List of new Features, changes and bug fixes

More information included in the documentation in the menu "Help"

Take account of the disclaimer at the end of this document!

May 24 (24.5.1)

- Actualized documentation
- Maintenance Update


January 24 (24.1.1)

- Operation wizard


September 23 (23.9.1)

- Maintenance Update


May 23 (23.5.3)

Grinding:
- Bug fix for plate height


May 23 (23.5.1)

- Designchanges 
- Minor bug fixes


February 23 (23.2.1)

- Maintenance Update


December 22 (22.12.4)

Geometry:
- CAD type selection for CAD import parameter

Grinding:
- Move in horizontal and vertical
- Move out horizontal and vertical
- Contour parameters for all operations
- Workpiece parameters for all operations


August 22 (22.8.1)

- Maintenance Update


April 22 (22.4.6)

PP:
- General improvements


April 22 (22.4.4)

General:
- More security against Program Errors

Grinding:
- Finishing, Security Distance Vorschub
- Finishing Distortion disabled if distortion of Contour
- Finishing, Starting point absolut / relative to beginning of Operation
- Finishing, Starting point absolut / relative to highest point of contour


January 22 (22.1.1)

General:
- Refreshed Interface with neu colors
- Windows 11 Release

Grinding:
- Measuring Point definition
- Distortion of the contlour with projection to the XY plane


November 21 (21.11.1)

Grinding:
- Show all operations in Persentation menu
- Save feeds, speeds and name of wheel
- Parameter user dependent (default)/project dependent
- Parameter Contour: Origin from contour+start point+diameter distorsion 


September 21 (21.9.2)

Grinding:
- Display all on right mouse click


September 21 (21.9.1)

Grinding:
- Parameter Contour: Origin from contour+diameter distorsion 


August 21 (21.8.1)

General:
- Dark theme
- Maintenance Release


May 21 (21.6.1)

General:
- Optimization of the menus
- Optimization of the project dialog


March 21 (21.3.2)

Grindung:
- Distortion Parameter improvement


August 20 (20.8.1)

General:
- High resolution screens adaptations

Post:
- Bug fix on NC program save


20.1.1

Geometry and Grinding:
- Parameter Data of the session are permanently saved
  when no data is loaded


19.12.1

All Fanuc Posts:
- Suppress wheel command (D... W... R...)


19.9.1

Grinding:
- Fixed bug of contour direction recognition


19.5.1

- New licenses (W10)

Grinding:
- Display error finishing fixed


19.1.1

- General optimization
- Rework of the manuals


18.11.1

Geometry:
- Define text on arbitrary positions

Grindng:
- Display or hide texts
- Finishing: Tool path on contour or tool radius center


18.9.5

General:
- Admin head and drawing head configuration
  Additional Settings / more... / Environment:
  HEAD
  TEXT1
  TEXT2
  TEXT3
  TEXT4
  TEXT5

Fanuc 32 Post:
- Some changes


18.9.4

Fanuc 32 Post:
- G91 X Y Offset
- G41 D1 / G42 D2 Compensation


18.9.3

Fanuc 32 Post:
- I+J output switchable


18.9.2

General:
- Optimized text strings for all languages


18.9.1

Grinding:
- Contour parameter: Ignore contour loops


18.7.2

All Fanuc Posts:
- Run Program Transfer Tool for transmission
  Only if this program is installed!


18.7.1

Grinding:
- Error fixed at Zero Point: Original and starting point
- Start position / end position on same element (circle) problem fixed
- New operation is inserted after the selected operation

Post Fanuc 32:
- Coolant on/off M8/M9
- Spindle start/stop M23/M24
- Dust collector on/off M7/M9
- Error in S840D: missing C axes for constamt angle


18.5.1

General:
- Some unneeded functions removed

French Version of some more help documents 

Geometry:
- Fixed bug on opening compressed MI files

Grinding:
- Bug fix of a roughing problem


18.2.3

General:
- Removed some unneeded functions
- French Version of some help documents


18.2.3

Geometry:
- Import DXF error fixed

Post Fanuc 32:
- C axes output error fixed


18.2.2

- Correction on the french texts
- Translation of the quick start guide to french
- French change log


18.2.1

Geometry:
- Stability improvements
- Change project in tree view without the lost for the contour: copy contour to
  another project

Grinding:
- New wheel type: rectangular. Experimental, no released for production!
- New operation type: grooving. Experimental, no released for production!
- Technology Parameter: Do not compute feedrate
- Roughing/Grooving/Finishing Parameter: Go to start point
- Change project in tree view without the lost for the source: copy source to
  another project
- Several bug fixes

Post Fanuc 32:
- Contur Control
- Tool Center Control
- NC program file name = program number with O at the beginning


17.10.1

Geometry:
- Undo with repeat
- Delete element problem fixed
- Open with... for CAD files: .dxf, .igs, .iges, .vda, .mi

Grinding:
- Start position / end position on same element problem fixed


17.10.1

- Fixes to enforce stability

Geometry:
- Automatic data compressing on CAD import


17.3.1

- General bug fixes

- Updated manuals


16.11.1

Grinding:
- New corrction of Z/C angle, correction inside a region


16.7.1

Geometry:
- Automatic save on switch to Grinding can be disabled
  autoload=off in ...\System\Radu.env file

Double click in treeview on:
- Contour (C): Properties dialog opens

Grinding:

Double click in treeview on:
- Blank (BL): Blank dialog opens
- Mfg Operation (MF): Roughing or finishing dialog opens
- NC Program (NC): Name / Number of NC Program can be entered
- Macchine (MA): Dialog of machines opens

Finishing, reverse direction:
- Inside the finishing dialog, the direction of an existing operation can be reversed.
- Start element and end element are exchanged, also starting position with end position etc.


16.1.6

Post:
- Kon 250, bug on circle output I+J fixed


16.1.5

Post:
- Fixed bug on preview


16.1.1

Post:
- New control Kon 250


16.0.2

Grinding:
- Fixed bug on roughing, move out


16.0.1

General:
- Several minimal changes of the GUI

Grinding:
- Bug fixing for roughing and finishing

Post:
- NC programs can be saved project dependent


15.11.2

Grinding:
- Computing of distortion depending on lateral clearance angle


15.11.1

- General Bug Fixing

Post:
- Fanuc 16-21: Funktion G190 U... V... F... 
- Fanuc 16-21: Funktion G54 A0 U0 V0 W0


15.5.8

Grinding:
- Optimized automatic correction Z angle and X position

- Techno. parameter: switch automatic correction Z angle and X position on and off

- New error messages if operation cannot be computed


15.5.7

Geomerty:
- Fixed bug on DXF import

Grinding:
- Fixed bug on move-in elemnt and move-out element

- Fixed bug collision recognition

- New feature for roughing direction: alternating, left to right and right to left


15.5.6

Grinding:
- New Wheel form, left and right wheel, two angles

- Automatic correction of wheel position for constant angle
- Automatic correction of wheel angel for variable angle


15.5.2

General:
- Changed design
- Touch optimized

- Windows 10 Release

Grinding:
- Constant cut speed for Fanuc31

- Fixed bug on semi finishing


15.0.3

Grinding:
- Big fixed on roughing


15.0.2

Geometry:
- Fixed crash on DXF import


15.0.1

Grinding:
- Bug fixed in automatic wheel correction on collision

- Optimized presentation on manua´l wheel correction

- Bug on workpiece parameter dialog fixed


14.5.2

Grinding:
- Message if machining cannot be computed

Post:
- Some Fanuc32 optimization


14.5.1

Geometry:
- Representation/2D view/ horizontal/vertical or quadrant

Grinding:
- Representation/2D view/ horizontal/vertical or quadrant

- Optimized import of 'old' Source files

- Bug fixed: Roughing with constant angle, on retrate angle always 0

- Bug fixed: Problems on length start and end element

Post:
- Fanuc32 PP function controlled C-axes
- Fanuc32 mirrored operation in Y
- Fanuc32 coordinated always decimal (X1->X1.0)


14.5.0

Grinding:
- Roughing, Move in and move out with angle and distance

Post:
- Fanuc32


14.0.2

General:
- Optimizations on stability

Geomery:
- Switch between 2D and 3D CAD import


13.12.2

General:
- Windows 8.1 Release

Grinding:
- Optimized Roughing

Post:
- Output of rpm cylindrical gringing from Technology Parameter in Fanuc Posts


13.5.1

General:
- All Parameter Dialogs (CAD, Blank, Wheel, Roughing, Finishing etc.)
  have the possibility, to reset all settings and values.
  Select the "set default values" option and press "OK" or "Apply"
  to reset all settings and value to the default from the installation.

Grindig:
- New Wheel form, rectangular Wheel with tool tip left or tool tip right.
  The form is experimental. Do not use it for production.
  This form will be needed in future for the new strategy groove roughing.
  This strategy is not yet available.

- Roughing+semi finish flank and Roughing+finish all are now not longer
  operation types but options of the Roughing operation type.
  They can be turned on in the Roughing parametes.

- Distortion is now a option of the Finishing operation type.
  It can be turned on in the Finishing paramaters.

- Saving and loading option for wheel. Wheels can be saved into a folder. The name is created
  from the parameters, can be changed manually. This is useful if wheel forms are
  often changed and reused.

- Optimized automatic Wheel correction, sometimes significant increase of performance.

- 2D representation, sometimes significant increase of performance on zoom, move etc.

- 3D simulation. Optimized 3D simulation for operations with c-axes.


13.0.1

Grinding:
- Optimized grinding of one element


12.12.1:

General:
- Windows 8 Release
- File name length max. 255 chars.

Grinding:
- Clearance angle in the 3D view of the blank

Post:
- New control: SINUMERIK 802D
- New functions for SINUMERIK 810M: G64 M32, M5 and M31 M32 M9


12.8.2:

General:
- Change root data directory without input of license required

- Optimized toolbar docking

Grinding:
- On start- and end element selection during definition of a new operation (roughing
  or finishing) the start- and end element are highlighted, the line has double thickness.

- On angle correction, the selected wheel is highlighted by line double thickness

- Optimized blank computing

- Direction selectable for finishing only one element.
  The direction is determined by the selection of the element.
  Example:
  Click element first for start element, click same element twice for end element a little 
  bit right from first selection -> element is operated left to right.
  The direction can be changed inside the finishing parameters.


12.5.1:

Post:
- Optimized serial transfer

- Button to start external editor


12.2.5:

General:
- Change data path for all data later. This can be usefull for updates or parallel installations
  on different Versions.

- Updated documentation in german and english


12.2.2:

Grinding:
- Interpolation step, Create circles + lines and Tolerance in Distortion Parameters
- New icons for Distortion and Pivoting in Structure view


12.2.1:

General:
- New document "Best Practice Guide"
  Discribing the whole process from the contour to the NC Program
  Look for it in menu Help/BestPractice

- By pressing the "Apply" button, the box glides to the left for a better look on the changes

Grinding:
- If no operations are defined and the wheel parameters are changed, the wheel is displayed
  with its real form, so changes on the parameters and pressing "apply" have direct effect
  on the displayed wheel.


11.12.2:

- Maintenance Release, patches several little problems


11.10.1:

Geometry:
- DWG file Import

- New project in treeview: name aof selected project as default

- Project in treeview, right mousebutton "directories", edit and change directories
  of selected project
	
Grinding:
- If on "Questionary" Distortion is selected, for the new operation the
  Distortion is automatically computed.

- Menu "NC" split in 2 Menus "Sim" und "List"

- In menu "List" new feature "contur inf.": Informations related to the
  contur are displayed

Post:
- NC program file extension predefinition for each machine

- Asks if NC program not saved


11.8.1:

Maintenance Release, patches several little problems


11.8.0:

Grinding:
- NC visualization in 3D View

- NC simulation in 3D View

- Show NC button in toolbar

- Optimized offset computing


11.7.0:

Grinding:
- optimized move in move out

General:
- 'Apply' button in parameter boxes, box doesn't close, changes are
  applied online

- Change localization files in a table

- 6 languages: de, en, fr, it, es, cz


11.6.0:

Post:
- Fanuc 31 M5, M25 und M57

General:
- Language setting user dependent
 
- Access check for configuration files

- Create new project, structure tree, right mouse button


11.4.3:

- This is a maintenance release


11.4.0:

Geometry:
- New Geometry Transformation Class: All inside Window

Grinding:
- Distortion in Y for round workpieces

- Accelerated blank computation

- Optimized Contur exchange

- Close autom. opened contours

- Parameter: Close opened contours


11.2:

Grinding:
- Optimized Distortion in Y

- Optimized blank computation


11.1:

General:
- Projects and last opened files in treeview


11.0:

General:
- Optimized design

- Language recognition on first install

Grinding:
- Optimized blank computation (performance and quality)


10.6.2:

Geometry:
- Import large CAD Files

General:
- Icons in Treeview

Post:
- Precision value for Post


10.5.1:

Grinding:
- Optimized Distortion

Post:
- Enhancements M56...


10.10.1:

- General Optim.


10.0.9:

General:
- Portable mode, using software from stick

Grinding:
- Source File as template

- New setting for no blank it

- Shaded 3D Vue 


10.0.1:

Grinding:
- Blank computation for all blank forms

- Blank computation optimized, wheel angle and position is regarded


9.9.5:

Grinding:
- Wheel radius regard on blank computation


9.9.4:

Grinding:
- Wheel on cursor button in toolbar


9.9.3:

Grinding:
- Z-angle and wheel on cursor
   Z-angle manipulation with "shift" mousewheel if wheel on cursor
   is enabled


9.9.2:

Grinding:
- C-axes manipulation with "cntrl" mousewheel for new grinding operation


9.9.1:

General:
- Windows 7 Release

Grinding:
- Optimized Distortion


9.7.2:

Grinding:
- Duplicate grinding operation in tree veiw


9.6.2:

General:
- Print preview

Print Preview button in toolbar


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