HSMWorks Change History
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#123 |
Related Ticket
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Added for parameters for chip breaking and deep drilling cycles.
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Added support for no machining boundary for horizontal clearing.
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Added tapping with chip breaking cycle.
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Added support for fillets for adaptive clearing.
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Added external post processor.
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Added 3 new examples.
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Added message when editing a job which is currently associated with invalid geometry.
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Reduced cases where operation regeneration is required when geometry is modified/added.
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Added message when editing a pattern which is currently associated with invalid geometry.
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Added warning if safe distance is not greater than the maximum stepdown for 3D pocket.
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Post log files are now stored in the temporary folder instead of the NC output folder.
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Removed "Protect" option on operations since it is not really needed, and could cause confusion. #1125
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Changed default machining boundary mode to no machining boundary for horizontal clearing.
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Improved highlight of active section in tool preview.
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Fixed wrong evaluation issue for expressions containing ",". #1082
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Invalidate drilling operations when feedrates are modified. #1147
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Fixed potentially wrong rest material when using rest from previous operations. #1066
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Added more appropriate error message when selecting faces not in job surfaces. #1141
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Fixed small arc visualization issue. #986
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Changes to post processor:
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Added support for tapping with chip breaking.
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Improved support for 5-axis positioning.
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Updated MachineConfiguration::isSupported().
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Updated machine configuration API.
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Updated API documentation.
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Added chip breaking support for generic posts.
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Updated chip breaking cycle for generic Heidenhain post.
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Updated generic HURCO post.
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Updated tapping cycles for generic Heidenhain post.
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Updated generic HURCO post.
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Changes to toolpath generation:
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Added support for fillets for adaptive clearing.
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Added support for no machining boundary for horizontal clearing.
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Added support for reusing previously calculated passes for horizontal clearing.
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Added support for relinking previously calculated passes for contour.
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Added support for relinking previously calculated passes for scallop and pencil.
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Added support for relinking previously calculated passes for parallel, project, radial, and spiral.
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Added support for axial offset passes for 3D path.
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Improved support for flat surfaces for contour, pocket, adaptive clearing, and horizontal clearing.
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Improved linking for contour. #952
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Improved calculation time and toolpath quality slightly for parallel, radial, spiral, and project.
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Improved transitions for parallel. #839
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Improved calculation time when using multiple rest material solids.
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Improved shortest path linking.
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Fixed failure when using entry positions for horizontal clearing. #1146
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Fixed confinement to tool contact points issue for parallel. #1094
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Fixed missing helical ramp for adaptive clearing. #1096
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Fixed potential wrong passes for 3D contour and 3D pocket. #981
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Fixed potential failure to link 2D contour. #1074
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Fixed missing leads on plunge for for pocket and horizontal clearing. #525
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Fixed potential gouge for 2D contour linking. #891
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Fixed potential calculation failure when clearance height would be exceeded by some toolpath. #1054
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Fixed failure to generate operations in rare cases. #1057
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Added support for multiple job in the same document.
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Added support for folders.
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Added support for aborting all running tasks from the task manager right-click menu.
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Added Ctrl+G keyboard shortcut to regenerate selected operations.
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When selecting drill holes, the diameter of selected edge or face is now shown in the status bar.
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Added full transition control for pencil and scallop.
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Support measuring from edges. Selecting a straight edge uses the midpoint, selecting a circular edge uses the center. #279
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Added memory conservation awareness in task manager.
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Added support for move to folder.
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Support drag-and-drop of tools and libraries in tool library dialog.
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Added "Job" to HSMWorks toolbars.
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Added generic Mach2Mill post processor.
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Added warning when using ball cutter with 2D pocket, 3D pocket, and horizontal clearing without setting the stepover manually.
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The default operation for new operations are now only used within the same job.
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Improved chaining on surface based parts.
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The default stock is now defined in the currently selected WCS. #499
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Reduced default silhouette details slightly.
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Rearranged job property page.
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Added support for not linearizing non-primary plane arcs when posting.
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Increased default maximum stepover for pocket and horizontal.
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Operation manager selection is no longer grayed.
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Parameters are now re-calculated when Enter is pressed and when focus is lost.
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Changed default maximum stepover for 2D pocket, 3D pocket, and horizontal clearing to 25% of the cutter radius for ball cutters.
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Updated FAQ.
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Added minimum ramp diameter for 2D contour, 2D pocket, 3D pocket, and horizontal clearing.
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Changed default machining boundary confinement from outside to center for most strategies.
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Don't show "Rebuild now?" and "Regenerate now?" dialogs when editing features.
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Changed default for ramp clearance height to 5% above the maximum stepdown.
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Disabled error messages presented when using operations with valid but empty toolpath.
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Made default task concurrency level adaptive for system.
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When creating a new job in an assembly the job now automatically inherits the solid bodies of the assembly for the surface selection. #807
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Don't update toolpath preview when task manager is modal. This gives the best calculation speed. Press the Hide button to see live preview at the cost of slightly lower calculation speed.
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Improved support for multiple jobs in solid verification.
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Added minimum ramp diameter for profile ramping for 3D pocket and horizontal clearing.
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Fixed usage of high feedrate when disabled. #901
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Disabled automatic derivation for new operations. #815
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Fixed issue with Send Feedback when canceling and then sending from another document. #798
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Fixed bounding box support for 3D adaptive clearing. #769
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Fixed generation of folders issue. #800
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Fixed missing operation in operation manager issue. #765
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Fixed crash which could occur when simulating multiple jobs in solid verification. #856
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Fixed duplicate operations when simulating, posting, and generating setup sheets from the main menu or command manager for documents with patterns. #861
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Prevented error (Wrong sense!) when chaining on some imported surface geometry. #722
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Fixed rest material generation issue. #770
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Fixed support for starting the editor on Windows x64 when only the x64 version of HSMWorks has been installed. #849
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Send Feedback sometimes fail during send with error 12031. #631
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Fixed stock preview crash. #759
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Fixed toolpath generation issue for surfaces with import errors. #570
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Fixed task manager can sometimes crash on abort or hide. #847
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Fixed wrong WCS when posting issue. #811
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Fixed clash detection issue when simulating pecking cycles. #768
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Changes to post processor:
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Fixed failure when posting reaming cycle. #761
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Changes to toolpath generation:
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Added support for multiple CPUs when ordering toolpath fragments.
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Added support for multiple CPUs when linking.
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Added support for back curls (away from walls) for shortest path linking. #554
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Switched to plunge feed when moving onto part.
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General improvement of calculation time for finishing strategies.
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Reduced calculation time for silhouette generation and 3D contour.
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Reduced memory usage for strategies.
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Increase memory available for ordering of passes.
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Reduced calculation time for ordering of passes.
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Reduced calculation time for ordering especially for 3D contour.
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Reduced memory usage for ordering of passes.
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Adding better shortest path linking at walls.
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Reduced tolerance for silhouette generation.
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Reduced calculation time for 3D contour.
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Reduced calculation time when using big parts with small tools.
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Improved linking for horizontal clearing.
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Improved support for minimum diameter parameter for contour and pocket.
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Improved scallop toolpath.
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Reduced calculation time by better utilization of multiple CPUs/cores for 3D pocket.
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Reduced calculation time by better utilization of multiple CPUs/cores for 3D contour.
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Reduced calculation time for 3D contour and 3D pocket.
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Reduced calculation time of linking.
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Reduced memory usage of toolpath calculation.
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General linking improvements.
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Switched to transition feedrate instead of high linking feedrate for linking moves.
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Improved calculation time for pencil with multiple steps.
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Increase desired limit for memory allocations.
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Improved progress support for linking.
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Finish only at final depth option has been changed such that only the outer finishing pass is excluded for 2D contour. #862
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Improved general support for multiple CPUs.
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Improved smooth transitions for scallop.
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Improved progress support for contour with shallow machining enabled.
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Reduced memory usage for contour significantly.
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Improved S-shape linking toolpath generation.
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Reduced memory usage for 3D contour significantly.
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Switched to safe plunge feeds for different linking cases.
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Minor optimization for spiral linking.
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Enabled smooth transition linker for spiral with concentric circles.
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Improved linear lead in linker.
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Reduced linking distance for closed paths.
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Optimized scallop orderer.
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Improved progress for ordering of toolpath fragments.
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Disabled connected passes handling for parallel.
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Improved calculation time for ordering of toolpath fragments.
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Improved calculation time for toolpath generation.
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Improved passes and calculation time for scallop.
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Improved ramp support for pocket.
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Reduced memory usage for rest material support for pocket.
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Reduced memory usage for rest material support.
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Added fall-back on non-smoothed profile ramp for pocket. #787
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Fixed non-tangential transitions for parallel. #960
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Fixed merging of machining passes issue. #871
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Fixed invalid ramp issue for axial offset passes for horizontal clearing. #896
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Fixed wrong arc issue for 3D contour. #918
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Fixed drill position issue for pocket. #912
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Fixed non-tangential linking issue for 3D contour. #913
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Fixed up/down milling issue. #915
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Fixed potential infinite loop in shortest path linker. #902
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Fixed potential linking failure. #902
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Shortest path link gouge. #867
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Fixed potential ordering failure and linking never completes issues. #887
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Fixed plunge when helical ramp did not fit issue for adaptive clearing. #833
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Fixed strange loops for shortest path linking. #846
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Fixed bad arcs issue. #844
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Fixed potential toolpath generation failure. #793
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Fixed bad smoothing issue for 2D pocket. #832
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Fixed negative asymmetric stock to leave issue. #828
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Pocket linking gouge. #799
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Fixed up/down milling issue. #790
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Fixed concentric circle support for spiral. #727
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Fixed support for fully collapsed machining boundaries. #725
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Fixed bounding box support for 3D adaptive clearing. #769
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Fixed shallow area support for 3D pocket. #763
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Fixed big linking motion for contour issue. #755
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Fixed rest linking bug for pocket. #752
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Fixed infinite loop for pocket. #757
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Fixed duplicate Z-level machining for adaptive clearing. #740
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Fixed linking issue for 2D contour. #736
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Fixed broken scallop ordering. #713
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