topic Re: failures, errors in version 2019 in PowerMill Forum

failures, errors in version 2019

rob_carri — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 05:42:30 GMT

good has all. with this beginning of the year we have started to work with the 2019 version, and I have seen that we are still dragging past mistakes that have not yet been solved

1º

if we try to work with the limit of the trajectory, limiting by polygon ... if you work with the views of the cube, you do not see the line of limitation

2º

in the milling of a cashier both roughing and finishing, if you exceed the size of the tool edge, powermill does not understand that this recessed and gives you collision

this image shows the same tool as the previous one but saying that all of it is cut, I have removed the destalone that carries the tool and so it does not fail ... it is a mistake that we have been dragging for years

and not to mention the bits, they always collide if they do not have all the edge in the whole length of the bit

3º

in this version and after so much had cost, now it does not work again to be able to change the entrances or exits of the trajectory selecting the one that you want with the mouse, changes them all

4º

We really can not establish a fixed point on the screen with the mouse and from there do the rotation, so much?

I hope you get interested in repairs

thank you

Re: failures, errors in version 2019

LasseFred — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:11:20 GMT

I have the same problem.

Another error is also there are problems with Default Surface Thickness when you use drilling methods.

it will not ignore surfaces.

Re: failures, errors in version 2019

andrew.t.woodZF7L7 — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:33:58 GMT

Re: Point 3.

I believe that you're selecting a toolpath segment via the Toolpath re-order form or else a mouse click, and then editing the leads expecting only the leads for that particular section to change? However, I'm not sure that PowerMill has ever worked like this? (could you possibly state a version of PowerMill where it did work this way?) Anyway, if you mouse-select say a series of orange lead-in arcs rather than the toolpath segment itself, and then edit the radius value of said arcs, PowerMill does only update the selected leads. As far as I'm aware, selective lead editing works by selecting the leads that you want to edit, and not the toolpath segment that they're associated with.

Re: failures, errors in version 2019

Benjamin.Br — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:31:31 GMT

1. This is a known issue that happens when using a flat background colour. It is on our list to fix but is considered to be fairly low priority. In the meantime it can be worked around by changing the background colour settings to graded colours.

4. This should be addressed by an enhancement we are currently working on.

Re: failures, errors in version 2019

rob_carri — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:05:55 GMT

@Benjamin.Br

OK PERFECT THANK YOU

Have you noticed that in the levels, when you turn off and turn on the bulbs, the level is stuck to the mouse and you are always raising and lowering it to reorder it?

Re: failures, errors in version 2019

Benjamin.Br — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:20:33 GMT

Yes, we are aware of that problem. It is also on our list to fix but is also considered to be fairly low priority.