Release Notes for NCG CAM V19 - Date: 22 May 2023
New features include:Trim Surfaces to a Boundary, a new option to specify a final Profile Pass within the Adaptive Clearance Dialog, User Editable Toolsheets, Surfaces can be used to create a Swept Stock Model, Default Macro Folder added and the use of Transparency has been added during Cutter Simulation. Significant Improvements have been made to Rest Waterline Passes, Radial and Spiral Passes, Rest Finishing Linking, Shallow Area Boundaries and Cutter Contact Boundaries. The Drilling functionality has also been enhanced further by supporting Slocombe Style Drilling Centre Drills, a new option to define shank profiles on drills, detect holes by colour, Min and Max Angle added to Detect Holes, as well as improvements to dialogues and the Operation Tree display. Geometry Improvements such as Significant Import Speed Increases, 3D Trimming for IGES Files and Changing the Colour of Triangulated Surfaces are included. Multiple Significant Improvements have been made to the Graphics, Enhancements to the 3D Tool Guide and a few other General changes. Additional developments will follow in NCG CAM v19 point releases to enhance the Pencil Passes, which will improve the Theoretical Rest Boundaries, Cutter Contact Boundaries and Rest Corner Finishing. Rest Area Clearance Linking will also follow in a v19 point release.


This early point release is to fix a couple of issues found in v19.0.02, if you have installed v19.0.02, you should install v19.0.03 as soon as possible.

Important
One of the new v19.0 features required a change to the tool database structure, if you use a saved tool database in v19.0 you will not then be able to use it again in v18.0. We would strongly suggest you make a backup copy of your tool database(s) before proceeding with v19.0. Also due to the multiple changes to the database it is not possible to load v19.0 dca's into any previous versions of NCG CAM.

7928 : Post Processor: A problem has been fixed where feedrates posted when using the Feedrate optimisation option, feedrates would revert to their default values prematurely.
8974 : Cutter Simulation: It was possible for the Cutter Simulation to crash with a Five-Axis toolpath where the start and end tool axis vectors for a move swap over completely on a rapid move, this problem has now been fixed.
8995 : Turning: There was a problem generating a turning roughing pass under some circumstances arc segments were not processed correctly, this has now been fixed.
9000 : User Interface: The context menus have been improved when selecting a chuck in Turning mode.
9001 : User Interface: Fixed a problem with deleted plans not being added to the recycle folder after being restored from the recycle folder.
9003 : Turning: Added warning messages to inform the user when the generation of input curves fails.
9007 : User Interface: The validation error messages for the turning holder have been improved.
9012 : Turning: There were examples where passes were not being created when some surfaces to be machined were very short, this has now been fixed.
9017 : Analyse: Not all stock model plans worked with the Analyse option from the Geometry ribbon, this has now been fixed.
9019 : User Interface: Fixed a crash that could occur after deleting selected boundaries, drilling data, or inspection vectors
9027 : Turning: The holder clearance was not being respected correctly when creating Roughing and Profile passes, this has now been fixed.
9031 : Toolsheets: Fixed a problem with images not being shown when printing via Internet Explorer
9023 : Updated the Chinese Traditional, Czech, Polish, Portuguese, Italian and Turkish translations and the Portuguese 5-axis translation. Includes corrects to the Chinese Traditional, Polish, and Portuguese translations and the dialog titles and layouts in translated versions.







NCG CAMis stand-alone CAM system offering an easy to use HSM CAM solution that integrates with existing CAD and CAM systems. NCG CAM boasts many innovative features. It is suitable for all types of forms, creating an optimised, smooth cutter motion ideal for 3D HSM, which will help to extend tool life, minimise wear on the machine tool and producing parts with an excellent surface finish. NCG CAM has a very user-friendly interface, with a typical learning curve of just 1 day is required to machine a live job. It is perfect for the high-speed machining of moulds, dies, prototypes and precision surface machining.

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Established in Cambridge, UK,NCG CAM Solutions Ltd.provides CAM software solutions, offering all the tools needed to manufacture prototypes, models, moulds, dies, patterns and finished products. Our specialist area is 3D HSM CAM with our product NCG CAM.

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