Stepover operation are incorrect.

71. CW-52573 Beta1 11-4744 Toolpath

CAMWorks generates the threading toolpath at incorrect location for OD feature on Sub-Spindle with Program point set to ‘Tool Nose center’.

72. CW-52558 PR1 11-4738 Feature

In Mill module the fillets at the top face of the pocket feature are not recognized when Extract Machinable Features is done. This happens when the pocket feature is intersected by another feature.

72. CW-52393 SP0 11-4669 Post

When post processing using the M3Axis-Tutorial post using the step by step option, the system created *.sub file gets locked and can't be deleted.


In CAMWorks German version, in Turn and Mill-Turn mode, in the Setup tab of the Machine node, the text for the Display pane and Options label are incorrectly placed.

75. CW-52334 Beta2 11-4681 TechDB

When 2012 TechDB is imported is import into CAMWorks 2015, most of the entries for Cutting Taps are not populated from the earlier TechDB.

76. CW-52324 SP0 11-4684 Wire EDM

When the machine make is set to Mitsubishi-FA or Misubishi-FAS then, CAMWorks fails to generate toolpaths and results in a crash.


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For the specific part the Contour Mill toolpath is incorrectly generates when ‘Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath’ option of the Machine dialog box is unchecked.

78. CW-52317 Beta2 11-4674 TechDB The TechDB UI displays the message ‘Invalid use of null’ when user selects a Contour Mill operation in TechDB.

79. CW-52310 Beta2 11-2461 Post

Create 2 new post variables NEXT_USER_TOOL and NEXT_USER_TURRET for detecting Tool change.

80. CW-52185 PR1 11-4646 Toolpath

For the specific assembly file, when Leadin/out point of Contour Mill operation is set to Mid-point, the spring pass move is not generated.


For point to point operations when parameters are changed and OK button is pressed, the toolpath does not get updated. The user will have to Generate Toolpath again to get the updated toolpath.

82. CW-52008 PR1 11-4573 Toolpath

For specific mill part with numerous islands within the open pocket feature, it takes considerable time to generate toolpath for the Rough Mill operation.

83. CW-51958 Beta1 11-4545 Post In Mill-Turn module, the generated Post output does not reflects the interactively inserted feed rate move.


In Turn mode, the point to point (Drill) operation goes beyond the ID feature limit. This happens when the ID feature is defined by the sketch. It works correctly when feature is defined using ‘Part profile’.

85. CW-51746 Beta1 11-4454 UI

In 2.5 Axis Feature: Select Entities dialog box, the tool tip “Next” is displayed instead of “End Condition” when the user mouse hover on End Conditions button.

86. CW-51745 Beta1 11-4455 TechDB Add a strategy named '4 Axis' for multi surface features in the default TechDB.

87. CW-51645 CW-51527

Beta2 11-4426 11-4315

Toolpath Contour Mill toolpath generated for hole or circular pocket feature, with CNC comp


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option enabled and Toolpath Centre set to as ‘without compensation’ still remains compensated with the toolpath radius if the “Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath” option is selected.

88. CW-51637 PR1 11-4417 Feature

For the specific part, on executing the ‘Extract Machinable Features’ using MfgView, the slot feature is incorrectly recognized.


Toolpath for Rough Mill operation with Entry Drill/ Entry hole option selected for entry options changes every time the Generate Toolpath command is executed.

90. CW-51606 PR1 11-4374 TechDB

In TechDB under hole thread mapping, the user is unable to set the method of "Thread Milling" for the hole type of Counter bore and Countersink.

91. CW-51330 Beta2 11-4203 VoluMill

VoluMill toolpath issue observed when Negative Z Bottom Allowance is assigned. The toolpath makes double depth of cut with the full first cut amount.

92. CW-51292 Beta2 ----- Setup Sheet On generating XML-based Setup Sheets, the generated images should be stored in a sub-folder where the XML file is generated.

93. CW-51013 PR1 11-3193 TechDB

In Inch mode of TechDB, for all the Mill Feature operations the tool selection expression is set with the parameter of "Box Width". This results in selection of large tools to machine the feature. The tool selection expression should be with respect to "Finish Radius".

94. CW-50827 Beta1 11-4498 11-4543 11-4737

Setup Sheet CAMWorks crashes while generating the setup sheets in mill assembly mode if the setup origin is set to 'Part Origin'.

95. CW-50826 Beta2 11-3983 TechDB For customized TechDB used by customer, tool descriptions are not being displayed in corresponding fields for Turn Tools.

96. CW-50629 Beta1 11-3959 Setup Sheet The positioning of images captures in generated Setup Sheet is incorrect.


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In CAMWorks 2015 SP 1.0, the 3 Axis VoluMill toolpath doesn’t get generated when the ‘Machine Cavities’ option is checked. This issue wasn’t observed in CAMWorks 2015 SP0.1.

98. CW-50500 PR1 11-3924 Toolpath

For the specific part, the Contour Mill toolpath generated for the irregular pocket feature is incorrect when the CNC compensation is set to ON and the toolpath center is set to ‘Without Compensation’.

99. CW-50369 PR1 11-3853 Operation

In Turn mode, when an operation is truncated using the Z limits set as "User Defined", then any changes made to the origin of the turn setup do not update the user defined limit.

100. CW-50359 SP0 11-3854 Setup Sheet In XML-based Setup Sheet, the “MchController” variable does not work.

101. CW-50232 Beta2 11-3764 Setup Sheet

In the XML Setup Sheet, the Mill Tool and Holder image is displayed for a Turn Operation when both Mill & Turn operations are present for the Mill-Turn Machine.

102. CW-50200 PR1 11-3745 Toolpath

While machining circular pockets or hole features with Contour Mill operations with the combination of CNC compensation set to ON and tool path center set to without compensation, then the tool path is not generated at the desired position if entry point is set as "Hole Center".

103. CW-49533 Beta2 11-3589 Toolpath

Using the Mirror Toolpath option with VoluMill creates an additional mirrored toolpath that gets overlaid on the correct mirrored toolpath.

104. CW-49458 Beta2 ----- Toolpath

For specific Mill part, the Generate Toolpath command executed from the Command Manager and that executed from the RMB context menu of the operation generates different results.


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105. CW-49416 Beta1 11-3496 Toolpath In 3 Axis Flat Area machining, there is no impact of the values given for horizontal leadin on the toolpath.

106. CW-48990 Beta2 11-3329 Toolpath

In CW 2015 SP SP0, the Contour Mill toolpath on Part Perimeter feature of the specific part is showing the Incorrect arc Lead In/Lead Out for 'Start point' with '0' offset value.

107. CW-48940 PR1 11-3300 System

If user unchecks the “Equal Step Length” and “Equal Step Width” and defines several unique jaw steps and saves the configuration, then on restarting CAMWorks and assigning this chuck configuration, the “Equal Step Length” and “Equal Step Width” get checked thereby nullifying all custom jaw settings.

108. CW-48578 Beta2 11-3117 Setup Sheet For Setup Sheets, add the Radial (X) and Axial (Z) allowance parameters of turn operations to the XML data file.

109. CW-48572 Beta1 11-3098 Toolpath

The Contour Mill Operation for Rectangular slot with multiple side passes and ‘Ignore Air Segments’ option set to ON, does not generate correct toolpath.

110. CW-48540 PR1 11-3075 TechDB In TechDB, for Multiaxis Operation Parameter Definition, the parameter option 'Add Internal Tool Radius' is missing.

111. CW-48364 Beta2 11-2975 Toolpath For the specific part, the Leadin/ Out point for Contour Mill Toolpath is generated at the wrong spot for irregular pocket feature.

112. CW-48243 PR1 11-2892 Setup Sheet Add the ability to export the SOLIDWORKS Configuration Specific information to the XML-based Setup Sheet.

113. CW-48152 SP0 11-2820 Features

For parts designed in SOLIDWORKS using the “Cut Extrude” feature with Pattern application or otherwise, on executing the ‘Extract Machinable Features’ command, the islands within the irregular slot features are not recognized. For the specific part the islands within the irregular slot features are not recognized when Extract Machinable Features command is executed.


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114. CW-47574 Beta2 Beta2015-

US UI

More time is taken to suppress operations when selected in numbers of 5 or more in parts or assemblies containing multiple features and operations.

115. CW-46848 Beta2 Beta2015-

EMEA Help

While post processing the toolpaths if the center line display is set to ON, then the toolpaths generated for point to point operations are not highlighted. This needs to be documented in the CAMWorks Help file.

116. CW-45792 PR1 11-1689 Setup sheet

Add the ability to create isometric view in the XML setup sheet with respect to the origin of each setup present in the mill part or assembly.

117. CW-44979 Beta2 11-1247 Toolpath For grouped features recognized by AFR, the Leadin/ Leadout points are different for features in the group.

118. CW-44475 PR1 11-0911 Operation

In Turn mode the estimated time for the turn toolpath is not updated properly when the spindle mode is changed from "RPM" to "SMM/SFM".

119. CW-42893 PR1 11-0478 Toolpath

For the specific mill part, the 5 Axis toolpath is generated correctly in CAMWorks 2013 but does not generate at all in latest version of CAMWorks.

120. CW-42629 PR1 11-0357 Feature

For specific mill part, MfgView recognizes certain areas as a different feature whereas similar areas which are part of the main feature get recognized as an irregular slot feature. All similar areas should have been included in the main slot feature.

121. CW-35633 CW-35446

PR1 10-7034 10-6932

Setup Sheet

While creating XML setups sheets, the images which are created should be taken as per the CAMWorks coordinate system and not as per SOLIDWORKS coordinate system.

122. CW-31733 Beta1 10-5240 Toolpath

For the specific part in the contour mill operation if the step over is given as 50% for bottom finish then, the generated toolpath gouges the feature.


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123. CW-31152 PR1 10-4822 Toolpath

The multi axis toolpaths fail to generate when user defined mill holders are used. However 2.5 Axis toolpaths generate satisfactorily.

124. CW-30562 Beta1 10-4357 Toolpath The engrave toolpath will include a leadin if another contour toolpath is generated first.

125. CW-30064 SP0 10-4026 Toolpath

For Contour Mill operations, when user defines an Avoid area and sets the toolpath Center to “Without compensation” under NC tab, then the toolpath always retracts to Z0 plane to link to the next position.

126. CW-28639 PR1 10-3090 Toolpath

For the specific part the contour mill toolpath gouges the part when 'Display cutter compensation on first move' is set to On.

127. CW-27011 PR1 10-2029 Simulation If the turn setup origin is changed to either other end or to any other location then the same doesn't reflect in the simulation.

128. CW-26888 PR1 10-1960 TechDB

Add the option of "Direct" on the Entry/Retract tab of Multi axis mill operations in TechDB. The same is present in CAMWorks.

129. CW-26700 Beta2 10-1838 Toolpath For the specific part the leadin overlap values defined for Contour mill operation result in incorrect toolpath.

130. CW-26038 Beta2 10-1353 Toolpath For the specific part the Contour Mill toolpath gouges the part when the link between passes is set to 'Stay Down'.

131. CW-25935 Beta2 10-1234 Assembly

For the specific assembly when we import part cam data then, the operation data for features in two setups is imported and for the remaining two setups it is not imported.

132. CW-25888 Beta2 10-1208 Features

For the specific part, Turn features recognized by AFR are incorrect and CAMWorks hangs for the time the features are being recognized.

133. CW-25829 Beta2 10-1123 Toolpath

For Contour Mill operations, if ‘Hole Center’ is selected as the Entry Point and “Without Compensation” option is enabled, then CAMWorks offsets the Entry Drill/ Hole too.


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134. CW-24493 CW-14490

Beta1 10-2083 1-6385 1-6429

Tool Provide Tool Crib priority option in Turn mode and Mill-Turn mode.

135. CW-19851 Beta2 2-0208 Features

When the feature profile of slots feature are defined using sketches and user has assigned open air segments, then CAMWorks must remember the open air segments which were selected by user even after the sketch is edited.

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