MASTERCAM 2017 FOR

SOLIDWORKS README
June 2016
Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Please review this ReadMe for last-minute product information about Mastercam
2017 for SOLIDWORKS. Report any problems to [email protected].

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS Issues

MASTERCAM 2017 FOR

SOLIDWORKS ISSUES

This release of Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS features several bug fixes includ-
ing the following list:

Category Description Number

Updating the work offset in an operation and then

Interface canceling out of the operation parameters some- R-07901
times caused a crash
When updating the work offset in just one oper-
Interface ation, work offsets in other operations sometimes R-07905
changed as well
The Annotation button was missing from the
General R-07927
Report Viewer
Mastercam
Fixed issue with deleting more than one set of oper-
for R-08049
ations
SOLIDWORKS

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Beta 5 Issues

BETA 5 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS Beta 5 features several bug fixes including the
following list:

Category Description Number

Right-click drag and drop would sometimes copy/-

Toolpaths R-07409
move unselected operations
Mastercam
Changes made to plane settings in Configuration
for D-21806
were not saved
SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam
Associativity checking now done at component
for R-05021
level of assemblies
SOLIDWORKS

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Beta 4 Issues

BETA 4 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS Beta 4 features several bug fixes including the
following list:

Category Description Number

General Fixed Active Reports assert found in Beta 3 R-07411

When selecting a Material Library from within
General Machine Definition, mcam-material files were not R-07603
listed
Subsequent Lathe Stock Flips deleted previously
Lathe D-20717
flipped bodies
Tool axis geometry was switched to drive geometry
Toolpaths D-21702
in copy of original operation
Dynamic OptiRough tool break/crash caused by
Toolpaths R-06590
inconsistent stepdowns
Dynamic OptiRough gouged with arc filter enabled
Toolpaths R-07506
and certain total tolerance values

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Beta 3 Issues

BETA 3 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS Beta 3 features several bug fixes including the
following list:

Category Description Number

Mouse dynamics option removed from Shading set-

Configuration B-39955 
tings
Unseen geometry could still be selected when in
General D-21391 
No Hidden Wireframe view mode
The "Set as Tplane" and "Set as Cplane" settings
General D-21525 
were reversed when set from New Plane dialog box
Split Solid Faces - Face stopped splitting at the
Geometry B-39865
start/end of the arc
Contour ramp toolpath display was not always cor-
Interface R-07232
rect
B-39866: Tab Key did not validate and move to the
Interface R-07328
next field when MRU was open
Selecting Face Cutting set compensation to wrong
Lathe D-21553
side
Mill D-19814: Custom entry gouged in Dynamic Mill B-39917
Post Updated Post changes B-38229
D-17848: Lathe tool offset issue with X6 or older
Tooling files - Change in one operation forced changes in R-04088
all operations using the same tool

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Beta 3 Issues

Category Description Number

D-21418: "Tessellating" displayed on Status Bar

Tooling R-07251
after exiting the tool definition dialog box
D-21337: Some toolpaths were taking much longer
Toolpaths B-39869
to regenerate than in X9
Toolpaths D-21350: Slow Waterline processing time B-39967
D-21517: Toolpaths got out of sync with geometry
Toolpaths B-40009
after disabling Associativity Checking
Stock model dependent operations were some-
Toolpaths times marked dirty when canceling out of the oper- D-21394
ation parameters dialog box
Toolpath groups were sometimes out of order
Toolpaths D-21449
when importing operations
Toolpaths D-21349: 3D HST field calculation issue R-06546
Renumber Work Offsets - Operations across mul-
Toolpaths R-07074
tiple planes were not updated if increment was 0
Toolpaths Toolpath Nesting - Crash when nesting clusters R-07440

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Beta 2 Issues

BETA 2 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS Beta 2 features several bug fixes including the
following list:

Category Description Number

Contour ramp toolpath display was sometimes

Interface R-06669
incorrect

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — Beta 1 Issues

BETA 1 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS Beta 1 features several bug fixes including the
following list:

Category Description Number

Lathe Lathe POCO was incorrect with custom WCS R-06790

Mill Contour using Depth Cut caused posting error R-06741
Mill Chamfer Mill compensation was incorrect R-06743
Mill Radial entry was vertical when defined as an arc R-06744

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP6 Issues

TP6 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS TP6 features several bug fixes including the fol-
lowing list:

Category Description Number

Lathe Stock Flip had issues when choosing the final

Lathe R-06634
position of the chuck
Mill Circle mill retract issue D-20600
RCTF - feedrate did not update when changing Ste-
Mill D-20707
pover value
Mill Batch lost PostGhost icon when item was collapsed D-20721
Finish/contour gouged part when Enhanced Slot
Mill D-20760
Mill tool was used
Mill Reloading default parameters deleted operation R-04770
Stock Model took very long time to process with
Mill R-05471
reasonably-sized source operations
Mill Micro lift gouge in 2D Dynamic Rest Mill R-05827
Gouge surface with high speed Hybrid toolpath
Mill R-06483
with shank
Shank clearance value was greater than specified
Mill R-06484
by user
Toolpaths Keep tool down value resulted in gouge D-20709
Taper selection did not work in AGIE AWF Contour R-06465/
Toolpaths
toolpath R-06512

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP4/TP5 Issues

TP4/TP5 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS TP4/TP5 features several bug fixes including
the following list:

Category Description Number

Backplot/
Rapid moves were jagged and tool crashed
Verify/ R-03330
through part
Simulation
Backplot/
Mastercam Simulator C-axis face drill display of
Verify/ R-04138
toolpath was incorrect
Simulation
R-05705/
General Planes associativity was sometimes lost
R-05843
Import Operations - Added option to save/restore
General R-06269
last used source library file
Code Expert was not printing with dis-
General R-06373
played/chosen fonts
Lathe stock display shows leftover stock from
Lathe R-04834
canned finish operation
Lathe User prompted of tool clearance violation in error R-05505
3D HST Dynamic OptiRough stepover percentage
Mill D-19163
field reset
Mill Waterline generated gouging pass D-19745
2D Contour gouged part when Compensation was
Mill D-07979
set to Control and Gouge Check was enabled

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP4/TP5 Issues

Category Description Number

Dynamic OptiRough Conventional Feed Rate was

Mill R-04269
used when option was greyed out
Stock Model gouged between operations during
Mill R-04311
C-axis reposition
Formula values were not used in Waterline
Mill R-04727
toolpath
Hybrid with trim to avoid holder severely gouged
Mill R-05311
part
RCTF in 2D HST Area Mill did not apply the feed
Mill R-05886
rate when posted
Stock Model did not consider chamfer corner treat-
Mill R-05992
ment on tools
Stock setup crashed X9 Update 2 and Update 3
Mill R-06041
when regenerating the toolpath
Setup Sheet Tool List did not report all the tools
Tooling R-03325
from selected operations
Changing the feedrate of the default tool in Edit
Tooling Tool propagated the changes to Mastercam even R-04706
though Lock Feedrates was selected
Tool feedrate and spindle speed changes were not
Tooling R-06071
posted on specific file
Tooling Invalid tool profile in Verify R-06110
Toolpaths Multiaxis Link NCI outputs the wrong OP code D-20241
Toolpath Nesting did not place back side entities
Toolpaths R-04853
relative to chosen origin
Toolpaths Machine Definition Manager title bar stays linked R-05485
Crash when using toolpath nesting with FBM Drill
Toolpaths R-06161
operations

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP3 Issues

TP3 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS TP3 features several bug fixes including the fol-
lowing list:

Category Description Number

Backplot/
Enabled TCP Options for classic Machine Sim-
Verify/ B-37096
ulation
Simulation
Backplot/
Verify/ Added Auto Start option to Mastercam Simulator B-37099
Simulation
Backplot/
Synchronized view between Mastercam and Sim-
Verify/ B-37213
ulator
Simulation
Backplot/
C-axis Drill tool location and re-position moves
Verify/ R-03593
were incorrect in Mastercam Simulator
Simulation
Backplot/
Machine Simulation showed incorrect result with a
Verify/ R-04484
transform toolpath of a Contour Ramp
Simulation
Backplot/
Lathe C-Axis Drill operations did not Verify cor-
Verify/ R-04577
rectly
Simulation
Backplot/
Classic Backplot - Lathe and Mill-Turn feed rate dis-
Verify/ R-05073
played with incorrect units
Simulation

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Category Description Number

Backplot/
Verify/ Opacity option was not saved in Classic Backplot R-06015
Simulation
Improved feedback when changing work offsets
General B-37282
for planes
Allowed work offset matching when changing
General B-37283
from Plane Manager
General Reference points from machine did not stick R-05255
R-05705/
General Planes associativity was lost
R-05843
C-axis Cross Drill - Selecting points for each oper-
Lathe R-03998
ation posted out multiple work offsets
Lathe Contour Rough using One-Way Cutting
Lathe R-05011
method caused multiple errors when regenerating
When stock diameter of material was same size as
Lathe R-05566
the part, Dynamic Rough (X9) did not regenerate
Lathe Dynamic Rough failed in X9 and caused
Lathe R-06066
asserts in 2017
Fixed problem importing a specific DXF file in stan-
Tooling D-07039
dalone Tool Manager
Fixed problem with line segment facets not align-
Tooling R-04915
ing when importing a DXF holder
Lathe tool insert projection incorrect in Back-
Tooling R-05778
plot/UBVS caused undetected crash
Cutting speed reset when leaving the Tools tab
Tooling R-05784
before clicking OK (green check)

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP3 Issues

Category Description Number

Tool Manager - Could not copy tool into a tool lib-

Tooling R-05923
rary
2D Dynamic showed multiple instances of stepover
Toolpaths D-19114
warning
Surface High Speed Dynamic OptiRough Trans-
Toolpaths R-05375
itions Entry feeds/speeds did not work properly
Toolpath Transform - NCI Rotate toolpath was
Toolpaths R-06007
reversing arcs

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP2 Issues

TP2 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS TP2 features several bug fixes including the fol-
lowing list:

Category Description Number

Backplot/
Verify/ Enabled drop-down persistence of UBVS menus B-36370
Simulation
Backplot/
B-36371/
Verify/ Added additional Fixtures definitions in Simulator
B-36810
Simulation
Backplot/
Simulator did not recognize Lathe Stock Transfer
Verify/ R-03147
from right to left spindle
Simulation
Backplot/
Removed Simulator Adaptive Quality progress bars
Verify/ R-03777
for 3-axis as they were not used
Simulation
Backplot/ Rotary transform operations rapid moves were dif-
Verify/ ferent than Backplot and Verify for Mill-Turn sim- R-04962
Simulation ulation
Backplot/
R-05535/
Verify/ Bull tool was displayed as Chamfer Mill in Simulator
R-05790
Simulation
General Reports captions did not display in Captures list R-05060
General Reports now have longer field lengths R-05266

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP2 Issues

Category Description Number

Changing the work offset of a copied plane also R-05510/

Interface
changed the work offset of the original plane R-05529
Users can now expand the Control Definition win-
Interface R-05599
dow
Lathe tools from deleted machine group persisted
Lathe R-04964
in new machine group
Lathe custom groove tool was not displaying the
Lathe R-05490
width correctly in the tool page
Lathe left and right chuck max spindle speed did
not reset to machine definition when axis com-
Lathe R-04901
bination was changed from left to right and back
again
Fixed problem with arc when defining holder using
Tooling R-04915
a specific DXF
Tooling A mismatched tool number could be created R-04990
Tooling Sequential tool numbering was incorrect R-05081
Tooling Operations are now updated with correct tool data R-05151
Edited projection of a composite holder was not
Tooling R-05366
maintained
Changing the projection of a lollipop tool on the
Tooling R-05692
holder page created an invalid tool
Toolpath Transform - NCI Mirror produced wrong
Toolpaths R-04701
tool compensation
Renumbering tools in Toolpaths Manager was not
Toolpaths changing tool number consistently and posted the R-05430
wrong tool number

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 Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP2 Issues

Category Description Number

Edit Common Parameters, Planes, now opens

Toolpaths Toolpath Coordinate System dialog with all planes R-05445
visible
Planes debug error message sometimes displayed
Toolpaths R-05575
when selecting multiple operations
Multiple 4-axis parts in one operation generated
Toolpaths R-05103
wrong moves
Transform Rotate Surface 3D HST Dynamic
Toolpaths OptiRough using Geometry mode produced excess- R-05306
ive leads

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP1 Issues

TP1 ISSUES

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS TP1 features several bug fixes including the fol-
lowing list:

Category Description Number

Backplot/
Added option to Reverse Direction of a clipping
Verify/ B-29666
plane
Simulation
Backplot/ B-32645/
Simulator - Save Movie from Verify session (MP4,
Verify/ B-35136/
AVI)
Simulation B-36015
Backplot/
Verify/ Simulator - Add Print option B-32647
Simulation
Backplot/
Verify/ Added additional fixture definitions in Simulator B-32648
Simulation
Backplot/
Machine Simulation - Added proper support of
Verify/ B-34761
mill rotary movement
Simulation
Backplot/
Lathe Custom Drill was incorrect in Simulator, cor-
Verify/ D-17719
rect in Backplot
Simulation
Backplot/
Verify/ Invalid tool warning in Simulation D-17939
Simulation

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Category Description Number

Backplot/
Simulation warning, Invalid tool error in profile,
Verify/ R-02780
"Cannot self-intersect"
Simulation
Backplot/
Mastercam Simulator not displaying Grooving tool
Verify/ R-03059
with round shank properly
Simulation
Backplot/
Verify/ Simulation error with imported boring tool R-03233
Simulation
Backplot/
Backplotting the Engrave toolpath displayed Z
Verify/ R-03376
depths to center of ball mill instead of tip
Simulation
Backplot/
Backplotting the engrave toolpath in UVB was
Verify/ R-03377
reporting the incorrect Z depth
Simulation
The Toolpaths Manager display options settings
Configuration B-30472
are now stored per user
Configuration Improved readability of the .config file contents R-03644
Configuration Loss of Machine Definition R-04704
Added switch to allow reinitialized messages to be
General B-34734
suppressed in the .ERR file
General Turn Profile with latest Parasolid release B-35774
.ERR file contained spurious control definition
General D-15875
error messages
Operations not always updated properly after chan-
General D-18013
ging associated work offset in the Plane Manager

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Category Description Number

Migration Wizard returned units to English when it

General D-18596
should be Metric
General Crash/errors in SOLIDWORKS with Space Pilot D-18651
Clicking on an assembly in the datagrid changed
General R-03711
the assembly's name
Getting an assert when attempting to update some
General R-03949
ToolDBs using the Migration Wizard
Wrong home position sometimes output with
General R-04413
user-defined WCS
Home position in NCI file was not updated prop-
General R-04434
erly
Code Expert printing - Multiple copies did not
General R-04605
work
Zip2Go - Replace MD/CD with defaults when cus-
General R-04903
tomer MD/CD present
Saving NC/NCI to unwriteable path made posting
General R-05128
fail
Geometry 3D Arcs not output (No Helix Arc Output) R-02875
Helix entry method did not create arcs in 3D HST
Geometry R-04239
with small arcs (No Helix Arc Output)
Planes - New 'Set as Cplane' and 'Set as Tplane'
Interface B-35192
options added to the Dynamic Planes dialog
Plane Manager - The 'Info' function is now named
Interface B-35446
'Report'
In the Plane Manager, the Reset button did not
Interface D-17998
reset all planes

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Category Description Number

Plane Manager - Rotating plane incrementally did

Interface D-18416
not mark the operation dirty
Plane Manager was not updated with Create Tool
Interface D-18555
Plane in Bounding Box
Interface Scroll Bar in Holder Name window did not work R-02702
The length of the name in the New Plane dialog
Interface R-03352
was limited
Column sorting in the Plane Manager now persists
Interface R-04243
across sessions
In Plane Manager, math equations entered into the
Interface R-04312
origin fields were not calculated properly
Toolpaths Manager - Plane information in oper-
Interface ation tree now respects 'Display plane info relative R-04373
to WCS' setting
Planes created from a solid face were sometimes
Interface R-04471
displayed at wrong orientation
Planes - Opening an X8 file sometimes changed
Interface R-04610
the work offset number
Plane Manager - Importing planes would some-
Interface R-04696
times not import associated work offsets
Turn Profile crashed when tolerance was set to
Interface R-04766
small value
Plane Manager - The 'in use' indicator was not
Interface R-04876
always updated properly
Lathe Error in POCO group creation D-18159
Custom lathe tool center values changed when
Lathe D-18675
tool name changed

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Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS ReadMe — TP1 Issues

Category Description Number

Lathe Dynamic Rough did not cut entire chain R-03531

Copying operations between machine groups
Lathe R-03870
changed axis combo
Cutoff with chamfer corner did not cut correct
Lathe R-04086
angle
Contour Rough plunged through part, caused end-
Lathe R-04154
less asserts
Contour Rough with .006 step-over produces
Lathe R-04194
extended cuts
Contour Rough and Dynamic Rough were not avail-
Lathe R-04541
able with Lathe and Router on the SIM
Lathe Rough - Tool Inspection rapids in X in error R-04454
Tool inspection retract moved differently with
Lathe R-04572
stock defined
Rough tool path skipped secondary operation
Lathe when Stock Recognition was set to Remaining R-04854
Stock
Lathe Face Groove retract to home violated workpiece R-04982
Mastercam
Improved control of results when using Project to B-34592/
for
Tool Plane option in Chain Manager B-35971
SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam
Stock Flip flipped the solid body in the wrong dir-
for D-18313
ection
SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam
Geometry saved in SOLIDWORKS templates used in
for D-18778
toolpaths
SOLIDWORKS

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Category Description Number

Mastercam
Start and End Points display got out of sync when
for R-04011
chain order was changed
SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam
for Classic Backplot options were not saved R-04096
SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam
Toolpath did not cut entire chain after regen-
for R-04160
eration
SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam
for FBM Drill - Hole normals were not displayed R-04169
SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam
for Added Part Files (MCX*.*) to Migration Wizard R-04550
SOLIDWORKS
Raster transition motion was not smooth when set
Mill D-18919
to smooth
Mill Creating a face mill was not working correctly R-03636
Mill X8 Slot mill was not importing into X9 correctly R-04492
Slot Mill rapids to bottom of second slot, then cuts
Mill R-04635
from the top as expected
Dragging a tool from search results to assembly
Tooling D-03516
document created an empty assembly
Imported operations from an MCX file missing tool
Tooling D-07847
numbers
Tool Length of 0 caused infinite loop in tool draw-
Tooling D-09719
ing code

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Category Description Number

Tool Offsets were incorrect when importing oper-

Tooling D-14713
ations
Changing the tool offsets by clicking the tool
Tooling branch in Toolpaths Manager was marking the D-14795
operation dirty
Feed rate not updated when changing number of
Tooling D-16382
flutes in Tool Manager
Error in UBVS if Tool Projection was set below end
Tooling D-17291
of reduced neck
Issue when dragging tools between machine
Tooling D-17348
groups
Shank type was not set to straight when updating
Tooling D-17597
X7 tool database to X9
Lollipop tool - Setting projection shorter than
Tooling Shoulder length plus Taper length hangs Master- D-18185
cam
Tooling Could not create custom tool with some DXF files D-18190
Sync points data not output properly after tool
Tooling D-18210
table processing
Reading in a tool library from a TXT file would only
Tooling R-02566
allow saving as a TOOLS-7 file
Tooling Tool Manager - Input profile had 0 segments R-02666
Stand-Alone Tool Manager did not allow for last R-02783/
Tooling
tool in list to be added to assembly R-03892
Tool library export to text did not work with
Tooling R-02865
TOOLDB files

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Category Description Number

Tool projection field did not change to match tool

Tooling R-02882
shoulder length
Tool Manager and Parameters - Tool page access
Tooling R-03259
was very slow
Tool renumbering - tool with same number was
Tooling R-03357
not renumbered
Mastercam took the length and diameter offset
Tooling from the tool in the assembly instead of the R-03394
assembly itself
Import operations using same tool added the tool
Tooling R-03497
for each operation
Changing coolant or feed rate in tool definition
Tooling caused stock model and 3D HST rest operations to R-03573
be dirty
Crash when displaying machine in tool setup man-
Tooling R-03579
ager
TOOLS-8 was showing in Mastercam create new
Tooling R-03734
library file filter
Deleting a tool used in an operation gave no dele-
Tooling R-03793
tion confirmation
Undefined was appearing in the Tool Type column
Tooling R-03873
of the Material Definition dialog box
Tooling Numbers were cut off on the holder page R-04140
Holder showed inverted arcs on holder page,
Tooling R-04142
looked correct in wizard

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Category Description Number

If the Toolpaths Manager contained transform

Tooling operations, there was a long delay the second time R-04147
a holder was changed
Editing an existing holder and saving it back to the
Tooling R-04261
same library nullified the changes
Saving a selected holder was not saving to the act-
Tooling R-04272
ive tool library
Copying a tool from one operation to another was R-04315/
Tooling
not marking the operation dirty R-04668
Importing metric DXF holder file into metric ses-
R-04438/
Tooling sion of the standalone Tool Manager displayed
R-05302
imperial dimensions
Asked to create new assembly when no change
Tooling R-04673
was made to holder page
R-04681/
Tooling Invalid tool warning on a good tool definition
R-05304
R-04828/
Tooling Metric DXF holder imported as inches
R-05302
Saving tools from .tooldb to .tools-9 inverted the
Tooling R-04877
TPI value
X style coolant settings were not saved with cus-
Tooling R-05048
tom tools
Selecting a new the tool from the Standard sizes
Tooling R-05053
drop-down did not update the tool name
Scroll wheel was not functioning in Create new
Tooling R-05055
tool, Define Drill - Standard sizes drop-down

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Category Description Number

If some operations have the toolpath display

turned on and some turned off, Display selected
Toolpaths B-05178
operations now turns the toolpath display off by
default
Toolpath Transform - Improved workflow when no
Toolpaths B-34189
operations were selected
Toolpath Transform - Operation tree now defaults
Toolpaths B-34578
to original/main Toolpath Group state
5-Axis Classic - Curve toolpath changed the tool in
Toolpaths D-14861
a non-related toolpath
Stock model would not process; consumed
Toolpaths D-14956
memory until it quit
Toolpaths Trimming hybrid operation caused crash D-15574
Toolpaths Dynamic OptiRough gouging in specific file D-17540
Dynamic OptiRough gouging severely in specific
Toolpaths D-17689
file
Dynamic OptiRough calculation error in X9 and
Toolpaths D-17887
crash in 2017
Thread mill dialog allowed user to change value for
Toolpaths D-17916
number of threads, but did not retain change
Toolpaths Dynamic OptiRough gouging in some files D-17956
Toolpaths Stock Model crashed D-17990
HST Raster path with Tapered Bull tool was not cor-
Toolpaths D-18075
rect (offset too far from surface)
Dynamic OptiRough regeneration time was very
Toolpaths D-18091
slow

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Category Description Number

Toolpath Transform - The Cplane origins were not

Toolpaths D-18140
transformed when using the Include origin option
Operations were sometimes marked dirty when
Toolpaths D-18298
changing work offsets
HST Depth Cuts Zero Stepdown failure (HST-Pro-
Toolpaths D-18347
ject, HST-Horizontal Area)
X9 Finish/radial took a long time to machine poly-
Toolpaths D-18358
gonal meshes
Toolpaths HST Radial failed to yield path D-18361
Setup page was blank for 5-Axis operations when
Toolpaths D-18594
5-Axis was not available
Toolpaths Waterline 3 to 5 had long plunge at feed D-18641
Toolpaths Retract move missing after circle mill depth cuts D-18740
Toolpaths HST - Pencil Holder collision D-18801
Material Model incorrect for Area Clearance
Toolpaths D-19337
toolpath
Toolpaths Incorrect display of helical entry/exit toolpath D-19405
Toolpath Transform - Translate using Geometry
Toolpaths R-03276
mode sometimes dirtied unrelated operations
SFM and FPT in the toolpath were not calculated
Toolpaths R-03336
correctly
Toolpaths Surface HS toolpaths violated drive geometry R-03363
Regeneration errors on operations not selected to
Toolpaths R-03442
regenerate
Toolpaths Duplicate parameter for Toolpath Group error R-03530

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Category Description Number

Improved performance during large transform

Toolpaths R-03598
operations
HST Hybrid with Taper tool, check geometry and
Toolpaths negative stock to leave crashed X9 and Mastercam R-03694
2017
Red insert arrow was not respected after a Start
Toolpaths R-03700
Hole operation
Toolpaths HST- Crashed Mastercam in three clicks R-04079
Adjust start/end of contour only worked once with
Toolpaths R-04108
toolpath preview
Holder collisions in Dynamic OptiRough toolpath
Toolpaths R-04127
with collision checking enabled
Toolpaths Lathe Stock Update failed with added geometry R-04151
Feed Per Tooth not updated in tool settings for
Toolpaths R-04192
thread mill operation
Toolpaths Setup Sheet - Tool image display missing data R-04229
2D HST Dynamic did not regenerate after changing
Toolpaths R-04262
tool and gave no error
Toolpaths 2D HST regeneration produced probing error R-04268
Toolpaths for tapered axis suboperations were not R-04323/
Toolpaths
displayed correctly R-04351
Classic Multiaxis - Curve 5-Axis operation crashed
Toolpaths R-04371
Mastercam when regenerated
Toolpaths Code Expert opened the same file multiple times R-04403

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Category Description Number

Setup Sheet - Detailed tool list displayed tools and

Toolpaths holder differently - wrong Holder info was written R-04473
to XML
Toolpaths Editing a Material Library corrupted the library R-04515
RCTF changed the FPT, feed, and speed after regen-
Toolpaths R-04567
eration of all operations
Update All operations did not update all oper-
Toolpaths R-04568
ations
Toolpaths HST Scallop violated drive geometry R-04606
Plunge Turn - setting stock to leave to a small
Toolpaths R-04629
value generated incorrect path
Copying toolpaths between Machines Groups cre-
Toolpaths R-04676
ated multiple tools with the same tool number
Surface Rough Pocket did not use tool's defined
Toolpaths R-04692
stepover
Reporting computation error upon regeneration
Toolpaths R-04700
(related to new highfeed tool processing)
Use clearance only at start and end did not work
Toolpaths R-04777
for Helix bore
Plunge Turn - Tool violated chain if stock to leave
Toolpaths R-04783
was greater than depth of cut
Setup Sheet reports contained wrong shape for
Toolpaths R-04784
groove tool
Mastercam displayed blank toolpath tabs when no
Toolpaths R-04892
post was active
Toolpaths HST Horizontal did not cut the entire flat area R-04930

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Category Description Number

Toolpaths Helix Bore finish option resulted in bad path R-04970

Facing toolpath in X8 lifted up over stock on first
Toolpaths R-05261
pass but did not in X9 and X9 Update 1
Toolpaths Incorrect display of axis substitution toolpath R-05380

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