Autodesk® HSMWorks™ 2019

Release Notes

Build R1.42984 / 16 April 2018 Autodesk, Inc.

This document covers all three HSMWorks products:

HSMXpress
HSMWorks Premium (formerly HSMWorks Professional)
HSMWorks Ultimate (formerly HSMWorks Premium)

What’s New
System Requirements
Installation

WHAT’S NEW

This release contains a number of important fixes and improvements, as identified below.

New Features

Added Both-Ways Adaptive Clearing (#6890)
Added support for 2D Adaptive Clearing (#7768)
Added Tool Orientation to Probing (#9410)
Added support for tapered walls in 2D Adaptive (#9201)
Added API method to get objects in a job (#9320)
Added API method to identify whether an object is a pattern (#9321)
Added support for setting stock for HSMWorks API (#8723)

Changes

Fixed compensation in control/wear for turning ID machining. (#7495)
Fixed issue where duplicating an operation within a job causes operation to be unnecessarily marked dirty. (#9462)
Fixed wrong multi-axis handling for feed optimization. (#9509)
Changed guided deep drilling to use retract feedrate (#9310)
Fixed issue where tool is not always taken to limit when rewind is required (#9559)
Fixed out of memory error when using nested patterns with the Excel Setup Sheet (#3115)
Fixed issue where rest machining does not calculate when preceded by a manual NC operation in turning operations (#9499)

Toolpath

Fixed bad ordering issue when using both ways for Adaptive Clearing. (#9580)
Fixed fragmentation of circular cutting passes and missing potential missing cut passes for turning when using rest machining. (#9529)
Fixed wrong toolpath issue when using negative radial stock to leave for turning. (#9667)
Fixed issue where the same cutting pass could be repeated when using rest machining for turning. (#9537)
Improved rest machining quality for Turning Profile/Grooving. (#8385)
Fixed potential issue where Turning Profile could ignore an area of the given part. (#9574)
Fixed wrong ordering issue for 2D Contour. (#9415)
Fixed wrong toolpath issue for Turning Grooving. (#9489)
Fixed potential generation failure for Adaptive Clearing. (#9361)
Fixed potential generation failure for Adaptive Clearing. (#9483)
Fixed issue where lead would hit stock for Turning Grooving. (#9394)
Fixed issue where cutting feedrate would be used instead of lead/in/out feedrate for certain linking moves for Adaptive Clearing. (#8845)
Fixed missing compensation in control when using back trimming of cutting passes for 2D Contour. (#9391)
Fixed preserve order when using roughing passes for 2D Contour/Pocket. (#9290)
Fixed potential lead-out issue when using back cutting (Sandvik PrimeTurning) for Turning Profile. (#9073)
Fixed issue where Adaptive Clearing was not using plunge feedrate. (#8708)
Improved lead-in for finishing passes by extending beyond the safe distance for 2D Contour. This will avoid skipped passes in additional cases. (#9260)
Improved linking for Adaptive Clearing to avoid stay further away from stock when moving down outside of stock. (#9066)
Fixed issue where the minimum cutting radius setting affected 2D Contour toolpaths when it shouldn't (#8598)

Post library

Added support for subprograms for Robodrill post.
Added post for Messer plasma.
Updated retract and coolant handling for DATRON MCR posts.
Added support for left-handed tapping and a self-reversing tapping head for Tormach PathPilot post.
Improved tailstock handling for Okuma LB3000 post.
Patterned operations can now be output using XYZ mode for HAAS mill-turn posts.
Fixed various issues for different machine types for Techno CNC Router post.
Fixed incremental Z output for Biesse CIX post.
Fixed retract handling for Bridgeport DX-32 post.
Fixed handling of machine orientation when using subprograms for posts.
Fixed retract handling for DATRON posts.
Fixed tailstock support for mill-turn posts.
Fixed tailstock support for Okuma LB3000 mill-turn posts.
Fixed tailstock support for HAAS mill-turn posts.
Updated G187 for HAAS posts.
Updated tool call handling for Grbl post.
General improvements for DATRON next post.
Improved retract and coolant handling for Siemens 802D post.
Improved retract and coolant handling for posts.
Updated work plane handling for posts.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Autodesk HSMWorks 2019 supports Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, and Windows 10 64-bit.
HSMWorks 2019 is compatible with the 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 versions of SOLIDWORKS.

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INSTALLATION

New installation

SOLIDWORKS must be installed prior to installing HSMWorks
Before you install HSMWorks 2019, please make sure to run Windows Update, install all Windows Updates that are pending on your machine, and reboot:
- For Windows 10: Windows Update is available in the Update and Security section of Windows Settings, which is available from the Windows menu.
- Windows 8 and Windows 8.1: Windows Update is located in the Control Panel, which is accessible on the desktop Charms Bar, Settings menu.
- Windows 7: Windows Update is located in the Control Panel, which is accessible from the Start menu.
It is sometimes necessary to perform a Windows Update multiple times to completely update your operating system.
Verify that enough disk space is available on your machine to install HSMWorks 2019 (approx. 2 GB).
Before installing HSMWorks 2019, please uninstall all prior Autodesk beta products.
Download HSMWorks 2019 from the Autodesk Account Portal (preferred) or cam.autodesk.com.
Follow the instructions to download and launch the installer. Temporary extraction is to your temp folder. Operating system errors regarding very long path names can occur if the temporary location is nested too many levels deep.
If the installer does not launch, browse to the folder where the files were extracted, and double-click setup.exe.

Updating an existing installation

When a new update is available, an update notification will appear in the Autodesk Desktop App.
Please download and install the update package.

Before installing an update there is no need to uninstall a previous HSMWorks release; but if you prefer to do so, you can uninstall the relevant release in Programs and Features in Windows Control Panel by accessing “View installed updates”.

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FEEDBACK

We encourage you to provide your feedback to us and help make HSMWorks even better. If you encounter issues not covered in this document, please report them to Autodesk through your reseller or to the HSMWorks team directly at hsmworks@autodesk.com or on the CAM discussion forum.