Inventor HSM Development Versions
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The following lists recent development versions along with the changes available in each version.
New in this version
Added the ability to round sharp corners in a parting toolpath, specifically when edge break with a chamfer is enabled. #10109
Added the ability to override the Safe Z from the setup dialog in each turning operation and specify an approach and retract point #10199
Added the ability to set the Safe Z in the setup dialog with reference to the WCS origin, stock front or stock back #8661
Added turret column to tool library #10554
Removed unused 'fineStepdown' parameter from 3d Contour & 3d Pocket operations #10291
Improved radius compensation for 2D Profile operations in various examples #9736
Updated simulation to avoid some annoying false reports of collisions for multi-axis toolpath.
Fixed potentially wrong initial tool axis for multi-axis toolpath for stock simulation.
Fixed an issue where expressions did not persist in the Chuck Offset field in a turning / mill turn setup dialog #10694
Fixed an issue where a Turning Part operation was not generating the correct toolpath when edge break was turned on and a round grooving tool was used #10672
Fixed the issue where an inside threading operation in turning was allowed to end at the final toolpath Z position (unsafe) instead of at the safe Z position #10386
Fixed a bug with a particular single groove case where an ID groove was not cutting upto the outer radius #10423
Fixed a particular case of single groove where the ID groove was starting and ending at the Z axis instead of the clearance plane #10422
Fixed an issue with turning Profile operations where if the "Use Fixed Lead Direction" parameter was turned off, the leads created were not at an angle with respect to the direction of the toolpath #10284
Fixed issue where for single groove and part toolpaths, if the final peck ended exactly at the total depth of cut, an additional superfluous peck was created. #10094
Added a new option "Selected Position(s)" for single groove operation radii parameters to allow the user to either cut to the X position of the selected position or the inner radius for outside grooving and outer radius for inside grooving. #9920
Fixed the issue where an inside single groove was starting and ending at the center line instead of honoring the retract and clearance cylinders #10068
Fixed the issue for Turning: Profile finishing passes where leads were not generated at an angle with respect to the toolpath direction when "Use Fixed Lead Direction" was turned off #9944
Fixed the issue where for a grooving operation, when "allow rapid retract" was enabled with pecking, each peck was not rapiding during the retract move after each peck. #10235
Changes to toolpath generation
Improved linking for Adaptive Clearing to avoid retracts. #9744
Improved linking for Adaptive Clearing when using slot opening. #9702
Fixed issue where Adaptive Clearing would not complete. #10362
Fixed potential generation failure for turning. #10072
Fixed generation failure for Slot. #10048
Fixed potential failure of Adaptive Clearing on Windows when installation path contained characters not in the active codepage. #9968
Fixed wrong toolpath for Turning Profile. #9941
Fixed issue where shaft/holder would not pull away when using Shaft and Holder for Adaptive Clearing. #9938
Changes to post processor
Added Section.getFinalSpindleSpeed() and Section.getFinalSpindleOn() API to get the final spindle speed state for a section.
Added Section.getLastCycle() API to get the last cycle.
Added Section.doesEndWithCycle() and Section.doesEndWithCycleIgnoringPositioning() API.
Section.doesStartWithCycleIgnoringPositioning() API now ignores dwell also.
Show required range for out of range errors for properties when post processing.
Show range in property tool tip for all number types when post processing.
Fixed missing use of retract feedrate for expanded break-through drilling cycle.
Fixed issue where rapid down move to safe position was missing when expanding deep drilling and chip-breaking cycles.
Do not do linearization around singularity during a multi-axis rewind operation for post processor.
Fixed issue where rotary axis was not output at a rapid move for multi-axis toolpath.
Fixed wrong stop-spindle state for cycles.
Fixed undesired spindle reverse at final point for tapping cycle.
Fixed issue with warnings when expanding cycle.
Fixed support for spindle speed when expanding cycle.
New in this version
Fixed the issue that it cannot post process with non-default post processors. #9644
New in this version
Added Inventor HSM API. #9319
Fixed the issue that CAM Browser nodes do not display all information. #9526
Fixed the issue that toolpath shown in Simulation is different than preview if using In Control compensation. #9456
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
New in this version
Fixed the issue that secondary spindle operations plane selection is showing cylinders instead of planes. #9477
Fixed the issue that speed and feed values set to 0 when create new operation using milling tool via Drill operation. #9367
Fixed potential generation failure for Adaptive Clearing. #9361
Fixed potential generation failure for Adaptive Clearing. #9483
Fixed the issue where stock would not be machined for 2D Adaptive Clearing. #9351
New in this version
Improved rest machining quality for Turning Profile/Grooving. #8385
Fixed wrong multi-axis handling for feed optimization. #9509
Fixed crash when switch to model browser after activating assembly sub-component. #9470
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
New in this version
Fixed issue that disabled the direction arrow after clearing geometry input in Flow and Swarf. #9397
Fixed crash in "Flow" when switching Flow direction. #9368
Fixed unsupported stroke scaling for Internet Explorer / Edge browsers. #9352
Fixed crash due to invalid plane/origin for protected operation. #9317
Fixed regression where Mouse clicking no longer worked after renaming a browser node. #9282
Post Processing: Fixed issue where getGlobalParameter() always returns the value in MM. #9347
New in this version
Fixed constant surface speed setting (turning) modified when specify "No" on "update speeds and feeds" dialog when change tool #9100
Fixed the issue where undo multiple CAM operations doesn't refresh browser nodes. #8868
Ensured the correct value is suggested for turning insert thickness when insert code is typed into tool editor dialog. #6541
Fixed the regression - getting 0 Leed-in feedrate warning for Probing operation. #9266
New in this version
Added "Only Same Hole Depth" and "Only Same Z Top Height" to Drill when using "Select Same Diameter". #8030
Added "Keep Original" option to Duplication and Component pattern. #8073
Changed default rounding for relative size cylindrical stock to 0. #7739
Set the focus of the Compare and Edit dialog to be the text filter on launch. #7908
Avoid license dialog when upgrading from previous version. #8090
Fixed crash trying to show preview on certain models. #8072
Fixed issue in 2D Chamfer where no vertical lead out radius was produced when "Same as lead in" is checked. #8041
Activate selection control when choosing "Selection" on heights tab. #3614
Hide Stock to Leave parameter for Turning Chamfer #1465
New in this version
Stop prompting for serial number after installing new build. #7186
Changes to toolpath generation
Changed turning to return error when multiple disjoint contours are provided. #6156
Added support for merging multiple contours when they are touching for turning. #6156
Improved support for predrilling for 2D Contour to support cases where tool size is very close to the pocket being machining. #7675
Improved retract linking for Turning Profile. #7498
Improved toolpath quality near rotary axis for Turning Profile. #7545
Changed movement to using predrilling feed for Adaptive Clearing when using the predrill feature. #7743
Fixed issue when Adaptive Clearing would get stuck during calculation. #7327
Fixed potential failure for Turning Grooving. #7844
Fixed potential failure for Adaptive Clearing. #6587
Fixed issue with leads not remaining in fixed orientation when cutting at an angle for Turning Profile. #7782
Fixed retract exceeding clearance for Turning Profile. #7837
Fixed potential failure during staydown for Adaptive Clearing. #7825
Fixed potential failure for Adaptive Clearing. #7294
New in this version
Improved turning toolpath preview for ID operations. Toolpath is now shown through the model, and the stock area preview is shown without edges. #6423
Added parametric confinement for turning, and removed the old confinement. #2894
Added retract height to Profiling and Grooving. #7290
Added retract height to turning Face, Part, Single Groove and Chamfer. #7291
Added support for embedding pictures in Setup Sheet.
Added relevant turning tool information in Setup Sheet.
Added support for turning tool preview in Setup Sheet. #2501
Added retract height for turning threading. Removed inner and outer radius as they did not affect the generated toolpaths. #4042
IdeaStation: Support ability for user to choose which license level (Premium/Ultimate) to use. #7412
Added dwell option for the Single Groove opration #7451
Allow user to disable toolpath generation on creation/change of an operation. This option can be changed in Inventor HSM options. #6422
IdeaStation: Use program name/comment from setup if only operation(s) selected. #7138
Fixed wrong stock simulation issue when milling comes after a Turning Thread operation. #7582
Simple ordering functionality for Parallel operation is now obeying the setting. #7593
Ensure that vertical moves for 2D Contour are generated with Plunge feed. #7512
Prevent unnecessary invalidation of operations using rest machining from tool (instead of operations) when re-ordering operations. #7458
Fix misspelling in Preserve Order tooltip. #7517
Prevent overwriting of all tool parameters just by re-selecting the same tool (with no changes). #7450
The Leads on all Finishing Passes parameter in 2D Contour / 2D Pocket is now being obeyed. #1366
Fixed wrong start position for bore milling cycle when using conventional milling direction. #7496
Avoid text truncation on Product Information button. #7026
When copying a pattern containing a drill operation from one document to another, Fusion would crash when attempting to fix the missing selections in the pasted pattern/operations. #7506
Custom value specified as size of a turning insert is now being persisted #7443
Calculating proper compensation point when selecting 'Tip tangent' for inserts without holder. #6742
Fix scenario in Inventor 2018 where CAM-specific marking menu would not be shown in simulate command if CAM browser is not active. #7383
New in this version
Added new error validation for turning tools: Overall Length must be greater than Head Length. #3488
Fixed performance issue on parts with many operations using Rest Machining. #7282
Fixed issue where "Live tool" setting was not saved correctly. #7309
Fixed issue where selecting a solid for "From Solid" would not always be possible. #6780
New in this version
Added support for both sides ordering for Face to reduce machining time when doing multiple stepdowns. #4469
Add support for entry position for 2D Chamfer. #5208
Fix side arrow is shown in wrong place for Swarf and machine other side. #5452
Fixed wrong probe work offset when using multiple work offsets feature in Setup. #5754
Fixed precision issue with parts where the WCS or Tool View origin are far from the model origin. #5088
New in this version
Stock transfer strategies Secondary Spindle Chuck and Secondary Spindle Return added. Also remove menu entry for the old strategy Stock Transfer. #5504
Added "Wrap Toolpath" option to 2D Contour, 2D Pocket, 2D Adaptive for creating 4-axis substituted operations.
Using a Spot drill for drilling exposes linear feedrates. #5413
Allow open contour selections for Slot again. #5503
Improved behavior when specifying inconsistent tool dimensions (e.g. corner radius equal or more than half the diameter). #5493
Fixed issue where vertical lead-out radius remained unchanged. #5365
Fixed wrap from sketches so it supports arbitrary sketch planes. #5260
Fix model override with a non closed curve, when doing ID turning. #4903
Fixed wrong stock simulation issue for Standard mode when turning off shaft/holder during stock simulation.
Fixed toolpath generation for turning operations when using a tool without holder. #5258
Better error message when selecting cyclic geometry for Wrap Toolpath. #5259
Fixed issue where the turning origin could be off-center if the model was not symmetric and Model Front or Model Back were chosen. #5258
Take confinement settings into account when using model override in turning. #4900
New in this version
Probing: Added support for probing corners. #4306
Added support for "Order by Area" to 2D Adaptive.
Added "Minimum Stay-Down Clearance" parameter to 2D and 3D Adaptive.
Add shortcut key support on the CAM ribbon. #4539
Re-enabled "Chamfer" option in Trace strategy. #3136
Turning: No longer show model profile outline since it can cover parts of the toolpath.
Changed default for "Keep Tool Down" to Off for 2D Contour. #3619
Probing: Fix support for probing a rectangular pocket by selecting bottom face. #4471
Probing: Improved handling of invalid geometry selections. #5035
Probing: Fixed incorrect probing position for this example. #4978
Probing: Improved handling of changing WCS. #4845
Probing: Fixed issue when regenerating #4157
Change label from Coolant to Through Tool Coolant in cutter definition dialog. Removes redundancy from two coolant selections, and makes it clear what the options here actually mean. #4678
Fixed potential hang during load of part file for certain newer PCs. #4702
Modified ordering of tool info to list Description ahead of Vendor and Product ID. #4681
Fix case when default folder removal from browser tree doesn't assign another default folder. #4636
Fixed the default value of the thread pitch for turning threading. The default value is now the pitch set for the tool. #4576
Fixed visualization issue for radial heights with value equal to 0 (or less) by not rendering the parts that are invalid. #4593
Fix Adaptive with rest not being marked as dirty when operations before it are changed. #4568
Fixed potentially false collision for turning threading retracts in Simulate. #4559
Fixed issue where Max RPM for turning tools was reset to 0 after making changes via the tool library. #3091
Fixed regression where Adaptive could sometimes clip edges at rapid and rapid plunge into stock. #4477
Fixed hang issue when entering zero as pecking depth in Turning Single Groove. #4150
New in this version
Fixed issue where drilling from faces in assemblies was not working. #4487
Fixed support for maximum spindle speed for turning. #4494
Fixed issue where Simulate would report collisions for non-engagement moves for Adaptive Clearing toolpath. #4489
Fix toolpath doesn't get dirty on model change in an assembly. #4212
Fix entering surface speed looks like its being converted to meters from inch input. #4041
Changes to post processor
Added plane/orientation of toolpath for XML post.
New in this version
Added option to open the Online Post Library from the post dialog menu.
Added short description, vendor, and long description for the post selection tool tip. The long description is now also shown for the properties.
Added Turkish translation.
Prevent out of memory issue when using Simulate by hard limiting toolpath expanded for drilling cycles. Simulate will fail rather than using up all memory. #4408
Renamed "Morphing" to "Morph" and "Projection" to "Project" for consistency with other strategies.
On model change, operation generation should be aborted. #3225
Fix for Simulating or posting when selecting root / document node causes pattern source to be repeated #4437
Fixed issue where Scallop could fail to generate when using a tapered tool. #4381
Fix operations that did not get aborted when changing the Setup. #3225
Fixed potential crash when simulating milling toolpath in Stock Simulation. #4386
Ramp height in 2D Adaptive incorrectly calculated when 'stock to leave' is used. #1681
Fixed "keep original" parameter in nested patterns. #4242
Fixed missing highlighting when high feed or no-engagement moves cause collisions in Simulate. #4362
Fixed deleting a pattern object leaves visual tool path. #4095
Fixed wrong stock simulation issue when using dual spindle turning. #3620
Fixed potential crash when using Spun Profile for mill/turn parts.
Fix crash in Inventor when select pattern with suppress operations. #4195
Fixed problem with the single groove operation that did not work for ID. #4151
Changes to toolpath generation
Improved progress support for Adaptive Clearing. #3215
Improved stay down linking for Contour.
Fixed wrong toolpath issue for Slot. #1505
Fixed potential gouge when ramping for Contour. #3523
Fixed potential linking gouge when using tapered tool. #3522
Fixed gouge on the rotary axis for ID profile turning. #3803
Fixed a rare gouge when using smooth transition linking. #3944
Fixed potential shaft or holder collision for Contour. #3893
Fixed potential generation failure for Adaptive Clearing. #3450
Fixed an issue where linking moves for 3D strategies in very rare cases could gouge the part with less than 2 times the tolerance. #4074
Fixed potential generation failure when doing undercut milling for Contour. #4189
Fixed wrong retract motion issue for Turning when moving to home position. #4127
Fixed wrong toolpath issue when minimum cutting radius for 2D Contour for 180 degree arcs. #4191
Fixed wrong retract motion for Adaptive Clearing. #4253
Fixed wrong linking issue for 2D Chamfer. #3671
Fixed an issue where in very rare cases a wrong arc could be output for toolpath generation. #4002
Changes to post processor
Added support for multi-axis simultaneous toolpath for generic Heidenhain 407 post.
Improved coolant handling for generic Haas milling posts.
Added support for dust collector for generic CNC Router Parts post.
Fixed repositionToCycleClearance() which could reposition to undesired position. This would in general happen more likely for inch mode rather than for metric mode. #4213
Fixed failure for generic Multicam HPGL post.
Added C9 macro call at tool change for generic Shopbot posts.
Fixed multi-axis support for generic Shopbot posts.
Fixed order of M3/M4 and S-word for the generic TinyG post.
New in this version
Added sample tools for probing.
Added option to choose standard or Pro during installation.
For Morphing automatically align newly selected contours.
Various minor fixes to probing.
Fixed potential crash when moving or deleting items.
New in this version
Added 3D Morph strategy.
Added WCS Probe strategy.
Added support for optional toolpath for Haas UMC-750 post.
Notes can now be saved and retrived as part of operation template. #3509
Support Inventor 2017. #3437
Added alternate flanking feature for turning threading. This feature will give more even utilization of both sides of the thread insert for longer tool life.
Updated UI translations.
Expand "Ramp" group by default. #3644
Turning: Show model profile outline.
The "Minimum cutting radius" parameter box is now located higher up in the the Command Page. #3326
The Tool Library now preserves the expansion state for folders. #3305
Fixed occasional crash during chaining. #3664
Fix toolpath preview after release the Pattern browser node. #3656
Fixed wrong Chamfer Mill Tool profile. #3490
Fixed issue with "Select same diameter" for conical holes on opposite sides of the model. #3449
Fix pattern previewing only first operation in the folder. Also fix nested pattern previewing. #1812
Fixed potential error when editing an operation with sketch selection. #3387
Fixed potential wrong validation error for derived operations. #2264
Fixed issue where an operation could be edited even when it was marked as 'protected'. #2698
Mills with Taper Angle can now be used with the "To Chamfer Width" and "To Chamfer Diameter" height modes in Drilling. #3320
Fixed issue with the High Feed Mapping dropdown list not updating in the Post Processing dialog. #3172
Changes to toolpath generation
Improved toolpath generation time for leads in Adaptive Clearing. This improvement can reduce the generation significantly when the toolpath has a lot of lead moves. #3538
Fixed generation failure for Adaptive Clearing. #3325
Fixed wrong toolpath issue for turning Grooving. #2586
Fixed potential hang issue for Adaptive Clearing. #3367
Changed the behavior of the retract to home position to keep the tool away from the rotary axis when doing ID turning. #2393
Fixed generating failure for Adaptive Clearing. #3445
Fixed lead issue for Adaptive Clearing. #3501
Fixed very tiny gouges that could happened for Spiral. #3512
Fixed potential toolpath generation failure. #3560
Fixed long retract along Z-axis for turning when moving to home position. #3391
Fixed too long retract to the home position for turning ID grooving. #3335
Changes to post processor
Added program name in title for Epilog Laser post.
Added forceIJK property for force output of IJK for G2/G3 when not using R word for generic Fanuc post.
Added option to turn off G28 for generic Denford post.
Updated generic Haas UMC-750 post to do fast C-axis unwind.
Changed description for Tormach milling post to include PathPilot.
Fixed incremental pecking depth for Heidenhain turning.
Fixed machine retracts for generic Okuma post.
Fixed circular output and scaling for generic ISEL post.
Fixed flipped orientation of SVG post.
Fixed flipped orientation of SVG output for Epilog Laser post.
Fixed incremental pecking depth for FANUC turning.