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Axel32 Version 5.77.16 Current Release Notes (since main release 5.77.1)

21 March 2006

Introduction

This document provides list of features, enhancements, bug fixes since version 5.74.1 was released.

Features

Description

AXEL: Introduce of Part Mirror option for creating mirrored part fetaures and
cnc programs.

 

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Enhancements

Date Version Type Description
1.06.06 5.78.5   Introduction release of CNC blending moves (DEVA and UCC1 interface)
23.05.06 5.78.2   Temperature compensation for machine axes and part
Machine coordinates are modified with the temperature error :
Calculations:
ex = x * (kp * dTp - kx * dTx)
ey = y * (kp * dTp - ky * dTy)
ez = z * (kp * dTp - kz * dTz)
kp - material coefficient of the part
dTp - temperature difference of the part
kx - material coefficient for the machine x axis
dTx - temperature difference of the x axis
The three machine axes coefficients are not editable by user, they
should be set once in the axel.ini file :
[Temperature]
Machine_X_Coef=0
Machine_Y_Coef=0
Machine_Z_Coef=0
      Possibility to set machine datum to given coordinates.
Axel will set the values in machine position where the zero was found, or axis reset manually. This will work for interfaces with the cnt_SetCounterVal function implemented.
23.04.06 5.77.18   Multipoits aligment defined on geometric features mod:
- change fetaures nominals and recalculate bestfit. previously the nominals
were not updated automatically in the best fit calculation
- remeasure best fit Element, after finish all features related to element
will be moved to the new transformation
      Translation fetaure - second data
If the second component feature is circle or slot, and it is the same feature as the first one (the feature has been selected twice), then the second fetaure is a direction plane. This allows to translate a circle or slot paralel to itself.
      Translation fetaure - slot translation added
      Qucker opening multiple feature tolerances dialog (red pencil button)
23.04.06 5.77.18  

Feature window - layer field right mouse button menu for quick layer change

Correction in EdgePoint calculation accuracy.

13.04.06 5.77.18   Deleting large CAD is now quicker (ie. when closing part). (if 3d view was in use)
11.04.06 5.77.18   Single feature tolerances dialog.
New option [Meas <-- Nom] - modifies feature data points so its results
become equal to nominals.
Note:
- this option acutally moves data points of the feature
- applies only to probe points (not for constructions)
- uses only positional nominal data, doesn't change size or direction
5.04.06 5.77.16   Option to lock view in RB property of the MW views tab. This locks view change and moving results boxes.
      3d view probe and machine visibility can be switched separately. Probe is auto-hided in view where tip is not visible
21.03.06 5.77.16 CNC Dry run - the first move is now not simulated, so the probe goes straight to the move position.
21.03.06 5.77.16 CNC Selecting a command in the cnc editor with the mouse, program now also selects corresponding feature it this is an Execute cmd.
21.02.06 5.77.13   Layers dialog now shows number of elemens assigned to each layer.
1.02.06 5.77.11 Surface Import Surface Points option now allow to read iges file. Only entities of iges type Point (116) are converted into surface point features.
24.01.06 5.77.9   Password protection for opening feature data property (ref.23/01/06)
9.01.06 5.77.9 Pipe Pipe slot brackets
Bracket types has been extentd by round and rect slots.
Can be selected globaly in the 'Parameters' page or individually
in the 'Brackets' table in the tast column (its a 3-state switch working
with dblclick or spacebar)
By defult results enabled for slots are centre xyz and width.
Generated slot has length equal to with (its a 'dia' value)

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Bug Fixes

Date Version Type Description
13.04.06 5.77.18 CNC Application error when selecting a cnc command in the cnc editor, while
3d view not visible. Might occur in program released between 31.03.06 - 12.04.06
28.03.06 5.77.16 Corrections in Axel standard templates for Excel. Fixed excel export to template created from once generated report, containing tables and features.
22.03.06 5.77.16 Pipe Pipe Nominal table-
when switching between axy and ybc and there is a question about recalculate and answer was NO, program kept info as the nominals was modified and in consequence when closing wit OK, the pipe nominals were updated..
5.77.16 Program releases btween 17.03.06 and 22.03.06 could not show Set fetaure drawing in MW view (ie. pipe bends)
16.03.06 5.75.15 CNC CNC hidden run mode (when starting from a defined point of the program or
executng run for a single feature), now does not change probes, until it
gest to the starting point (it was visible on the screen).
16.03.06 5.75.15   CNC programs modified:
PLA_RND3
ARC_TPI3
Calculation of the last move (out of the plane and circle) corrected. The wrong move might appear if the plane dir was more than 60deg from +Z.
16.03.06 5.75.15 Plane translation feature drawing in 3d view corrected. Translated plane wasn't drawn in 3D view.
31.01.06 5.77.10 Surface O3D view - Grid - CoordSystem option corrected. "Working system" option causes the 3dview ref system (displayed in the bottom left corner) to change in sync with the part working system (shown in the status bar).
This coordinates effects the grid display and the View-XY (YZ,ZX)
commands. The 2d command diaplys a plane of the selected coordinates.

This option is saved with DesktopSave - this will be restored for the new part,
and independently saved with a part file.

Note:
this has no connection with the CAD coordinate system, which is a reference
of the CAD 3d model read from the cad file.

26.01.06 5.77.10

Surface

Error in Import Surface Points
A line with coordinates in the file was not accepted if tere was less
than 4 numbers.

Now a point is created if there is at least 2 numbers in
the line (xy).

Generally, the line should have 3 or 6 numbers: xyzijk.
The numbers can be separated by any non-number characters
('0'..'9', ' ', '.', '-', '+', 'E', 'e')
If the ijk direction vector is given, axel adds a correction point to the
created SP.
The points are referenced to the currnt working system (from the status line).

24.01.06 5.77.9   Pipe results
A case with wrong (+/-) singn of one of bend values.
(ref.23/01/06)
20.01.06 5.77.9   Rotation fetaure data property dialog corrected
16.01.06 5.77.8   Corection in display grid in 3d view (it wouldn't show always)
20.01.06 5.77.9   Rotation fetaure data property dialog corrected
       

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