Autodesk® HSMWorks™ 2020
Release Notes
Build 14.0.0.43575 / 16 April 2019 Autodesk, Inc.
CONTENTS
This document covers all three HSMWorks products:
- HSMXpress
- HSMWorks Premium
- HSMWorks Ultimate
What’s New
Fixes
System Requirements
Installation
WHAT’S NEW
This release contains a number of important fixes and improvements, as identified below.
What's New
General
- Fusion 360 subscribers may now run HSMWorks by authenticating with your Autodesk account. This requires downloading and installing HSMWorks from your Autodesk account. Look for this new version at the top level of 'Products and Services', rather than the versions that are listed as part of the collection or part of 'Autodesk HSM'. (CAM-12164)
- The HSMEditor has been updated to the latest version for the 2020 release. (CAM-12417)
- A warning is now issued if you edit a machine configuration that is being used in multiple setups, since the changes you make will affect all setups that reference the machine. (CAM-10281)
Post Processor
- New functions 'section.getModelOrigin' and 'section.getModelPlane' were added to provide access to the work coordinate system of the CAD model. (CAM-12614)
- A 'reset' parameter has been added to the createAxis function, which can reset the current rotary axis position to zero prior to scanning the section for the optimal rotary starting position. There are also corresponding 'axis.getReset' and 'axis.setReset' functions. (CAM-12300)
- A new variable 'machineParameter.spindleSpeedDwell' has been added which specifies a dwell time in seconds when the spindle speed changes during a drilling cycle. This can be used to correct expanded gun-drilling cycles. (CAM-9495)
API
- A new HSMWorks_getObjectGeometry function provides access to the geometry set associated with an operation. (CAM-13613)
- A new HSMWorks_setObjectToolView function provides the ability to set the tool orientation for an object. (CAM-12988)
- A new HSMWorks_createObject function allows creation of Manual NC operations. (CAM-13678)
FIXES
Toolpaths
- When using a cutter with a corner radius in 2D Adaptive, the upper edge of a pocket could be gouged in some circumstances; this is corrected. (CAM-11596)
- Allow machining two open bores within the same operation. (CAM-11647)
- Fixed an issue where the software could hang when calculating helical ramps on a contour pass. (CAM-12129)
- Fixed an issue in which toolpaths might not get created when using the "Fillet" option (Mac only). (CAM-12279)
- Fixed an issue in which helical links were detached from their cutting segment and a further lift and plunge was inserted in between to join them. (CAM-12364)
- Jet will now provide the user with a better warning when no path can be computed. (CAM-12953)
- Contour with Both Way and Roughing Passes used to produce partial toolpaths. This has now been fixed. (CAM-13309)
- Fixed an issue where some arcs were misformed when offset. (CAM-13135)
- Fixed an issue which could have caused gouges when smoothing for sampling strategies is enabled. (CAM-13266)
- Fixed an issue which caused irregular cutting passes for the scallop strategy. (CAM-13757)
Turning
- Fixed leads when "Use fixed lead direction" was turned off for certain inside and face grooving operations. (CAM-10679)
Post Processor
- Fixed an issue in which "getOptimizedTCPMode" was returning an incorrect value. (CAM-11367)
- A post processor error is no longer generated when a multi-axis operation has a constant tool axis of 0,0,1. (CAM-11794)
- The post processor now considers a drilling operation to be an axial center drilling operation instead of a milling operation when it is within a tolerance of X=0, Y=0. (CAM-8185)
- Fixed a problem in which linear values from the machine configuration dialog were not recalculated according to the output units. (CAM-11877)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Autodesk HSMWorks 2020 supports Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10 64-bit.
- HSMWorks 2020 is compatible with the 2017, 2018, and 2019 versions of SOLIDWORKS.
INSTALLATION
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SOLIDWORKS must be installed prior to installing HSMWorks
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Before you install HSMWorks 2020, 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 7: Windows Update is located in the Control Panel, which is accessible from the Start menu.
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It is sometimes necessary to perform a Windows Update multiple times to completely update your operating system.
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Verify that enough disk space is available on your machine to install HSMWorks 2020 (approx. 2 GB).
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Before installing HSMWorks 2020, please uninstall all prior Autodesk beta products.
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Download HSMWorks 2020 from the Autodesk Account Portal (preferred) or cam.autodesk.com.
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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.
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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, on the CAM discussion forum, or to the HSMWorks team using 'Send Feedback' on the 'Help' menu.
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