Future CAM 4.0.069 version

Beta 53, 4th February 2020

- Cutting control part
1. Added fixed compensation length in auto creasing rule reduction calculation.
- Bending control part
1. Added fixed compensation length in auto creasing rule reduction calculation.
Beta 52, 2nd January 2020

- Drawing and editing part
1. Updated Spanish language file.
- Cutting control part
1. Added auto creasing length adjustment for crossing arcs and circles.
2. Modified in auto selection, if the option of connected objects considered as continuous, check all connected object connections before checking bridge connections.
3. Modified in repeated path recognition, if auto creasing length calculation option is used, only to recognize the paths with same length after creasing length compensation.

Beta 51, 13th December 2019

- Drawing and editing part
1. Modified midpoint break of circle to break at start point instead of in the middle.
2. Fixed the bug of moved embedded bridge positions after breaking some arcs and circles.
3. Fixed the bug of break error when breaking an arc with endpoint at 0 degree.
- Blanking tool production control part
1. Added message box when the angle position motor moving.
2. Added memorize of the last angle profile used.
3. Fixed the bug of offset position of bridge.
- Cutting control part
1. Added path delete button.
2. Added duplicated path recognition.
- Bending control part
1. Added warning message if the break point is in an embedded bridge.
2. Modified the last segment during path selection as green color.
3. Modified the release of crunch at nicking unit with micro vibration added.
4. Fixed the bug of cross detect parameters in blade bend path selection dialog box could not save.

Beta 50, 29th November 2019

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added support to multiple group objects in N format.
2. Fixed the bug of embedded bridges in a circle disappeared after break.
- Blanking tool production control part
1. Modified job run procedure to retain the length offeset values.
- Cutting control part
1. Added buttons for choosing text to display along with cutting paths.
2. Added a button for choosing visible layers under blade cut mode.
- Bending control part
1. Added an option during path selection to cross detect nick and perforate lines automatically.
2. Added embedded bridge and cross detect tip punch checking on duplicated bending path.
3. Enabled cross detected nicks to use tip punch if nick by grinding is not enabled.
4. Fixed the bug of some cross detected marks and embedded bridges on arcs were detected in wrong positions.
5. Fixed the bug of some cross detected marks at the endpoint of a line could be detected but not made in operation.

Beta 49, 17th October 2019

- Blanking tool production control part
1. Added blanking tool production BK-011 control. (require appropriate hardware device)
- Bending control part
1. Added a speed parameter per each nicking disc action.
2. Modified caluclation of bending speed. Angle bending changed to angle speed parameters. All return speed changed to radius speed parameters.
3. Modified on BB-020 nicking motor control to continue to run for short repeated intervals.
4. Skipped loading nick width parameters from FCB file.
5. At bending path parameters, added the option of both CW and CCW side broaching.
6. Fixed the bug of broaching offset and deepness parameters lost after reverse order.
7. Fixed the bug of unable to cross detect for tip punching when the crossing point is at the start point of a line.
8. Fixed the counting error of nicking disc #1 at statistics.

Beta 48, 20th September 2019

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added reading of N format file.
- Cutting control part
1. Fixed the bug of BC-014 rule processor control.
- Bending control part
1. Fixed the bug of not recognizing cross lines for perforation.
2. Fixed the bug of cutting module operation for BB-020.

Beta 47, 12th September 2019

- Cutting control part
1. Added support to BC-014 rule processor. (require appropriate hardware device)
- Bending control part
1. Fixed the bug of wide broaching on EC-500.

Beta 46, 15th August 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added first offset parameter of broaching for each segment end.
2. Added detection range of cross detect for nicking.
3. Added the 3rd cutter (special cutter) support for rule processor unit.
4. Added support to 2nd bridge in rule processor unit, by unit the original bridge tool with multiple punches.
5. Modified to allow negative values for nicking distance offsets.
6. Modified to select the last segment of the bending path after marked tip punching.

Beta 45, 17th July 2019

- Bending control part
1. Modified not to change the head/tail shape when side broach is clicked and tiny lipper on cutter #5 not checked.
2. Fixed the bug of software error when clicking path delete or extend right after a new path selected.
3. Fixed again the bug of clockwise flat broaching test at control page.

Beta 44, 10th July 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added value display near the object when arc force changed, arc made straight and length changed.
2. Added bottom deepness parameter for wide broaching.
3. Modified wide broach to ignore the radius 0 parameters in the parameter table when frequency is modified to not 1.
4. Fixed the bug of clockwise flat broaching test at control page.

Beta 43, 10th June 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added after completing a bending path, auto selecting the last segment.
2. Added back spin buttons for head and tail length compensations.
3. Modified bridge recognition method to allow the gap between a line and an arc as a bridge.
4. Fixed the bug of rule processor module unable to feed out the last piece of rule.
5. Fixed the bug of incorrect tip punch / nick / embedded bridge positions when head or tail compensation nonzero.
6. Fixed several incorrect display after screen refreshed.

Beta 42, 9th May 2019

- Drawing and editing part
1. Updated German language file.
- Bending control part
1. Modified the way of tip punching selection, added definitions of start and end lengths.

Beta 41, 30th April 2019

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added auto correction of endpoints for lines.
2. Added reading of mirror parameter in DXF format.
3. Added one click quick scale function.
- Bending control part
1. Added display of curve converted to no action and middle open.
2. Cancelled fixed holding clamp holding the rule during broaching.

Beta 40, 20th April 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added smoothing of the angle after an arc joining a line.
2. Added ignore bridge criteria that the differences of the slope between 2 endpoints and the slopes of the 2 endpoints themselves should be less than the arc to arc ignore angle.
3. Modified nick gap recognition that the length tolerance would not be effective anymore.
4. Modified file time count that would not be counted when the file is at background.
5. Fixed the distance compensation calculation of connection tolerance between 2 endpoints.

Beta 39, 7th April 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added feeding length parameters in angle and radius calibrations.
2. Added rule processor unit support for EC-400. (require appropriate hardware device)
3. Fixed the bug of repeated numbers in head and tail compensation combox boxes.

Beta 38, 19th March 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added statistics button on the toolbar.
2. Fixed the bug of file fed length accumulated incorrectly.

Beta 37, 11th March 2019

- Drawing and editing part
1. Modified the file saving rule to force saving as FCD format if bending/cutting path is present, even under editing mode.
2. Modified loading of FCD format for not to enter blade bend or blade cut mode automatically.
3. Modified the path selection rule. Path modification would be considered as file modified. Will prompt for saving when closing.
- Bending control part
1. Added statistics of usage time and output length of a file after entering blade bend mode.

Beta 36, 6th March 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added auto crease length adjustment for rule processor on bending machine.
2. Added separate global force factors for clockwise and counter clockwise.
3. Added relative distance offsets of 4 grinding discs of the nicking system.
4. Added self defined step value for angle parameters.
5. Added additional idle time parameter for punching selector.
6. Modified the input method of head and tail length compensation to pull-down list with previously used values.
7. Updated statistics table.
8. Fixed the bug of tip punch crease misplaced for M, S and E types.
9. Fixed the bug of wrong object selected during auto duplicated bending path recognition.

Beta 35, 13th February 2019

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added auto ungrouping group objects to imported formats.
2. Added recognition of nick width in AuxLine of CFF2 format.
3. Fixed the bug of bridges moved after fillet.

Beta 34, 18th January 2019

- Bending control part
1. Added error detection of servo driver for nicking on BB-020.

Beta 33, 18th December 2018

- Bending control part
1. Added punching selector moving protection, if Z01 is not on, selector command would return error.
2. Added support of servo motor for nicking on BB-020. (require appropriate hardware device)
3. Added both direction rotation for punching motor.
4. Fixed the problem of up/down spin buttons of bending angle adjustment not responding correctly.

Beta 32, 14th October 2018

- Drawing and editing part
1. Fixed the error in reading CFF2 file without ORDER command.
- Bending control part
1. Added lower limit protection position for nick lifting on BB-020.
2. Fixed the problem of wide broach selected on single broaching system.

Beta 31, 16th August 2018

- Bending control part
1. Modified the program for stripping rule production.

Beta 30, 10th August 2018

- Bending control part
1. Added support for stripping rule production on BB-020. (require appropriate hardware device)
2. Modified the controller algorithm of auto product collector.

Beta 29, 20th July 2018

- Bending control part
1. Added cutting mould height fine tune parameter on BB-020.
2. Added broach deepness changing during broaching on BB-020.
3. Added button for broaching system ift up on BB-020.
4. Added fixed clamp holding during broaching and broaching air blow. (require appropriate hardware device)
5. Changed the calculation algorithm of extra punch.

Beta 28, 20th June 2018

- Bending control part
1. Added support to auto product collector on BB-020. (require appropriate hardware device)

Beta 27, 17th May 2018

- Milling control part
1. Added support for milling machine. (require appropriate hardware device)

Beta 26, 10th April 2018

- Bending control part
1. Fixed the problem of incorrect embedded bridge location for shortening head length.

Beta 25, 4th April 2018

- Drawing and editing part
1. Fixed the error in reading special DXF overlay layers from Japan.

Beta 24, 13th March 2018

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added recognition of special DXF overlay layers from Japan.

Beta 23, 12th February 2018

- Drawing and editing part
1. Cancelled error message display when the computer is not able to access to Internet.
- Bending control part
1. Fixed the problem of auto swing cut selection.

Beta 22, 13th December 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added settings for rule processor unit and with storing function.

Beta 21, 5th December 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added checkbox to disable nicking and tip punching features.
2. Fixed the problem of tip punch actual depth must be negative.

Beta 20, 4th December 2017

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added display of embedded bridge and cross detected tip punch.
2. Changed display of start, end and modified bending/cutting paths.

Beta 19, 30th November 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added rule processor unit support for BB-020. (require appropriate hardware device)
2. Added depth reference for tip punch to enter the actual depth relative to the top of the rule.

Beta 18, 17th November 2017

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added an option in file import to break bridges in CFF2 file.
- Bending control part
1. Added maximum feeding limit in manual mode of EC-400 Compact to 100.
2. Added auto release of rule holding pneumatic cylinder of EC-400 Compact at software start.

Beta 17, 13th November 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added an independent set of speed parameters for bend action.
2. Modified cross detect of tip punching marks for detection tolerance of 0.01.
3. Modified cross detect of tip punching marks for nicking marks as priority.

Beta 16, 3rd November 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added CONTROLLER, for bending machine remote control.
2. Added height reference for bridges to enter the actual height values of bridges needed.
3. Modified cross detect of tip punching marks for all widths within a specified range.

Beta 15, 17th October 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added support for BB-014/015 models. (require appropriate hardware device)
2. Fixed the problem of software crash under unstable network.

Beta 14, 10th October 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added support for BB-016/018 models. (require appropriate hardware device)
2. Fixed the problem of bridge air blow positions not saved in BB-020 setting.
3. Fixed the problem of incorrect embedded bridge positions after break commands.

Beta 12, 4th October 2017

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added regconition of bridges in CFF2 file.
2. Added one click flip horizontal and vertical functions.
- Bending control part
1. Added bridge position editing.
2. Added initializing speed for digital motor.
3. Added testing function at broach setting dialog box.
4. Added starting segment straightening for an arc connected with another small arc in opposite direction.
5. Fixed the problem of uneven number of hits on opened arc.

Beta 11, 21st September 2017

- Bending control part
1. Fixed the problem of incorrect action sequence of edge broaching after mirror.

Beta 10, 18th September 2017

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added inverse select function at object selection process.
- Bending control part
1. Added no action button for curve force at Bend Action dialogbox.
2. Fixed the problem of curve force cannot be changed at Bend Action dialogbox.
3. Fixed the problem of unequal start and end on tip punch calculation when end compensation length is less than 0.

Beta 09, 19th June 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added support for EC-400 Compact model. (require appropriate hardware device)
2. Changed the bending action dialog box to 2 pages.

Beta 08, 14th June 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added confirmation for unamanned operating mode.
2. Added auto recognition of repeated mirror bending paths.
3. Added layer selection for bending mode.

Beta 07, 13th June 2017

- Bending control part
1. Added network support.
2. Fixed the problem of unable to save duplicated bending paths.

Beta 06, 10th June 2017

- Drawing and editing part
1. Changed to UNICODE encoding.
2. Added double click middle wheel mouse button as Zoom Extend.

Beta 05, 19th May 2017

- Drawing and editing part
1. Fixed the error in Import Setup dialog box.
- Bending control part
1. Added support to EC-400/500.
2. Corrected the positions of sensors in the picture.

Beta 04, 31st March 2017

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added option of ignoring short objects.
- Bending control part
1. Added parameter for individual broachinng deepness offset adjustment.
2. Added parameter for edge-cut with edge-broach.
3. Fixed the problem of tip punch record cleared after reverse order.
4. Fixed the problem of incorrect nicking position for starting length compensation larger than 0.

Beta 03, 25th November 2016

- Bending control part
1. Added nicking unit support for BB-015. (require appropriate hardware device)
2. Added support for EC-400 model. (require appropriate hardware device)
3. Fixed side broaching still using full cut problem.
4. Fixed incorrect position after bridge for cross-cut selection on nicking.

Beta 02, 14th October 2016

- Drawing and editing part
1. Added pan by holding middle wheel mouse button and modified zoom in and out algorithm.
2. Fixed incorrect value read on dialog boxes.