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VISI 2017 R1 Release notes

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Last update 16/09/2016

Contents

Installation and migration tool ................................................................................................... 2

User Interface / Picking / Graphics ............................................................................................. 3

Drafting / Modelling / Electrode ................................................................................................. 8

Translators ............................................................................................................................... 16

Mould/Progress/Flow .............................................................................................................. 18

Mould ............................................................................................................................................. 18

Progress .......................................................................................................................................... 20

Flow ................................................................................................................................................ 31

Machining ................................................................................................................................ 33

3D Geometry management ........................................................................................................... 33

2.5 Axis ........................................................................................................................................... 35

2.5 Axis – Migration from previous versions ................................................................................. 40

3 Axis .............................................................................................................................................. 42

5 Axis .............................................................................................................................................. 51

Kinematics simulation .................................................................................................................... 51

Wire ................................................................................................................................................ 52

Licensing and Network licensing ............................................................................................... 53

On Line Help improvements ..................................................................................................... 54

VISI Installation Release notes

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Installation and migration tool

Installation / Supported Operating Systems

VISI V2017 R1 can be installed and supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, 64 Bits version only. Only Professional version of the listed operating systems is supported. This version does no longer support 32 bits Operating systems (the 32 bit version of the product is no longer installed). CLS License is automatically installed on the pc when installing the VISI product, as part of the product installation.

Migration tool / Update Settings

The migration tool is available with the installation of V2017 R1 in order to provide an automatic update for Settings/Configurations from a previous version of the VISI product. The tool allows the update of all relevant configuration files, profiles, custom settings and libraries, databases, CAM settings (tool databases, machine tool configuration, compass configurations), Mould/Progress libraries and others (please refer to the on line help of this tool for a complete description). This tool can be executed at the end of the installation of VISI 2017 R1 by selecting the option shown below :

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VISI User Interface Release notes

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User Interface / Picking / Graphics

User interface General

Reviewed Drawing styles manager. This command is a revision of the previous Attributes command with a new user interface which provides an easier handling of styles and the ability to change on the fly specific attributes assigned to the styles (such as color for example).

New Chain selection for wireframe Element selection by a new icon in the Element selection to select a chain of wireframe elements (Segments, Arcs, Curves and Polylines):


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It works as the chain selection for tangent edges with the specification of the Max. angular deviation to select the connected elements:

By selecting the first element and confirming with right mouse button, the system will automatically select the complete chain of elements following the chain with the lowest angular deviation (in case there are more forks that satisfy the angular deviation value).

Using the combination of Shift+M2 to confirm the chain propagation or the Choose alternatives option in the dialogue box then the system will display the list of alternatives when finding ambiguities (i.e. forks):

Linked elements icon status saved in VISISession.cfg.

Rigid set selection icon status saved in VISISession.cfg.

When picking overlapped element list also Face edges are shown on the list :

New ability to confirm docked dialogue box by clicking right mouse button

Fading out contextual menu and toolbar with shorter mouse movement.


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Mouse buttons

Improved mouse buttons customization to provide more customisation options

Mouse control enhancements to supply missing Orbit functionalities, new option: ability to rotate on screen centre.

Possibility to load different mouse configurations.

Pan movement with Left mouse button + Right mouse button.

Picking

Ability to select solid in pre-selection when the cursor is on a relevant point of the solid, for example on a solid vertex:


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Improvement on the Point selection for click&drag purposes with overlapped entities.

Ability to round the selected point in points selection. In the Enhanced pick ability to select a relevant point in the graphic are specifying a rounding to the needed decimal place or integer:

Typing r 0 in the label, the point selection will be rounded to the integer: X = 0052 Y = 0072 Z = 000

Typing r 1 in the label, the point selection will be rounded to the first decimal place and so on.

Graphics

Added a new command to switch between Wireframe and Shading with outlines graphical representation :

Windows / Switch wireframe/shading

It is possible to assign a specific shortkey to this command by the Quick keys application.

Ability to retain the current graphic mode on File New and restarting VISI: if the system was in Shading mode for example, doing File New or restarting VISI the graphics mode will be Shading.

Fast zoom-in using space bar: pressing Space Bar the system will apply a fast zoom on the cursor position, releasing the Space Bar the system will return to the previous zoom factor. Pressing Alt key during the fast zoom, the zoom will be retained. This speed up the graphical navigation on a model or an assembly.


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Command Consolidation Query

Improved Dynamic Query Point coordinates and Bounding box information now shown in the Dynamic Query. When the cursor is on a relevant point of the geometry, for example the vertex of a solid or the end point of a segment, then both information are shown, the ones related to the element and the point coordinates. In the Solid query the bounding box (aligned to current workplane) values are also shown.

Edges environment now available on the Query Distance command.

Note: this improvement has been released in VISI 2016 SU1 as well.

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VISI Modelling Release notes

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Drafting / Modelling / Electrode

Improved Change attributes command to also show Assembly manager properties on the selected element.

This is quickest way to provide Part List Data when changing attribute.

Improved Extrude elements: new option Extrude as Text to allow the simultaneous extrusion of inner and outer profiles to get the proper result, only the portion included between the two profiles is extruded. This option is very useful in particular to extrude texts for engraving purposes.


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Improved Subtract command by new Side to keep options to show both sides option provides Front and Back side at the same time).

New Tolerance management in Blends and Chamfer creation:

Provides the ability to keep under control the body tolerance in particular during the creation of variable blends on chain of edges.

New advanced tab for Chamfer command to provide advanced options


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Ability to confirm Curves, Polylines, Pointset creation with direct right mouse button, provides a faster way for elements creation confirmation

Changed default for delete/extract faces (delete and heal):

New "Define Electrode" option added in the EDM settings:

Assembly manager

Enhanced Auto-ballooning to create Auto-ballooning on 4 sides of a view :

Auto-ballooning improvements for creation on X and Y sides: the side (left-right or top-

bottom) on which to place the balloon is automatically chosen accordingly to the shorter distance from the ballooned element.


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Auto-ballooning improvements to Avoid duplicated balloons on the same view (new option in the Part list Table Settings)

Auto-ballooning improvements to avoid balloons overlapping: all the leader lines of the balloons and the balloon circles do not have overlapping each other.

Ability to copy the Position value in other fields, new command available on right click on the selected rows in the table grid:


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Plotview

Thread representation revision in Plotview: the thread representation in plotview has been revised in order to improve the thread representation quality.

Correct trimming of cylindrical thread cosmetics lines

Improvement for the Outbreak depth calculation on reference view using the option Select point on reference view: it is now possible to select all the 4 directions on the reference view:

After the point has been selected, moving the cursor around the point it is possible to define in which direction (top, bottom, right, left) along which it is necessary to calculate the depth, typically this is done by using the Top view for the outbreak creation on side views.

Ability to edit the outbreak depth: in the View Properties of the outbreak there is the field with the original value:


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Using the specific icon it is possible to select the edit mode from the menu:

and enter in the graphic pick (like for the creation).

Ability to load the Page Size in multiple view creation (automatic):

Ability to define the Paper layout (landscape – portrait) in multiple view creation (automatic).

Save data command available in plotview.


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Shaded view creation in multi views function:

Management of mirrored text in Plotview: keep the correct text orientation after the mirror.

Annotations

Decimal places setting for chamfer dimensioning :

Ability to confirm multiple dimensions with direct right mouse button

Ability to remove multiple points in Points dimension: selection by window is allowed on the annotation in the Delete point option.

Management of mirrored text in Text command:


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Electrode

New "Define Electrode" option added in the EDM settings:

New algorithm for the erosion area calculation: greater percentage of successful cases.

Ability to attach the face colour to the contact faces of the electrode during the calculation of the erosion area values.

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Translators

This release continues VISI’s long tradition of bringing updated format support and continued enhancements and fixes to further improve the robustness and performance of 3D Modelling and InterOperability.

The main new capabilities of this version are the following:

DXF/DWG reader supports for 3D data

Inventor support for 2017 version files

Inventor support for hidden entities and workplanes

Parasolid library integration of Version 29

SolidWorks support for graphic PMI

Solid Edge support for ST9 version files

STL writer translates WCS and Assemblies

STEP reader and writers support the AP242 protocol

UG/NX support for workplanes


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Translators support, in detail, the following formats:

Readers File Extensions Versions Supported

ACIS sat, .sab, .asat, .asab R1 – 2017 1.0

CATIA V4 .model, .exp 4.1.9 – 4.2.4

CATIA V5 .CATPart, .CATProduct V5R8 – V5–6R2016

3DExperience (CATIA V6)

.CATPart, .CATProduct Up to V6 R2016x

DXF/DWG .dxf, .dwg 2016

IGES .igs, .iges Up to 5.3

INVENTOR .ipt, .iam V6 – V2017 (V11for .iam)

JTOpen .jt 10.0 or earlier

PARASOLID .x_t, .x_b, .xmt_bin, .xmt_txt

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NX .prt 11 – NX 10

Pro/E - Creo .prt, .prt.*, .asm, .asm.* 16 – Creo 3.0

Solid Edge .par, .asm, .psm V18 – ST9

SolidWorks .sldprt, .sldasm 98 – 2016

STEP .stp, .step AP203, AP214, AP242

VDA-FS .vda 1.0 - 2.0

Writers File Extensions Versions Supported

PDF .pdf 1.7

ACIS sat, .sab, .asat, .asab R18 – 2017 1.0

CATIA V5 .CATPart, .CATProduct V5R15 – V5–6R2016

DXF/DWG .dxf, .dwg Various

IGES .igs, .iges 5.3

JTOpen .jt Various

PARASOLID .x_t, .x_b Various

STEP .stp, .step AP203, AP214, AP242 (Geometry only)

VDA-FS .vda 1.0 - 2.0

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VISI Mould/Progress/Flow Release notes

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Mould/Progress/Flow

Mould

Cooling Validation The new Cooling Validation module is a step-by-step procedure which drives the user to run easily a thermal analysis of the Mould conditioning system just by selecting the cavity, indicating the cooling channels and choosing the materials for the calculation.

The cavity preparation (mesh creation and thickness calculation) will be run through Part Definition, so the user will have only to pick the cavity. Besides, mesh healing is also available within the module.

The crossing-analysis of the variables included in the module allows to determine the local temperature at any point in the 3D grid of the Mould at the end of the total set cycle time. The most common problems concerning the Mould conditioning system are finding solutions with Cooling validation. In addition, the report generation makes possible to create documentation both manually (selection of images and views) and automatically. The Cooling validation is now part of the Mould Design module.


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Mould Tool Updated tool plates catalogues:

Strack

Bruyrubio


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Progress

Blank – New Springback prediction New Springback prediction functionality

When the part is removed from the die and the forming forces are unloaded, elastic stretch in the part will be released and the part will experience springback. Although it is often neglected, springback can have an important effect on the resulting part shape. A large amount of springback will make it difficult to control the final dimensions of the part. For this reason, a new functionality has been implemented which, starting from the nominal part and material data and blank calculation, produces a mesh which represent the product geometry after springback effect.


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The Springback mesh can then be compensated by using the Springback by finite analysis tool, which will then achieve a morphing on the nominal surface to produce the compensated surface based on the Springback analysis.

The new Springback is a substantial enhancements added to the VISI Progress product included in this Beta version.


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New Safety zone visualization

This is a new visualisation mode, available on several Progress commands as VISI blank, Blank unfolding, Flange unfolding and Display result, which allows the user to check the formability of the unfolded part, subdivided in 6 possible zones that occur during forming: Strong Wrinkle Tendency - Slight stretch in one direction and compression in the other with material thickening. Wrinkles are very likely to occur Wrinkling Tendency - Stretch in one direction and compression in the other with slight material thickening. Wrinkles may occur Low Strain - Minimal stretch or compression in either the major or minor directions Safe - Area below Forming Limit Curve where failure is not likely to occur Marginal - Area between the safe and fail zones where the forming process is marginally safe Fail - Area above Forming Limit Curve where splitting is likely to occur (localized thinning)


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Strip Study

Added Flange Stress information to the Strip management, and then added Bending and Flange Stress information relative to each step, giving the possibility to set or adjust all Stress data defining a user Stress


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New possibility to manage also more than two parts in strip, reviewing the strip definition user interface, in order to help the user in a better and faster parts positioning


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Insert Manager review This application has been reviewed and enhanced in order to provide more flexibility during the inserts definition, also using a better user interface with sliders on each insert detected, and giving more control during the inserts creation.


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Wire points for punches This function allows to define the starting point for Wire erosion on Punches, by recognizing the profiles on selected punches. The created point will automatically be used by the Wire PEPS cutting.


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Wire point by plate improvements

Added the possibility to recognize also the cylindrical holes as an option to create thread point for Wire cutting

Added the possibility to recognize 4 axis pockets to create thread point for Wire cutting


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Wire points are automatically added in plot view selecting the relative solids by Pick

Added the possibility to add and manage two thread points for Wire cutting on the same profile

Added the possibility to set the default parameters by Settings option and other improvements on sliders management


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Nesting parts on sheet Improved Nesting by new possibility to set also the maximum quantity value on each Nesting parts on sheet command; in this way you can set a range of parts in your sheet or fix the number of the part by simply setting the same value of minimum and maximum quantity.


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Standars Elements Insert elements

Updated Mould elements catalogues: - Meusburger - Hasco - Strack - Bruyrubio - Balzi

Updated Progress elements catalogues: - Meusburger - Strack - Intercom

Bug fixing and small enhancements on builders and other catalogues

CADENAS – Link to PARTdataManager: we support version from version 9.07


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Flow

Holding Phase and Warpage The enhancements to make warpage even more reliable include the complete revision of the algorithms for Filling and, above all, Holding phases. This lead to an increase of successful cases from version to version. The picture illustrates a couple of cases with glass reinforced grades of successful comparison with previous warpage calculations.


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Material Database

Completely revised databases are available. Any grade has been verified using the TESTISO reference model so to provide the correct linear shrinkage values with the new improved Shape calculation. In addition, many new grades have been to the official databases.

This ongoing activity will continue from now until the release of VISI 2017 R1. The following databases have been reviewed and updated at present: ABS.mdb ABS-BLENDS.mdb ASA.mdb COC.mdb COPOLYESTER.mdb IONOMER.mdb MABS.mdb LCP.mdb PA46.mdb PA6.mdb PA66.mdb PA11.mdb PA12.mdb PA-OTHERS.mdb PPA.mdb PAEK.mdb PBT-BLENDS.mdb CROSSLINK.mdb PLAST.mdb (the generic materials of the above families)

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VISI Machining Release notes

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Machining

3D Geometry management

From VISI 2016R2 the 3D geometry management has been enhanced to provide quality improvements, to overcome some previous limitations and to be more user friendly. On VISI 2017R1 the 3D Geometry management has been substantially enhanced to provide major flexibility on the piece management for toolpath computation purposes by delivering a simplified user-friendly interface which overcomes previous limitations on the 3D geometry management. The most relevant enhancements in this area of the product are the following:

The selection of pieces is no more limited by the project but all the pieces are now available for machining purposes

The meshing tolerance is no more unique for the project but it is editable for each piece from the piece properties (as it was on VISI 20)

The “quality factor” is not more unique for the project but is editable from the operation properties for all the 3 Axis operation (as it was on VISI 20).

The concept of “faces group” has been dismissed. Faces attribute are now directly defined on the operation parameters.

For the above modifications and to simplify the use of the system, the following improvements have been achieved :

New pieces / stocks / obstacles selection user interface

This provides greater flexibility on the pieces management preparation for the milling operations


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New faces list / single face management user interface

Renewed project parameters user interface

Note A detailed explanation about how the new user interface works is provided on a dedicated technical documentation.


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2.5 Axis

The 2D Machining product provides two new strategies :

A new Profiling strategy, a totally renewed milling operation which provides a number of quality improvements and an important number of fixing.

A new Pocketing-waveform strategy which uses the consolidated and well appreciated waveform technology used also on the 3 axis CAM (protected under Preview for the Beta).

Profile The most relevant quality improvements provided by this strategy are the following :

More reliable toolpath

Improved Cutter radius compensation

Multi process management on toolpath calculation

Speed improvements on Toolpath calculation

Intelligent approach-points management


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Improved 3D obstacles management

V2016 R2 and previous

V2017 R1


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Advanced tool-shape management

V2016 R2 and previous V2017 R1

Toolpath shape can be influenced by the selected solid piece to avoid collisions

V2016 R2 and previous V2017 R1


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Rest material management for Profiling strategy

Advanced corner management

Note: due to the fact that the new profiling strategy replaces the previous milling strategy, an improved tool to convert existing compass configuration and template has been developed to help the transition to the new v2017R1. See further on this document.


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Pocketing-waveform: This new 2 Axis roughing strategy is a high speed machining technique that maintains a constant tool cutting load by ensuring the tool engagement into the material is consistent. The tool path moves in a smooth path to avoid sharp changes in direction which maintains the machine tool’s velocity.

Note: This new strategy is available under the “preview” option.


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2.5 Axis – Migration from previous versions

A number of development activities has been done on V2017R1 to improve the migration from previous VISI versions. The most relevant enhancements in this area are:

Automatic conversion of the milling strategy generated with old engine Any milling strategy will be automatically converted to the new “profiling” strategy as soon as an old Wkf file will be opened with V2017R1. A consequence of this will that the status the operation will be put in “not aligned” (purple color).

Interactive conversion utility to convert compass configuration and template files. The existing command “convert template” and convert “templates by folder” has been review to allow a more accurate and interactive conversion.


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The “check compass rules” command. This a new standalone command that allows to check the consistency of the compass rules. This is also automatically recall after the “convert template” and convert “templates by folder”.

Renewed “CYT” editor command (to Edit/add operation cycle)


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3 Axis

The improvement and consolidation activity achieved on the Machining product for V2017R1 provides the following benefits:

Updated 3D CAM engine to provide:

More reliable calculation on waterline strategy

More reliable 3 axis waveform strategy

Fixing

Enhanced roughing-remachining functionality to provide:

More reliable roughing strategy

Support “stock model” plus “reference operations”

Support “reference operations” from oriented CAM-setup

Roughing-remachining: The remachining management on roughing and hybrid roughing has been reviewed and enhanced to solve some limitation and to be more flexible. It is now possible to select together one reference stock plus one or more reference operations. VISI will take in consideration the given input to calculate the correct un-machined stock and prevents to machine where there is not material to be cut.


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Modelled stock example: Remachining from different orientation example:


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3 Axis Waveform: Officially released on this version.

Following we remind you the most relevant benefits of this technology:

Higher Feed rates

Deeper cuts

Less Power

Maximum RPM

Productivity

New features introduced within VISI 2017R1:

Arcs interpolation native in the toolpath calculation

New micro-lift option for the flat link moves


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Note The new waveform strategy, is available as an option of the existing Roughing hybrid. To enable it, please set the stepover method options to “Waveform”.

Waveform overview The waveform strategy is a high speed machining technique that maintains a constant tool cutting load by ensuring the tool engagement into the material is consistent. The toolpath moves in a smooth path to avoid sharp changes in direction which maintains the machine tool’s velocity.

Classic roughing VS Waveform roughing:


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Constant engagement with material: with the waveform technology the toolpath is automatically adjusted to compensate the fluctuations and consequently to maintain constant the tool engagement and chip load. When cutting into a concave area tool engagement is increased. The cycle adjusts the stepover between passes to compensate and maintain the desired engagement.

When cutting a convex area the opposite affect occurs. As the material falls away the toolpath stepover is increased to maintain the desired engagement.


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The waveform pattern: to maintain a constant chip load the cycle uses the philosophy of machining from “Stock to part”. This reduces the amount of intermittent cuts, particularly on external regions, which means the tool is engaged with the material for longer without lifting clear. Traditionally, cycles offset the component until they meet the stock. This can lead to the generation of sharp corners and discontinuous toolpath.

Waveform roughing:

Traditional roughing:

For pocket regions the tool will helical in to depth at the centre and open up the pocket so that it can create a continuous spiral cut until the edge of the pocket is reached. Any remaining corners are then removed.


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Smooth toolpath: by ensuring the cycle produces a smooth tangent toolpath, the velocity of the machine can be maintained and the desired feed rates achieved. This also has the benefit of reducing shaking and vibration on the machine and components.

Linking the toolpath: the links within the cycle are aware of the rapid and high feed rate settings for the machine tool. When moving to the next cut the cycle will automatically choose the fastest method to get to that point. In localised areas the tool will stay at depth, but on long moves the tool retracts and rapids to position.


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Stay at depth: When the tool stays at depth the path will automatically move around the stock when required. The moves at depth can be at high feed rate.

Full cut depth machining (High Speed Machining): waveform roughing greatly improves the standard roughing technique by ensuring a constant volume of material is removed. In addition, this opens up the way to use high speed machining, particularly for hard materials. Cutting along as much of the flute length as possible improves tool life as the wear is distributed along the entire flute rather than just the tip. The radial cut depth needs to be decreased to reduce the cutting forces and ensure the chips can escape from the flutes.


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An example of the feed rate and depth of cut that can be achieved in hard materials is listed below.

Material SS1650 carbon Steel (mould plate)

Tool 10 mm endmill

Cut depth 20mm

Stepover 10%

Feedrate 5700mm/min

Speed 9500 rpm


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5 Axis

Updated the computation engine (V2016-04) to provide improved functionalities and a number of fixes. The more relevant news are:

Calculation based on Surfaces - Tilting to single Common direction

Calculation based on Surfaces - Maintain tilt

Calculation based on Surfaces - Step over calculation method “exact”

Note about calculation based on “triangle mesh”:

3 axis strategies based on “Triangle mesh” are not anymore available from VISI 2017R1

Triangle mesh is not supported with all type of flat tools

For more detailed information please refer to the 5 axis documentation.

Kinematics simulation

Updated the simulation engine to provide improved functionality and a number of fixes. The more relevant news are:

Improved Automatic Quality Improvement algorithm

Improved collision checking report and added the new option to check the workpiece when material mode is enabled

Measuring the distance between points can now be used between machine components

A new context menu is available in graphical area in order to increase usability for common controls (shift + Mouse)

new options to capture videos or pictures from the current simulation

For more detailed information please refer to the 5 axis documentation.


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NC Simulation

From VISI 2017R1, VISI export also the CAM-setup information (XYZ and index) on a separate text file.

Wire

Updated Wire engine to provide improved functionality and a number of fixes. For more details please refer to the What_Changed.pdf

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VISI Licensing Release notes

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Licensing and Network licensing

V2017 R1 is based on the CLS license. CLS supports Keyless, Network licensing (and ability to commute licenses), Rental option, New Price List.

The CLS Network license included in the installation of VISI 2017 R1 does support Profiles management. It is now possible to create user profiles (to include different licensing option), assign a name to the profiles and save it to be available to be used by the client VISI application.

For technical description on the installation and configuration of the network licensing, please refer to the Beta Forum or to the VISI 2017 R1_CLS Installation Guide.pdf as part of the Release Pack.

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VISI On Line Help Release notes

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On Line Help improvements

Below is an updated status on the On Line Help for V2017 R1:

Modelling: 99%

Translators: 100%

Mould and Flow: 100%

Progress: 100%

Machining: 95%

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