Revisions - Improvements for GO2cam V6.12

V6.12.203

Improvements

29th of 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!

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 Cirle

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 circkle is diameter 15.06, so radius 7.503. The tool filter is set to 70.503 mm.

Milling

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.

Solid Design

Stop Faces

With the edges path mode, multiple selection is now possible.

V6.12.202

Improvements

26th of March, 2025

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.