CADasCAM 2.12.6

Alternatively to the middle mouse button, the ALTGR key on the keyboard can be used for rotating and moving
(ALTGR = Move, ALTGR + Left Mouse Button or ALTGR + SHIFT = Rotate)
This simplifies use with a 2-button mouse or touchpad
When converting to polylines/polyarcs, the attributes are adopted from the source object
The polyline/polyarc conversion can now also convert engraving and True-Type texts into line sequences
When positioning gears, a rigid group containing a gear can also be positioned
For beam cutting, an open contour can be machined forwards or optionally backwards
When importing DXF or SVG, overlaps can be removed and gaps closed directly
Auxiliary lines are no longer exported in DXF and HPGL
Raster images can also be inserted via drag & drop
Selected objects can be aligned with each other (top/bottom/centered/left/right)
The handling when positioning texts along a curve has been improved
The reference curve is displayed as a link below the text in the tree and can be exchanged via drag & drop
The text retains the reference curve even when positioned away from it
Copy-paste function with insertion at mouse pointer added ([CTRL]+[M])
Copy-paste now also works with other programs (Inkscape, Power-Point, Word) - within the limits of what is possible
nccad users can store their QFN fonts in the User\Documents\CADasCAM\QFN folder and use them for engraving
Aeroprofiles can be stored in the User\Documents\CADasCAM\Airfoil folder and are automatically read when the program starts
This eliminates the need to copy an Airfoil file together and read it manually
In the preferences, a temporary CNC file can be preconfigured for quick exchange with the CNC control
A new material file "Empty.ctcl" is delivered, which contains adapted cutting data
This can be imported via Technology Parameters->Import...

Bugfixes

Fixed error in the display of grippers of activated form objects below an operator
Fixed error when calculating the text box for texts with shifted reference contour
Texts are now correctly aligned when creating them along a curve
Improvements when reading SVG files with internal transformations
Fixed error when copying clones (stamp contours)

HPGL import extended by points, lines, circular arcs and Bezier curves
improved trim error correction

Activation for offline use is possible directly via the user interface
In the processing dialog, tools without cutting data are also displayed, marked by three preceding dots (...)
Preferred process parameters (e.g. extraction, cooling) can be stored for each material
The preferred machining direction (climb/up-cut milling) can be stored for each material
The approach positions now also show a small arrow for the machining direction, similar to the approach arcs

Bugfixes

Fixed error with parallel paths to ellipses
Fixed error when applying tools from the tool memory
Fixed error when following the attachment point during the creation of machining objects
Fixed error when creating parallels with sharp corners

When reading DXF files, the unit of measurement specified in the file can be overridden
More stable parallel path algorithm (radius correction)

Bugfixes

Fixed error in laser cutting with M03 "Laser on"
Fixed error in chamfering/radius with large chamfer mills
Fixed error in the process parameters for thread cutting

Bugfixes

Fixed error in the turnaround arcs of drag knife cutting
Fixed error with visibility control of grouped operands

automatic update check at program start
for HPGL import, a subgroup is created for each pen

Bugfixes

Fixed error with leading dimension texts
Fixed error with links in drilling operations and drag knife cutting
Fixed error when creating retaining bars on linked contours
Fixed error in the turnaround arcs of drag knife cutting
Fixed error with operators using groups as operands

Bugfixes

Fixed crash in English version

New machine management for parallel provision of different machines/control configurations
New G-Code player with stepless speed slider
Stop bars can be subsequently grouped into stop bar groups with the same parameters using a selection list
Abort function via ESC also integrated for carving, SVG and DXF import
Stamps converted into linked clones, the clones automatically adapt to a changed source geometry
Function for creating frozen geometry from shape finder groups and shape objects added
Groups can be switched in the tree using the [F] (shape finder) and [S] or [R] (rigid) keys
The processing parameters can be deleted again in the tool memory using a button
In the tool memory, the tool/material combination can be assigned to climb/up-cut milling
When switching materials in the CAM menu, the machining parameters from the memory can be assigned to all machining operations at the touch of a button
ATTENTION: Individually changed parameters will be lost!

Bugfixes

Italic angle for texts limited to +-89° (crash at 90°)
Fixed incorrect switching back to the design menu in the basic view
Fixed incorrect diameter limitation of the immersion helix
Fixed error with undefined retraction in drilling
Fixed error with retaining bars on open polylines
Fixed crash when reading large SVG files
Error in editing editor->tool selection when switching materials fixed

New installation program, after installation no write permissions for non-admin under C:\Programs (x86)\CADasCAM
User data is no longer stored under C:\Programme (x86)\CADasCAM but under [user]\Documents\CADasCAM
Form object mirroring as a simple mirroring without Boolean addition of the original

Bugfixes

Visibility checkbox in the object editor also accidentally deleted the snap hook
Display color of layers in a group is now also inherited by sub-elements
Path preview error for open contours fixed
Feed error roughing/finishing fixed

Form object pulleys added
SVG files can be scaled to the correct size using a "source unit"
When contour/engraving milling, you can optionally drive the path back and then retract
Many long calculations can be aborted with ESC (press key longer if necessary)
DXF and SVG import take into account the default setting of the shape finder for groups (Attention, reading complex objects can then take a very long time, if necessary ESC)

Bugfixes

Fixed error when mirroring shape objects
Fixed error in trim healing with only one selected group
Saving rectangles with center alignment now correct
Rectangles are now correctly transformed when importing SVG
Manually overridden tool parameters are correctly adopted in the drilling dialog
Fixed error in face milling with path overlap < 0.5xD

Bugfixes

Fixed error when creating the circuit tracks

New machining "Carving" as 2.5D depth-controlled machining with conical tools
In addition to the diameter, the angle and edge radius of the tool can also be overwritten manually for each machining operation
Memory paths for options, machine configuration and technology can be pre-assigned separately
A group with the geometry of the machining operation is retained when deleting operations using the "trashcan" icon
Geometry can now always be added as a link to machining objects by default
A separate subfolder can be created automatically for the CAM objects (can be activated in the options)
The program version number is always visible in the main window
Spindle on/off during drilling disabled
Center lines are no longer stored in the auxiliary geo folder
CNC path simulation now runs in real time instead of line-by-line

Bugfixes

The core drill diameter is displayed correctly during drilling operations
The T00 tool (without pre-assignment) is also exchanged with the M06 command
The fill color of the dimension arrows always corresponds to the line color of the dimensioning
Improved behavior when dragging geometry out of the drawing area
Fixed an error when importing dimensions with diameter characters
Fixed an error when converting ellipses to arcs
Pre-assignments for multiple stop bars are now applied correctly
Fixed an error when closing the polyline function

Milling path depth preview as a dimmed contour in 3D
Initial Z movement to safety height before the first travel movement added
Healing function eliminates trim errors of the selection within a specified tolerance
Function to create midpoint between two positions
Export as a list of points (e.g. for importing into Excel etc.)
Importing point lists can also create polylines or curves from lines, arcs and splines
"Construct" and "Modify" are combined in the basic toolbar
The maximum resolution of raster images is now adjustable (depending on the performance of the computer)
When drawing polylines, angles and/or lengths of the next line segment can now be specified numerically
Support info dialog with all important data for support requests regarding licensing
The automatic updating of the model is turned off for update times longer than 1s, turned on again for less than 1s

Bugfixes

Fixed error when reading DXF poly-contours (line-arc mixed sequences)
Edge processing is now also possible for open contours
Fixed error in depth input of drilling cycles

Links/references introduced in the tree, allowing objects to be used multiple times in the tree
Circuits are now divided into two objects, contour and holes, which can be more easily assigned to different processes
The hole row has an adapted object editor and can now also be defined centered
In the Import menu, point clouds can now be imported from a text file (or Excel->*.csv)
The new stamp function extracts the geometry from a group (with shape finder) or a shape object, which can then be placed on the drawing as often as required. TAB rotates the geometry, the cursor keys mirror it
Changing color/line/layer via selection list is now undo-capable
Drilling and thread cutting are combined into a new machining object, coordinate drilling is therefore no longer required for milling
The 'Figure' attribute for groups is now called 'Rigid'
The 'automatic topology' is now called 'shape finder'
Machining objects can now be switched to 'rigid' in the same way as the other groups
The shape finder can be activated for editing objects in the same way as the other groups
The Z machine zero point can now be selected as the safety height
The color of machining objects is passed on to the contours and milling paths in the same way as the normal groups
New tools are assigned the next free number as default (instead of T00)

Bugfixes

Error when writing trimmed ellipses fixed
Fixed an error when snapping gears during positioning
Error in the dimension arrows of length dimensions fixed
Error with line break in CNC footer fixed
Error with macros in the header and footer fixed
Error when importing SVG files with transformed objects fixed
Error when importing DXF files with more than 16 layers fixed
Error when mirroring raster images removed
Error with auxiliary lines through raster image edges fixed
Fixed bug when assigning selected objects to a new layer
Fixed an error when switching from Lite to Pro or Basic view

Redesigned CNC dialogs for milling, tool and path parameters
Spindle off removed after cycles
Spindle off added before tool change
Spindle off (M05) added before end of program
Park position (G28) added before end of program
End of program (M30) automatically added to NC program
Zero point initialization (G54 etc.) after tool change added
Tab groups with uniform parameter defaults for all subordinate tabs
Origin is displayed with G code (e.g. G54)
Additional global safety height configurable in dialog "CNC-Configuration->Mechanics"
Tool number optionally configurable from tool memory or according to position in changer
Gears now with optional head radius in reference profile
DXF export of free-form curves takes place as a circular arc sequence (previously polyline)
Analogous to Fusion 360, the image can now also be rotated with Middle Mouse Button + [SHIFT] or [SHIFT]
When ungrouping shapes and operators, the figurei property is preserved
Groups with topology automation are highlighted like shape objects

Bugfixes

Tool sorting bug fixed
Reading tabs on extract outlines improved
Updating extracts improved
Menu switching error in lite view fixed
Buf when fixating guidelines fixed
Number input also .5 instead of 0.5 possible
Text box error for top, bottom and center alignment fixed.

Bugfixes

Tool numbers can be assigned individually
Retraction height and spindle start Z height are configurable (CNC mechanics)
DXF reads units and converts them to mm
Bugfix when starting by double-clicking on a DXF file
Bugfix for rounding two contours

Renaming of figure parametrics to shape objects to resolve misunderstandings
New function: path analysis in CAM menu: green = closed, blue = closed with loops, red = open
New function: run direction reversal of contours
Optimizations when reading SVG and DXF files
Display of number of open/closed contours for groups with topology flag in group editor
Display of length/angle radius etc. instead of coordinates when creating rectangles, oblong holes, circles...
G43 and H commands added for operation with tool changer
Switching of value input during drawing, input fields can be advanced by tab key
Toggle orientation of objects during creation via [TAB] key -> changes reference point or angular position [SHIFT+TAB]
A first implementation for tool import and export from and to Beamicon

New milling path "cutout or outside pocket"
Blank as link to existing outline (useful for clipping)
Button for manual update added (e.g. for the topology automation groups)
New parametric figure Polyround - similar to Torx profile
Toolpaths are displayed in the color of the machining group, if this is explicitly set
For rectangles and oblong holes, the anchor point can change with the Tab key when all dimensions are set numerically
Cutting data can now be calculated locally directly from the machining, these then do not end up in the tool memory
The keyword for CADasCAM internal macros has been changed from '#' to '@', because in some controls the '#' is already occupied.
The sequence of the tool change command is now selectable (M6 T1 or T1 M6)
For the oblong hole figure, the distance between the centers or the circumferential length can be specified as desired (for belt constructions)
Additional finishing is now possible when face milling
Renaming of figure parametrics to shape objects to resolve misunderstandings
New function: path analysis in CAM menu: green = closed, blue = closed with loops, red = open
New function: run direction reversal of contours
Optimizations when reading SVG and DXF files
Display of number of open/closed contours for groups with topology flag in group editor
Display of length/angle radius etc. instead of coordinates when creating rectangles, oblong holes, circles...
G43 and H commands added for operation with tool changer
Switching of value input during drawing, input fields can be advanced by tab key
Toggle orientation of objects during creation via [TAB] key -> changes reference point or angular position [SHIFT+TAB]
A first implementation for tool import and export from and to Beamicon
Tool numbers can be assigned individually
Retract height and spindle start Z-height are configurable (CNC mechanics)
DXF reads units as well and converts them to mm
Bugfix at start by double click on a DXF file
Bugfix when rounding two contours

For chamfers and undercuts, the contours are automatically extended in the direction of the corner if necessary
When reading a file, the used aeroprofiles will be checked, if necessary an error message will be displayed.
The zero point can be shifted in Z (e.g. to the machine table, z= -workpiece thickness)
In the footer the current snap coordinates are displayed
Technology data can be imported (merging of several tool storages)
An insertion point is displayed in the tree during drag'n drop, insertion below and above objects possible
Fixed bug with position of mouse info in rotated view
Fixed an error when repeating the auxiliary line function with direction dragging
Fixed an error when selecting background images after importing them
Fixed a bug in the user guidance for linear multiple copies (patterns)

G-code macros can be created for more flexible adaptation to exotic machine controls
Closed single contours (circles, ellipses, splines, polylines) inherit the fill color of a parent group
The grid is displayed in front of the background images and is not hidden by them
Fixed a bug when printing background images
Via the sales partners there is the possibility to obtain free 'Lite' licenses with strongly reduced functionality
The toolbar can also be displayed in the 'Lite' option, which shows only the functions of the free Lite licenses.
Lite = reduced but unlimited use, saving, printing and DXF import possible.
Demo = full scope, but only trial operation without saving and printing
Fixed a bug when creating parallel guides
Various minor bug fixes

Hidden objects are now selectable in the tree
The toolbar is slightly changed, the curve conversions are now in the Trim block
Dimensioning options are now directly accessible in the toolbar and also change the selected dimensions
There is a simpler toolbar 'Basic', switchable in the 'View' menu
Graph paper available as optional raster display
Milling path calculation is optimized again
New processing method for beam cutting (laser, plasma, waterjet) ATTENTION: Beta stand!
Geometry is no longer hidden by the raster images
Help menu remains even if no model is loaded
The last 12 models are available in the file quick access (instead of 8)
When milling insulating boards, a group can also be selected without prior selection
The print settings/page view are saved with the model
Fixed error when re-reading manually created outlines
Error when merging overlapping contours removed
Various minor bug fixes

new parallel algorithm for milling path calculation
Print dialog has double buffering in preview
Print dialog Printer properties are correctly preassigned and accepted again
added missing english translations in print dialog and for sprocket and spoke structure
DXF export/import: color 'unspecified' added
DXF import texts and text angles added
Aeroprofile dialog added in English
Aeroprofiles can be preset in angle and length during generation
Fixed error when saving empty models
Bounding boxes of invalid objects are no longer evaluated
Fixed error when moving fully selected radius dimensions
automatic file versioning can be activated in the options
even hidden objects can be selected in the tree
new selection function for geometrically connected contours
Fixed error when saving auxiliary circles
Fixed error when creating parallel auxiliary circles
Fixed error when selecting/grouping splines
When a new tool is selected in the machining dialog, the infeed parameters are now automatically adjusted as well

Fixed bug when restarting after autosave when the original models were deleted or renamed
Fixed bug when creating parallel auxiliary lines on groups with topology automatic
Fixed bug in the positioning of ring gears on spur gears (tooth offset)
Fixed bug when reading closed polylines in DXF
Fixed bug on slot object editor
Added slot center to slot as explicit snap position
Crop settings when printing are retained during the session
Empty groups can optionally be automatically deleted before saving
new feature to remove duplicate or overlapping contours
CNC function for drag knife cutting added
parametric aero profile figure with connection to user-specific profile database added
Topology flag visible in the tree via a small red T on the icon
Topology automatic now also as automatic for open contours (also works for trimming, parallel etc.)

Fixed a bug in thread machining, all objects except circle and point are ignored as thread positions
Fixed bug in CNC input dialog for edge processing, checkbox now reacts correctly
Fixed a bug in the scaling of the operators Thickening and Wall as well as the figure N-gon
Fixed a bug when drawing tangents for circles and arcs
The incorrect character descriptions for some fonts in the '.' has been fixed
There are two new parametric figures: spoke opening and sprocket
When creating a machining for a contour that is already assigned to another machining, the contour is automatically copied, figures are linked
Parallels to standard contours (not figures) are now created as a group of objects, no longer as outlines
With the [SHIFT] key, the parallels with sharp corners are created, otherwise rounded as usual

User Interface

optional English-language interface (depending on the Windows system language)
Submenus for figures, CAM and drawing elements to create space for new functions
Input command visible on the mouse info (in the Preferences menu)
Spindle settings distributed between the 'Mechanics' and 'G-Code Postprocessor' dialogs
Icons scale automatically for high-DPI displays

Geometry functions

Groups can be created directly as a figure or folder
Long hole with two different eye radii
Convert curves/contours into polylines
Split curves/contours at element/point
Import/export of SVG files
Layer with visibility, color or dimmed status
Moving objects (using the button from the toolbar) also allows the input of X-Y coordinates

Raster images as background (construction templates)

Raster images can be read in in the following formats: * .jpg, * .bmp. * .tiff, * .png
Can be changed in position, size and rotation
Opacity of the raster images can be reduced
Align the raster images to the reference line and scale them to scale
Distort raster images (height/width ratio)

parametric figures (parameters can be changed at any time via dialog)

Circular cap
Circular sector
Trapezoid (symmetrical)
Rectangle (2 or 3 points) with corner parameters (corner, chamfer, radius, undercut)
Regular n-gon with corner parameters (corner, chamfer, radius, undercut)
Long hole with the same or different eye radii
Row of holes and bolt circle
Gear, ring gear and rack with configurable involute profile (Module metric/dp, profile shift, flank angle, flank play, head play, head shortening, root radius)
Positioning function for the correct meshing of the gears
Conductor tracks can be added interactively as required

parametric operators (creation logic in the tree can be changed later)

Boolean operations
Thickening
Wall function
Fillets
Reflections
Scaling
Multiple copies

CAM functions

Additional edge processing can be programmed
one or more machining zero points can be freely positioned
Approach position on a contour can be freely positioned
Multiple tabs
Thread whirling of internal / external threads as left or right-hand threads, internal threads including pre-machining
Circular arcs can also be output as lines in G-code, analogous to the helix movements

Bugfixes

Fixed bug when plunging with helix into inner contours, the helix is slightly offset
Fixed bug that sometimes the last point disappears in polylines
Fixed bug with slots and numerical input.
Milling paths with multiple machining (roughing/finishing) are adapted to the larger of the two cutters.

Bugfixes

Fixed bug when creating circle tangent to lines
Fixed bug when reading radius dimensions
In the tool memory, only the process options (e.g. cooling, extraction) that are also configured in the machine can be selected.

New input mask for relay control
Two independent process parameters can be selected per tool (e.g. cooling + extraction)
the n-corner replaces the hexagon function, so it is easy to draw eight-cornered corners, triangles, etc.
G02 / G03 can now also be configured with absolute IJK parameters
further optimized milling path generation (more stable with offset generation)
Fixed bug with snap to texts with only one letter
The path correction for the outer radius and the chamfer cutter is now calculated using the tip diameter, not the outer diameter

Simplification of the spindle settings
Improved milling path calculation.
Bugfixes

Immersion strategies ramp and commuting added
CNC path input optimized, 'Depth from ... to' and height 'Spindle start over material' introduced.
BZT look introduced as an additional option
Fixed bug with full circles within pocket machining, now two semicircles in G code
Fixed bug when starting the machining of pockets with finishing allowance in Z depth
Fixed bug when trimming ellipses and splines
Display of the sources for import files in the drawing tab after saving, e.g. 'File (dxf)'
DXF polylines are now read in as an outline or contour if it contains arcs
DXF files in Unix format are now also imported

Formulas can now also be entered in the input fields
Printing with specified scales is now possible (e.g. 1:10)
Integrated tool changer
Sub-objects of figures, contours, outlines and areas are no longer displayed in the tree
Fixed a bug when saving rotated texts
Groups are now only differentiated between figures and folders
Fixed bug when saving closed polygons
Fixed bug with variable-speed spindles
Optimization of the automatic contour finder to eliminate duplicate contours

Numerical pre-assignment for auxiliary circles is now retained
Fixed bug when trimming polylines
When the objects are moved interactively, they can now be gripped at intersections
automatic backup copy at configurable time intervals
In the demo version, a maximum of 100 lines of G code can now be saved
Groups are now only differentiated between figures and folders
new icons for groups and folders in the tree
Selection of the individual elements of folders has been improved
The feed per tooth is now interpolated with three support points
Material selection via a selection box directly in the toolbar

Error when printing != 1: 1 eliminated (printer was always controlled 1: 1)
Errors with object names and multiple copies (are now also incremented)
Fixed bug with graphic attributes when changing groups (was always reset)
Engraving fonts and true-type fonts have been adjusted in terms of functionality
Modified models are marked in the tab with a following *

New look
Added preferences for dimensions
Approach bends of length 0mm are now possible to define the immersion position
Bug fixes for manual contour generation
Bugfixes, Bugfixes, Bugfixes …