Autodesk® HSMWorks™

Release Notes – 2018.1.1 Update

Build R2.42099 / 16 August 2017

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 in this version:

Fixed regression related to Axis Substitution not working after 2018.1 update. #8039
Fixed crash when enabling Tool Orientation issue when editing an operation. #7977
Fixed layout issue for 2D Chamfer which caused tolerance setting to be hidden. #7971

Changes to toolpath generation:

Added support for merging multiple contours when they are touching for turning. #6156
Changed movement to using predrilling feed for Adaptive Clearing when using the predrill feature. #7743
Fixed issue where 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
Changed turning to return error when multiple disjoint contours are provided. #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

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Autodesk HSMWorks 2018 supports Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, and Windows 10 64-bit.
HSMWorks 2018 is compatible with the 2015, 2016 and 2017 versions of SOLIDWORKS.

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INSTALLATION

New installation

SOLIDWORKS must be installed prior to installing HSMWorks
Before you install HSMWorks 2018, 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 2018 (approx. 2 GB).
Before installing HSMWorks 2018, please uninstall all prior Autodesk beta products.
Download HSMWorks 2018 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.