The fixes in PowerMill 2022.
For information about new features and enhancements, see the what's new.
| Toolpaths |
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| Some situations where Area Clearance could gouge the part have been fixed. PMILL-11679, PMILL-11804 |
| Cases where the Profile Area Clearance calculations were excessively slow have been sped up. PMILL-12880, PMILL-14184 |
| The 3D filleting option has been removed from Vortex Area Clearance. PMILL-13912, PMILL-13913 |
| The Machine Flats list is now enabled when using the Slices option of Flat in Slice Area Clearance. PMILL-14664 |
| The Maintain Cut Direction checkbox is enabled when using Offset Model in Area Clearance. PMILL-14664 |
| A problem has been fixed that could cause Rest Boundary to incorrectly find rest material. PMILL-14002 |
| A problem has been fixed that cause PowerMill to close unexpectedly when using 3D filleting. PMILL-14912, PMILL-14917 |
| A problem has been fixed that prevented Collision Avoidance from tilting the tool to avoid a collision. PMILL-15086 |
| A problem has been fixed that prevented Collision Avoidance from working correctly when used with the Machine Undercuts option in Constant Z Finishing. PMILL-14998 |
| A problem has been fixed that caused the centreline passes in a 3D Offset Finishing toolpath to be machined before they should have been. PMILL-13072, PMILL-13464, PMILL-14451 |
| A problem has been fixed that caused spikes down a vertical wall in a Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpath. PMILL-14793 |
| A problem has been fixed that caused the ordering of a Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpath using the Top First option to be incorrect. PMILL-14571, PMILL-14761 |
| A problem has been fixed that prevented the calculation of an additive Feature Construction toolpath. PMILL-14637 |
| A problem has been fixed that caused links to gouge because the retract and approach moves within them were not extended sufficiently. PMILL-15432 |
| A problem has been fixed that caused PowerMill to stop responding when attempting to calculate a 3D Offset Finishing toolpath with a centreline. PMILL-15101 |
| Customer error reporting (CER) |
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| A problem has been fixed that could cause PowerMill to close unexpectedly when using Feature Area Clearance. This issue was identified by CER. PMILL-14954 |
| A problem has been fixed that caused PowerMill to close unexpectedly when using Collision Avoidance with a barrel tool. This issue was identified by CER. PMILL-15111 |