5-Axis Nutated 'Head/Head' and 'Head/Table' configurations supported for multi-plane and 5-axis simultaneous machining.
New Rough Turn enhanced:
Align cuts to tool orientation option.
All rapids at High Feed rate option.
More Cut Direction settings.
Free floating stock ring prevention option.
Option to use In Process Stock, so cycle automatically updates to changing stock conditions.
New In Process Stock can be updated with effects of machining cuts.
Cycles and toolchanges kept more synchronised with ToolStore.
Spindle speed capping option.
Enhanced material selection. Option to adjust technology values.
Feed Type option for milling tools. Per minute/Per Rev selection in toolchange. Automatic re-calculation and checks on switching.
Parting Off operation enhanced with pecking strategy option.
Rationalise by Tool available in Mill/Turn.
Back Boring supported with new tool types, Hole cycle settings and so on.
Helical strategy for Hole cycle, allowing holes to be bored of larger diameter than the tool.
Enhanced Rest Finishing cycle with support for more tool types, quick selection of previous tool, and so on.
Cut Direction options renamed to be more intuitive.
5 Axis cycle rotary retracts displayed
Avoid tool roll-round option for roughed open pockets.
Probing enhanced with more Code Wizard support and Probe Corner and Probe 4th Axis cycles.
Suppress NC output from specific instructions option.
Chuck setup enhancements allowing you to select alternative chucks and quickly set jaw grip diameter.
New Groove turn features.
Bore feature enhanced with 'depth to bottom of hole' property and fixes.
Non-machinable feature indication showing which features the machine cannot align itself to.
Longer feature names permitted.
Recycle bin for features.
Features selectively hideable.
Hole feature edits preserved on reload (keeping thread property changes for example).
American pipe thread support.
Variable machining conditions across turn profiles. Varying feedrate calculated from Surface Finish on different elements of the profile, for example.
Turn Align option on inserting solid bodies.
Solid body stock turn envelope option.
Colour coding shows face suitability for turning
Hidden Line solids rendering option.
STEP File face colours imported.
From CAD CPLs associative and sensitive to changes in CAD package.
Feature machining with strategies enhanced with suggested machining order option and automatic options on sequence creation.
Strategy Job.Environment attribute (= mill or turn).
Strategy Manager Maths functions: round, ceil and so on.
Strategy conditional assignment enhanced with wider range of condition options.
Strategy Manager tool attributes always potentially set, even for non-ToolStore toolchanges.
Strategy Manager turn solid stock corner extent attributes.
Strategy Manager support for variable turn conditions, implemented by 'Elements' array.
Strategy Manager - blank Turret Position indicated by '1000' being set.
ToolStore response speed improved.
Lathe Setup available on all turning licences.
Separate Move Datum to Back Face option for sub-spindle.
Sub-spindle transfer streamlined - digitise sub-spindle geometry prompt dropped.
New Finish Turn cycle name change to Finish Turn cycle.
Alternate Solution option removed when not supported by machine.
More retract options in Index operation.
Hole Cycle - Depth Type selectively available. Not available with a flat bottomed tool selected, for example.
Disable automatic feedback display option (prevents PCI interference for example).
Preferences Dialog rearranged.
Read-only part warning option.
Custom tooltip font option.
Square brackets usable in file names.
New zoom method without using the mouse wheel.
Configuration switch possible within a PCI.