PowerMill 2022.1 update
The fixes in PowerMill 2022.1.
For information about new features and enhancements, see the what's new.
| Toolpaths |
| An issue has been fixed where PowerMill infrequently closed unexpectedly when calculating Area Clearance, Constant Z, or Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpaths with complex geometry. PMILL-15235, PMILL-16080
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| Slice Area Clearance toolpaths now follows the model better. PMILL-15496
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| Fixed an issue where some passes were missing in 2D Curve Profile toolpaths. PMILL-16019
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| Spun profile calculation used in Turning has been sped up. PMILL-16226
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| A problem has been fixed that caused colliding moves to be left within a Rotary Finishing toolpath when using Automatic Collision Checking. PMILL-16472
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| A problem has been fixed that caused fragmentation in Rotary Finishing toolpaths when using Automatic Collision Avoidance. PMILL-15990
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| A problem has been fixed that caused the cusp-based stepdown to be calculated incorrectly when machining undercuts in a Constant Z Finishing toolpath. PMILL-15505
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| A problem has been fixed that caused a cusp-based stepdown to be calculated incorrectly in a Constant Z Finishing toolpath with the option to Machine Maximum Stock set. PMILL-15443
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| A problem has been fixed that caused fragmented passes in an arc-fitted Constant Z Finishing toolpath. PMILL-15245, PMILL-15117, PMILL-13090
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| A problem has been fixed that prevented two-way passes in Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpaths when the Machining Mode of some surfaces had been set to Collision. PMILL-15944
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| A problem has been fixed that caused the specified cut direction on the shallow passes of a Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpath to be ignored. PMILL-15820
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| A problem has been fixed that resulted in passes missing from a Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpath. PMILL-12681
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| A problem has been fixed that caused raster passes in a Feature Construction toolpath to be outside the feature. PMILL-16134
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| A problem has been fixed that caused some passes not to be calculated in a Feature Construction toolpath. PMILL-15940
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| A problem has been fixed that prevented the calculation of outward profile moves in a Feature Construction toolpath on base surfaces described as a Surface of Revolution or Arbitrary. PMILL-14536, PMILL-15063
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| A non-gouging link will now be provided if a collision-free link cannot. PMILL-16533
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| Point distribution settings are now applied even when a safe link cannot be provided. PMILL-16507
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| A problem has been fixed that caused PowerMill to close unexpectedly while identifying the flat areas of the model. PMILL-16617, PMILL-16702
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| A problem has been fixed that caused PowerMill to become unresponsive when identifying the flat areas of the model. PMILL-16642
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| A problem has been fixed that caused the identification of flat areas of the model at different Z heights to be incorrect. PMILL-16665
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| A problem has been fixed that caused areas to be omitted from a Rest Boundary. PMILL-16209
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| A problem has been fixed that resulted in excessive lifts within a Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpath for which collision checking was enabled and the Cut Direction was Any. PMILL-16462
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| NC Programs |
| Fixed an issue when writing NC Programs where the length offset number was output when length cutter compensation was off. PMILL-14330
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| Fixed an issue where erroneous MTD warnings would be raised when writing NC Programs. PMILL-14756
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| Corrected the Stepover and Stepdown parameters output for Area Clearance and Steep and Shallow Finishing toolpaths when writing NC Programs. PMILL-14708
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| Disallowed putting parameter expressions into entity names. NC Programs with names containing parameter expressions in existing projects cannot be written until they are renamed to prevent PowerMill closing unexpectedly. PMILL-15465
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| Fixed an issue where an NC Program's Output Workplane would be set to its mirrored version when a project was mirrored, saved, and re-opened. PMILL-11036
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| Setup sheet |
| Fixed an issue where workplanes were inconsistent sizes in snapshots of setup sheet. PMILL-12439
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| Fixed an issue where PowerMill closed unexpectedly when setup sheets were written for a project with a path close to the Windows path length limit. PMILL-14019
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| General |
| An issue where the tool loaded from a project incorrectly contained a zero overhang has been resolved. PMILL-16360
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| An issue with the image on the Rectangle page of the Multiple Transform dialog when Hollow box was selected has been fixed. PMILL-16254
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| Importing a project now preserves Text-Blocks in the NC Program. PMILL-15855
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| Support for VDA Translation has been removed as this is no longer supported in the Autodesk Manufacturing Data Exchange Utility. PMILL-15636
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| A new algorithm has been introduced to reduce the number of instances where a surface cannot be triangulated. PMILL-15123
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| When a Setup is copied, the clamps are now retained in the Toolpath thicknesses dialog. PMILL-15042
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| Changing the name of a taper-tipped tool no longer invalidates calculated toolpaths. PMILL-14632
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| An issue causing PowerMill to close unexpectedly when Setup stock was used with the Stock Model has been fixed. PMILL-14608
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| When switching to another Tool database, the stock material list now correctly refreshes. PMILL-9345
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| An inconsistency between the results of the variable "${project.nTotalTime}" in preview and print has been resolved. PMILL-7694
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| A number of progress break messages are now being translated correctly that were previously displaying only in English. PMILL-6884
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| A problem preventing creating a Workplane at the centre of selection has been addressed. PMILL-863
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| A new parameter function has been added that will return the list of entities that are locking a specified entity. PMILL-16285
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