Revisions - Improvements for GO2cam V6.12

V6.12.208

Improvements

07 October 2025

Topic		Type	Subject	Explanation
	Turning Geometry		Local Stock Allowance	We improved the local stock allowance display: text size, position and highlight of currently selected segment.
	Milling Features		Settings	Features Recognition: in the Settings dialog, we added a new checkbox that enables to choose or not to apply standard models to holes. If checked and if no user model match with the recognized hole, then we do not apply standard model and the holes is not machined.
	Machining Generalities		Profiles	A machining profile based on hidden geometry was not visible while editing the operation! We changed this behaviour and the profile is now visible while editing machining, even if corresponding geometry is hidden.

V6.12.206

Improvements

29 July 2025

Topic		Type	Subject	Explanation
	Wireframe Design		Reading Points File	While reading a file of points file in Turning, you can now choose whether coordinates are expressed in XYZ or ZXY, so that the points can be created in the Revolution plane.
	Post-Processors		PP builder	In the table of parameters, we added a field at the bottom of dialog to visualize the ID of Pascal function for each parameter.

V6.12.205

Improvements

08 July 2025

Topic

Type

Subject

Explanation

Milling

Contouring

2 new parameters 'Linear Overlengths' in contouring.

They are applied at the start and at the end of profile. They can be combined with Start and End Overlengths, which extend or shorten the element in tangency.

Post-Processors

PP builder

New button in PP Builder to open G-codes file directly.

V6.12.204

Improvements

10 June 2025

Topic		Type	Subject	Explanation
	GO2cam for SolidWorks		User Interface	In SolidWorks customization, it is possible to modify icon size. It is now supported by the plugin.
	Mesh Design		Nesting	Nesting mesh models is now possible (STL format files)
	Workplanes		Machining in Developed Plane	Improvement in the New automatic method for Machining in Developed Plane, (implemented in 6.12.202). Now, when you are creating profiles and no diameter has been entered yet, with a single click on the reference cylinder, the profiles are created and the diameter entered.
	Wire EDM Geometry		Table of Threading Points	New Macro JavaScript that creates a table with Threading Points coordinates. Available for download on the Web Portal.
	MTE		Management of holders with multiple tools.	Some Multi-tasks machines can mount holders with multiple tools, and offer for instance 12 stations for 24 indexing positions! For GO2cam, each holder was only one tool! One indexing position and one number! From Version 6.12.204 we can manage this situation!
	MTE		Management of holders with multiple tools.
	MTE		Machining Tree	The techno function Machine command is now accessible in the Machining Tree, under the line Machining. Useful in Robot and Swiss Machining Projects.

V6.12.203

Improvements

29 April 2025

Topic		Type	Subject	Explanation
	Wire EDM Geometry		List of Threading Points	New Option in Part Analysis: Export Threading Points Export Threading Points enables to generate the list of threading points with their coordinates and diameter value. The file format is *.xml. Note: the part analysis also works on 2D Profiles!
	Wireframe Design		Menu	The menu ‘Specific EDM’ is now available in other modules. It is called ‘Mechanical Design’ and includes the following commands: Alpha Loop Omega Loop Gear creation Toothing Creation
	Wireframe & Solid Design		Chamfer Creation	New option Invert Chamfer When you draw a chamfer with 2 values distance/distance, you can now invert values on the 2 selected elements or solid corner. Also possible for distance/angle mode in wireframe only. For solids, read below!
	Solid Design		Chamfer Creation	Solid chamfer: in distance/angle mode, new ability to select a Reference face.
	Solid Design		Stop Faces	Multiple Selection in Stop Faces With the edges path mode, multiple selection is now possible.
	Solid Design		Simplification	Simplification in Popup menu now opens a dialogue where you can set the tolerance value. Right-click on a solid>Utilities>Simplification
	CAD Interfaces		Interfaces Versions	CAD Formats updates: ACIS 2025 Catia V5 2025 Solid Edge 2025 NX 2412
	CAD Interfaces		Solid Import	If a CAD file is imported as surfaces, we apply a treatment to transform the model automatically into solid. If the attempts fails, an error message is displayed.
	CAD Interfaces		Mesh Import	Explode Mesh We now have the ability to explode a mesh when it is composed of several separate components. This works the same way as with solids. If a mesh is separate, do a right-click and there you can find the "Explode" function, allowing you to decompose it into individual meshes.
	Machining Generalities		Machine Pack	Improvement in the new feature: Export Machine Pack The pack export is created in thread to be able to continue working in GO2cam. If the file creation is very slow, we open a window to view the progress of the creation. You can interrupt this process at any time. You can continue working in GO2cam, replay a new part, or move around the screen...without any problems. If you decide to exit GO2cam and to go to the homepage and if a process is still in progress, then a dialog box asks if you want to interrupt the creation of the file or if you want to continue.
	Machining Generalities		Machine File	New ability to rename the ‘Work Holding Device’ in the tree. You can call it as you wish according to your machine kinematics.
	Machining Generalities		Probing	Probing operations are now supported on mesh parts and stock.
	Machining Generalities		Customize List of Operations	2 new parameters are available in the ‘Customize List of Operations’ specific coolant pass feedrate
	Swiss Machining		X position	Program operations on X minus Depending on the tool orientation and the part size, axial milling on the C axis is only possible if the part is properly positioned relative to the tool. By default, machining is performed in X+, but it is now possible to work in X−. This is a truly unique feature for Swiss Machining.
	Milling Features		Inscribed Circle	New parameter of Inscribed Circle. in Opelists: the parameter is used to filter and select the tool for Features (in Feature: Tool Search) in milling with features and profiles: the tool finders will take into account the inscribed circle value; the filter is the maximum tool diameter divided by 2. For instance, the pocketting of a circle or cylinder will now define a filter of half the diameter! On the right, we see that the inscribed circle is diameter 15.06, so radius 7.503. The tool filter is set to 70.503 mm.
	Milling		Inscribed Circle
	MTE		Synchronizations	2 great improvements in the setting of synchronizations: in the Gantt, right-click on a cycle opens the popup with the new option to edit the cycle. This will open the strategy page and if you modify feedrates and speeds the Gantt will be automatically updated. clicking a cycle in the Gantt displays the toolpath and the tool in the part window.
	MTE		Machine Creation Module	2 improvements in the module for Creation of 3D Machines: Duplicate Geometry is now available, if you need to copy machine elements. Analysis of Kinematics is improved: you are now informed about 'suspicious' axis, which are slightly unaligned with machine matrix. Those axis were previously only highlighted in the edit machine and of course they still are. In Edit Machine you can modify them to fix the axis issue. This module is only available for Resellers.

V6.12.202

Improvements

26 March 2025

	Subject	Explanation
Workplanes	Machining in Developed Plane	New automatic method for Machining in Developed Plane. This new command is a wizard where you should: select edges to machine click the part diameter where to create the developed plane. Once done, the developed plane is automatically created, with the geometry projected in the plane and the toolpath! This command is available in Turning configuration, in the Standard and Manual menus, then Selection of Geometry.
Tooling	Broaching Tool	New process for the creation of a broaching tool: creation of 2 elements (insert and body) in the Clamping/Toolholders environment. The tool file is now created directly in the tools' library of the menu Broaching and disappeared from the environement ‘Tools Libraries/Forming Tools’
Turning	Broaching	New ability to program broaching operation offcenter. Previously, the tool had to be aligned with Z axis. Now, with the new computing method, you can program broaching offcenter.
Opelists / Strategies	Automatic Turning Opelists	New options to enable the complete machining of part on the Main Spindle For external and internal machining, we have now 3 modes of machining: up to the end of part. up to maximum diameter up to the shoulder.
Machining Generalities	Table of Origins	If an operation is programmed on a plane and has a special origin defined in the table of origins, and if a new operation is programmed on the same plane, we apply the same origin to this new cycle.
Opelists / Strategies	Opelists	We added 3 new functions to recover a measure according to X, Y or Z and assign it to a parameter in the Opelist
Simulation	Developed toolpath	When launching the step-by-step mode, the speed was automatically set to default value; now, if the cursor value is below the default, we keep it slow when running step-by-step. This new behaviour enables to simulate toolpath on developed plane such as wrapped groove on a turnmill lathe. Previsously, the simulation was always too fast!
Simulation	Display system of Axis	The system of axis displayed in the simulation is modified according to the machining plane of each cycles simulated.