RESOLVED CPRs DOCUMENT

Resolved CPRs
CAMWorks 2016 SP1
* Please refer to Whats New PDF document for details regarding enhancements in CAMWorks 2016.
Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Help Desk
ID

Area

1.

CW-56219

11-6194

Toolpath

2.

CW-56194

11-6170

UI

3.

CW-55585

11-5895

Post

For specific Mill-Turn part, approach and retract moves cause

undesirable C Axis rotation in X move during post processing.

4.

CW-55462

11-5829

Assembly

For specific assembly file, the work coordinates for Part Setup
origin is not getting updated correctly.

5.

CW-55363

11-5755

Post

The Post command "QUERY_MILL_TLP_Z_EXTENTS" for Gun

Drilling operation is not correct.

6.

CW-55334

11-5754

Post

For legacy part files, when Gun drilling option is implemented

for drill operations, the posted code contains wrong moves.

7.

8.

CW-55251

CW-55209

11-5669

11-5682

UI

System

9.

CW-55157

11-5650

UI

10.

CW-55156

11-5651

Operation

11.

CW-55144

11-5632

Post

12.

CW-55119

11-5615

Translation

Description
On Mill Turn parts if the advanced approach/retract type is set
to 'Direct' then, the generated approach and retract moves
are not satisfactory.
In German language version of CAMWorks, in the Advance tab
of operations parameters dialog box for multiaxis operations,
multiple text strings and fields in the tab are overlapping.

In XML Setup sheet, Coolant type has been misspelled

DefineCoolentFrom. This should be rectified to
DefineCoolantFrom.
After the tool automatically assigned by CAMWorks to an
operation is changed by the user, if the feature associated
with that operation is copied using Copy Feature
functionality and operations are generated for the copied
feature, then CAMWorks adds duplicate tools to the Tool Crib.
For Multiaxis Mill operations, if the Method assigned in the
Pattern tab is changed from Milling to Drilling and then
reverted to Milling, then the order of tabs within the
Operation Parameters dialog box changes.
In Multi axis operation parameters the parameters of arc
leadin are not selectable. The same can be set in TechDB only.
For specific assembly file, in the NC code generated for Drill
toolpath of a pattern feature, the parameter
IS_PATTERN_FEATURE is set to FALSE.
In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the Advance tab
of Contour Mill operation, the text string in Chinese for
Upto & Past in the dropdown list is incorrect.

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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Help Desk
ID

Area

13.

CW-55114

11-5718

Operation

14.

CW-55107

11-5613

Translation

15.

CW-55104

11-4954

Operation

16.

CW-55088

-----

Assembly

17.

CW-55079

----

UI

18.

CW-54990

11-5575

Translation

19.

CW-54978

-----

UI

20.

CW-54951

11-5552

Post

21.

CW-54895

11-5537

Toolpath

22.

CW-54860

11-5346

Assembly

23.

CW-54836

11-5505

Toolpath

Description
Currently, when inserting any operation, if operation does not
exist, then the Use TechDB Defaults default option is
displayed; if the operation exists, then Copy from Operation
default option is displayed. CAMWorks must be enhanced
such that if user selects the Use TechDB defaults option for
an existing operation, then this same option (instead of Copy
from Operation must be displayed as default option when
inserting a new operation.
In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the NC tab of
Contour Mill operation, the text string in Chinese for OFF
option is incorrect.
If CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1 is installed on a fresh machine, then
the Covert to 5 Axis option fails to generate toolpath. The
issue is rectified only if a previous version of CAMWorks 2015
is re-installed and CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1 is installed again.
In an assembly when the user selects to insert an operation
from CAMWorks Tool tree, then allow the user to select
setups which are valid and empty as well.
When editing an operation, if user wishes to preview the
toolpath, the Operation Parameters dialog box collapses. The
F5 button must be supported to preview the toolpath without
collapsing the Operation Parameters dialog box.
In Chinese language version of CAMWorks, in the Warning
message prompting for Rebuild, the Chinese text strings for
Full and Light are incorrect. In the CAMWorks Feature
tree and Operation tree, the Chinese text string for Sub
(Sub-spindle) to is incorrect.
The Create Setup button must be made available all the
time within the New Feature dialog box. Currently, this button
is not shown if there are pre-existing setups.
For Contour Mill toolpath generated for an Open Pocket with
island with Ramp Method set as Angle, the corresponding NC
code or CL file generated does not generate correct Cutter
compensation code.
For specific turn part with four OD groves, the Bore Rough
toolpath overcuts the part as defined allowance values are
not taken into consideration.
For specific assembly part, when Avoid Area command is
defined for a Z Level operation or Area Clearance operation,
then CAMWorks crashes.
The Spiral ramping method needs to be the default setting in
Entry/Retract tab of the 3 Axis Mill operations when the
Pattern type is changed to Adaptive.

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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Help Desk
ID

Area

24.

CW-54792

-----

Machine

In Turn mode, the machining time calculated seems to be

inaccurate, particularly when using the Constant Surface
Speed (CSS) and Feed Per Revolution (FPR) parameters.

License

If non-admin user logs on to the computer with different

accounts, then user needs to import the license file in order to
launch CAMWorks 2015 or 2016. This issue was not observed
in previous versions of CAMWorks.

25.

CW-54674

11-5401

26.

CW-54664

11-5387

TechDB

27.

CW-54531

-----

API

28.

CW-54530

20921

Turn

29.

CW-54360

20369

Feature

30.

CW-54307

20285

TechDB

31.

CW-54259

11-5187

Description

In the customized TechDB, a user-defined Turn Thread

strategy was inserted and then removed. User then reinserted
it back by adding the necessary Features and Operations.
However, the Thread Conditions library does not list the
strategy after reinsertion.
Add methods on ICWTool interface to get/set feed, speed and
coolant.
For Rough Groove operations, if user assigns a User-defined
Tool Block instead of Automatic and regenerates the
toolpath, the user-selected Tool Block is not updated. This
use is observed only for Front Turret.
When creating/ editing a 2.5 Axis feature, the RMB context
menu for the Selected Entities list box must provide an
option Deselect All for deselecting all selected entities.
Currently there is no context menu for this list box.
For specific part, when Save Operation Plan command is
executed for Center Drill operation, the user-defined
machining depth is not retained.

Feature

If multiple non-connected segments are selected to

interactively define an Open Profile feature and if the cut
direction is reversed in the Feature Profiles tab, then the
updated cut direction is not retained for the operations and
toolpaths generated for the Open Profile feature.
For Contour Mill Toolpaths with Ramp Angle defined, the
number of helical moves must remain the same when the
Toolpath Center is changed from With Compensation to
Without Compensation.

32.

CW-53730

11-5024

Toolpath

33.

CW-53681

15579

Feature

34.

CW-53611

15397

Feature

35.

CW-53467

-----

Feature

For the specific Mill part with multiple pockets, the Simplify
Features option does not work as expected.
For the specific mill part, chamfers are missing on the
irregular features that were recognized using Extract
Machinable features command.
For specific mill part machined on a multiaxis machine,
selecting the "Check accessibility for through features" option
fails to create features in one direction.
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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Help Desk
ID

Area

36.

CW-53020

11-4847

Toolpath

37.

CW-52361

11-4691

UI

38.

CW-52359

11-4687

API

39.

CW-52313

11-4667

Toolpat h

40.

CW-51996

11-4557
11-4575
11-4598

TechDB

41.

CW-51981

-----

System

42.

CW-51306

11-4183

TechDB

43.

CW-50825

11-4115

TechDB

44.

CW-50636

11-4026

Feature

45.

CW-50628

11-3937

Setup Sheet

46.

CW-50482

11-3912

TechDB

47.

CW-50337

11-3819

Operation

Description
For multiaxis toolpath with flowline curves, the tilt axis is
guided by Tilt through line and the line tilt strategy is All line
weighed by distance. If the 3D sketch defining the tilt line is
modified and the toolpath is rebuilt, the tool axis tilt doesnt
get updated.
In Part mode, if the Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath is
active or inactive, CAMWorks immediately warns the user
when the option impacts the toolpaths and recalculates
automatically. However, this warning message is not observed
in assembly mode.
API to retrieve the User Defined Clearance value defined for
multi axis operations.
For specific mill part, if the Skim option is selected for
Clearance Plane type in NC tab for Contour Mill operation,
then the resultant toolpath gouges the part.
When CAMWorks 2015 SP1 is used with customized TechDB,
then for the specific part, when the Extract Machineable
Feature and Generate Operation Plan commands are
executed, CAMWorks crashes.
On HP machines, it takes more than 11 minutes to load a
specific saved part. Time taken for toolpath computation is
also more.
In TechDB, the default Operation Parameter "Opt. Stepover%"
for Area Clearance is missing.
SQL to SQL import from older to new version of CAMWorks
takes a huge amount of time. In earlier versions, this process
was pretty quick.
For corner slot features, the provision to select/deselect
multiple segments to define air segments using Shift and
Control buttons must be provided.
In XML based Setup Sheets generated using CAMWorks,
SOLIDWORKS Configuration Specific information must be
made available in the Setup sheet.
When manually assigning a tool to a hole operation, the user
cannot assign any User Defined Tool from the TechDB
because the user defined tool is not present as an option in
the dropdown list of the Tool Select Filter dialog box.
The ability to calculate the machining depth of a Countersink
operation using the Countersink feature diameter does not
work. Even though the feature parameters indicate a
countersink diameter, this value is not being applied to the
TechDB process to calculate the tool machining depth.

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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Help Desk
ID

Area

48.

CW-49445

-----

Toolpath

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

CW-49408

CW-49406

CW-49211

CW-49147
CW-49124

CW-48910

11-3483

11-3498

11-3406

11-3294

11-3244

Tool

Description
For the specific Mill part, the Engrave toolpath generated
gouges the part.
CAMWorks allows for the creation of a Dovetail tool with an
angle greater that 90 degrees, which is incorrect. An error
message must ideally be displayed is user attempts to assign
an angle greater than 90 degrees.

Wire EDM

The option to Arc fit a Contour Mill toolpath is available in Mill

mode. The same function must also be made available in Wire
EDM toolpaths.

Operation

When same tool is used for more than one operation, any
changes made to the tool parameters must be updated in the
other operations and all the operations should be
regenerated with the new parameters. A message should be
displayed indicating the operations which have been
regenerated.

Wire EDM

In Wire EDM mode, under Cutting Conditions settings, the

wire diameter can be assigned only from a dropdown list of
specific diameters. A generic solution must be provided
wherein user will be able input/add a desired wire diameter
value.

UI

In CAMWorks 2015 SP0, it takes a lot of time to open the

Operation Parameters dialog box for the Contour Mill
operation generated for an interactively defined Open Profile
Feature when the mouse pointer is placed over the
SOLIDWORKS Feature Manager Design Tree.

54.

CW-48185

11-2832

Toolpath

For 3 Axis and 5 Axis operations, the Fixed/ Free option (which
exists for 2.5 Axis operations) must be made available. This
will enable the user to output X, C, Z moves instead of X, Y and
Z moves when desired.

55.

CW-48183

11-2539

Post

An option must be provided in EDM Post system to post a file

with Line Feed only and no Carriage Return.

56.

CW-34236
CW-21040

Beta-139
2-1533

Assembly

In Assembly mode, while defining fixtures in Part Setup, the

functionality allowing selection of subassemblies as fixtures
must be provided.

UI

The size of the TechDB tool crib form is too small. Using the
scroll bar within the form is inconvenient. The form must
either be enlarged or the option to resize the form must be
provided.

57.

CW-32190

10-5615

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Sr.
No.

58.

CPR
Number

CW-30257

Help Desk
ID

10-4125

Area

Description

Tool Crib

The functionality to find out the vacant station number in the

tool crib must be provided so that on executing Generate
Operation Plan command, any newly added tools in the
operation gets added to vacant stations available in the
beginning of the Tool crib.
When the tree view is split so that there are two trees
displayed and the GoTo command is used, the tree item
found is always shown in one of the tree views, which may
not be the tree view that GoTo was selected from. This needs
to be rectified.

59.

CW-30248

-----

UI

60.

CW-29774

10-3833

TechDB

In TechDB, for Area Clearance operation, in the Pattern tab,

when Adaptive is selected, the ability to set optimum
stepover as a percentage of the tool is missing.

61.

CW-29739

10-3818

TechDB

In TechDB, for the default Operation Parameter settings of

Pencil Mill operation, the combo box to enter distance is
missing.

62.

CW-28082

10-2732

Toolpath

For specific mill part with Open Pocket and pocket features
with islands, it takes approximately 40 to 45 minutes to
generate toolpath.

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CAMWorks 2016 SP0

Sr.
No.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

CPR
Number

CW-54756

CW-54748

CW-54705

CW-54688

CW-54685

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version
SP0

SP0

SP0

SP0

PR1

Help Desk
ID

11-5343

11-5447

11-5421

21047

21205

Area

Description

Post

Add a new post parameter

TOOL_FLUTE_LENGTH that will fetch the
Flute Length of a mill tool from the Mill Tool
Definition tab.

Translation

In Japanese version of CAMWorks, within

the 2.5 Axis Feature Wizard, the Japanese
text string for Through is incorrect.

Help

In the Help documentation for Advanced

tab of 3 Axis operation, details given for the
Enabled option of Holder Avoidance
needs to be updated to indicate conditions
for collision avoidance.

Help

In the CAMWorks Help documentation for

VoluMill with Entry Method set to Pre-drill
Holes, the note indicating size relation
between drill diameter and tool diameter
needs to be added.

Toolpath

When tool paths of Z Level operations are

converted using 'Conver to Five Axis' then,
the rapid moves are converted into feed
moves.
The user cannot define a 3D Curve feature
in CAMWorks 2016. The feature is
projected on a plane and is converted into a
2D feature.

6.

CW-54575

PR1

21005

Features

7.

CW-54551

PR1

11-5361

Wire EDM

8.

CW-54541

PR1

20953

UI

9.

CW-54522

PR1

20871

Help

10.

CW-54504

PR1

11-5338

Simulation

The EDM Cutting Conditions for Sodick

machine are not consistent across all the
available model types.
In Origin tab of Mill Part Setup when we
switch the origin between sketches then
the newly set origin as per the sketch is not
saved when the user closes the dialog box
using OK button.
The help description of for fixed B Axis
turning is not present.
The geometry of the User Defined Mill tool
is incorrectly shown in CAMWorks Virtual
Machine Simulator.
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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

Description
When the Turn operations containing B Axis
value are copied using control and drag
functionality, then the user defined B axis
values are not copied in the newly created
operation.

11.

CW-54496

PR1

20775

UI

12.

CW-54402

PR1

11-5298

Help

Add more description detail for the Rotary

Axis - Reverse Direction option in the Help
file.

Toolpath

For the specific part in the Contour Mill

operation if the user selects 'Stay down'
option for link between the passes on the
Leadin tab, then CAMWorks crashes.

13.

14.

CW-54338

CW-54319

PR1

PR1

11-5267

20277

UI

15.

CW-54301

PR1

11-5255

TechDB

16.

CW-54268

PR1

20213

Operation

17.

CW-54254

SP0

11-5237

Translation

18.

CW-54241

PR1

11-5199

Features

19.

CW-54239

PR1

20157

Toolpath

For the specific part in the Mill Part Setup

on the Origin tab when the origin is defined
using a user defined vertex, then the user
will not be able to apply any offsets. This
was working fine in CAMWorks 2014.
When the customized TechDB is imported
into CAMWorks 2015 SP1.2, then some of
the parameters are not imported.
For the specific part in the Turn Rough
operation the estimated time shown when
spindle mode is set to RPM and SFM is
wrong.
In Chinese version of CAMWorks TechDB, in
the UI for inserting a tool, user defines the
Holder Edge as Side or End. The
Chinese text for End needs to be
corrected.
For the specific part when Extract
Machinable Features is done, then
CAMWorks crashes.
For the specific part on a Rough Mill
operation with entry option set to 'Entry
Drill' CAMWorks generates two entry drill
operations with different drill diameters.
When the user regenerates the toolpath
the entry drill operations become
satisfactory.

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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

Description
In the New Advanced Approach and Retract
option in NC tab of 2.5 Axis operation for
Mill-Turn machines, the retract position is
termed as XYZ Home Absolute Preset. It
should be labeled as XZ Absolute Preset.

20.

CW-54215

PR1

20025

UI

21.

CW-54194

PR1

20023

Help

22.

CW-54189
CW-50261

PR1

11-5186

Toolpath

23.

CW-54187

PR1

11-5193

API

24.

CW-54168

PR1

11-5177

Operation

25.

CW-54163

SP0

11-5176

Translation

26.

CW-54108

PR1

Beta

TechDB

27.

CW-54012

PR1

19429

UI

28.

CW-53994

PR1

19535

Toolpath

29.

CW-53985

PR1

19359

TechDB

Help is not available for "Approach and

Retract" dialog box of a Mill operation on a
Mill-Turn machine.
For a Rough Mill operation with pattern
type set to 'Spiral in" the toolpath near an
island makes the movement in
"Conventional" way even though the cut
method is set as "Climb".
Add API for reversing the direction of
interactively added Mill Part Setups.
In the specific assembly whenever the user
does Edit Definition on any operation,
CAMWorks crashes.
In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in the
dialog box for interactively inserting a Turn
feature, the text for Sub Spindle and
Main Spindle in the Spindle dropdown list
needs to be corrected.
The spindle attributes of feature conditions
and matching operation conditions are
different in default TechDB. This results in
the operations being populated on wrong
setups.
For the 'Area Clearance' operation the
check box value set for use entry holes
option is not retained when the Operation
Parameters dialog box is closed and reopened.
For the specific part the Z Level toolpath is
not machining the defined feature
completely.
In the default TechDB of CAMWorks 2016
the parameter of cutting direction tilt
option for Multiaxis Mill operations is
different in Inch and Metric units.

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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

30.

CW-53968

PR1

31.

CW-53964
CW-53717

PR1

33.

CW-53962

SP0

11-5095

Toolpath

32.

CW-53944

PR1

19405

Operation

34.

CW-53941

PR1

19537

19465
15389

19305

Operation

Features

TechDB

Description
In Area Clearance operation when the
pattern type is set to VoluMill, then the
user doesnt have the option of defining the
XY allowance and Z allowance separately.
In Mill mode if a through feature has fillets
on the top face, then the same is not
recognized when Extract Machinable
Features is done. If the feature is of the
blind type, then the fillet at the top face is
recognized.
For the specific part the toolpath for turn
rough operation gets deleted and results
into incorrect WIP when variable
allowances are used.
2D sketches should be allowed to be used
for 5-Axis drilling.
In TechDB, for the hole feature with ID no.
35, the lower range for selecting the tool is
to be modified to zero. Strategy is to be
renamed to Drill only.
In CAMWorks 2016, the newly added
functionality of Pre-drilled holes for
VoluMill pattern is available for 2.5 Axis
Rough as well as in 3 Axis Area Clearance
operations. But the CAMWorks Help
documentation states that it is available
only for 2.5 Axis operations.

35.

CW-53939

Beta2

19355

Help

36.

CW-53936

PR1

19425

Toolpath

For the specific part, the multiaxis drilling

toolpath is not generated on executing the
Generate Toolpath command.
In the default TechDB, for the Contour Mill
operations the retract type is set to
"Retract Hole". The default value should be
"Z Rapid".

37.

CW-53915

PR1

19235

TechDB

38.

CW-53906

PR1

19243

UI

Wrong setup is highlighted in the select

features dialog box which is invoked from
insert feature dialog.

39.

CW-53895

Beta2

19263

UI

In CAMWorks 2016 Beta, CAMWorks error

message is observed when user clicks on
any tab of the Machine node and clicks OK.

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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

40.

CW-53859
CW-53852

41.

42.

43.

CW-53788

CW-53783

CW-53772

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Beta2

18983
11-5057

PR1

Beta2

PR1

15793

15819

15791

Area

Description

Toolpath

When the Ramping Method for the Contour

Mill operation generated for a grouped hole
feature is changed to Angle and
previewed, then CAMWorks crashes.

Toolpath

For the specific turn part the toolpath for

Face Rough operation gets deleted on
executing the Generate toolpath command
in CAMWorks 2016.

Operation

In CAMWorks 2016, for all turning

operations, changes done to default values
of any of the parameters in the NC tab are
not saved when the user performs a
preview and then clicks the button to
expand the Operation Parameters dialog
box.

Toolpath

For the specific turn part, toolpaths were

generated for Rough Groove operation
using user defined tool in CAMWorks 2012.
However, on opening this part file in
CAMWorks 2014, 2015 or 2016 and
executing the Generate Toolpath
command, the toolpath for Rough Groove
operation gets deleted.

44.

CW-53755

Beta2

15683

Rebuild

45.

CW-53754

Beta2

15687

Wire EDM

46.

CW-53751

PR1

11-5036

Toolpath

47.

CW-53696

PR1

11-5019

Toolpath

48.

CW-53631

Beta2

15403

Operation

The CAMWorks rebuild prompt message is

shown even when the user edits a sketch
which has not been used to define any
feature in the active part.
If both CAMWorks 2015 and 2016 are
installed, then the
CWEdmMachineSetupTxtToBinx64.exe of
CAMWorks 2016 creates the
"MachineSetup.bin" file in the CAMWorks
2015 data folder location.
For the specific part file, if contain area is
defined for the operation to machine
grouped features, then an erroneous
toolpath is generated.
For the specific part the retract move of 3
Axis Mill undercut operations causes tool to
crash.
For specific part, when the Save Operation
Plan command is executed, it leads to the
crashing of CAMWorks and SOLIDWORKS.
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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

49.

CW-53626

Beta2

15213

UI

50.

CW-53619

Beta2

15203

Features

51.

CW-53604

Beta2

15183

UI

52.

CW-53601

PR1

15141

Feature

53.

CW-53599

PR1

15165

UI

54.

CW-53585

Beta2

15133

Features

55.

CW-53576

Beta2

11-5000

Features

56.

CW-53568

PR1

15119

Feature

57.

CW-53560

Beta2

15153

Toolpath

Description
In the Operation Parameters dialog box for
Multiaxis Mill operation, the text for the
Help button is missing.
If the user inserts a rectangular pocket
feature by selecting multiple faces, then the
inserted feature will be of the type of
irregular pocket and not that of a
rectangular pocket.
When inserting Contour Mill operation, the
Rest Machining parameters are activated
even if the Method is set to None in the
Operation Parameters dialog box for
Contour Mill operation. They get
deactivated only after changing the
method.
Provide functionality to enable using part
faces for defining Open Profile features
similar to how faces can be used to define
pockets and slots.
In the Insert Operation dialog box, the
selected feature gets deselected when user
changes the type of operation. For
example: From Roughing to Contouring.
For specific part, when user interactively
inserts a pocket feature by picking valid
edges to define its profile, an error message
which states that some of the profiles
selected are invalid is displayed.
When defining an open profile feature, the
user has the ability to select multiple edges.
But the user defined 'Tool side' is not
retained when the feature wizard is closed
after defining the features.
For the specific mill part with pocket
feature containing a filleted island, on autodetecting the island during interactive
feature insertion, the inner loop of fillet is
considered instead of the outer loop
resulting in wrong feature.
VoluMill toolpath with Entry method set as
Pre-drilled holes doesnt consider the
user-defined position of the holes, resulting
in incorrect toolpath.

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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

Description

58.

CW-53548

Beta2

15113

Features

When user creates slot features using nonplanar entities, then certain material
segments are recognized as air segments.
Increase the size of arrow head that defines
the vector in a New Multiaxis Drilling
operation. Currently, user needs to zoom
on to the arrow in order to view the arrow
head.
The thread mill cycle time calculation for
Countersunk hole pattern considers only
the seed instance and thus the estimated
time will be wrong.
In CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1, it is not possible
to create a User-defined Boring bar with an
STL File in the TechDB.
Chuck, part and stock orientations are
incorrectly imported into CAMWorks
Virtual Machine when the Axis of the part is
not parallel to the X Axis of SOLIDWORKS.
In Mill-Turn, when the turn setup origin is
set to 'Automatic' then, the origin of the
mill part setup is incorrect.
On Mill-Turn machines, the helical moves of
a Rough Mill toolpath are incorrectly post
process when the Rotary Axis mode is set to
Free.
In Chinese version of CAMWorks, in the F/S
tab of Turn Operation Parameters dialog
box, the translation for mm/min reads as
cm/min.
The posted output of Drill toolpath for a
patterned MS Hole feature shows wrong
indexing angles. However the posted
output for Drill toolpath for patterned Hole
feature shows proper indexing angles in the
same setups.

59.

CW-53482

Beta2

15031

UI

60.

CW-53394

PR1

11-4962

Operation

61.

CW-53384

Beta2

11-4965

TechDB

62.

CW-53352

Beta2

11-4945

Machine
Simulation

63.

CW-53286

Beta1

11-4915

UI

64.

CW-53043

Beta1

11-4865

Post

65.

CW-52890

SP0

11-4828

Translation

66.

CW-52863

Beta1

11-4793

Post

67.

CW-52854

SP0

11-4752

API

API to set the origin type of CWOpSetup as

workpiece corner.

Operation

Crash observed when the Save Operation

Plan command is executed for 3 Contour
Mill operations. The crash occurs because
CAMWorks allows the First Cut Amount for
Contour Mill operations to be set to 0.

68.

CW-52796

Beta2

11-4801

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No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

Description
In CAMWorks 2015 SP1.1, VoluMill toolpath
for pocket feature adds extra axial (-Z) pass
if the First Cut Amount and Machining
Depth values are more than the Feature
Depth.

69.

CW-52780
CW-52625
CW-50216

Beta2

11-4778
11-4743
-----

VoluMill

70.

CW-52776

Beta2

11-4794

Post

71.

72.

72.

74.

75.

76.

CW-52573

CW-52558

CW-52393

CW-52335

CW-52334

CW-52324

Beta1

PR1

SP0

SP0

Beta2

SP0

11-4744

11-4738

11-4669

11-4692

11-4681

11-4684

For the specific Mill part, the Feed and

Speed values posted for the Constant
Stepover operation are incorrect.

Toolpath

CAMWorks generates the threading

toolpath at incorrect location for OD
feature on Sub-Spindle with Program point
set to Tool Nose center.

Feature

In Mill module the fillets at the top face of

the pocket feature are not recognized when
Extract Machinable Features is done. This
happens when the pocket feature is
intersected by another feature.

Post

When post processing using the M3AxisTutorial post using the step by step option,
the system created *.sub file gets locked
and can't be deleted.

Translation

In CAMWorks German version, in Turn and

Mill-Turn mode, in the Setup tab of the
Machine node, the text for the Display pane
and Options label are incorrectly placed.

TechDB

When 2012 TechDB is imported is import

into CAMWorks 2015, most of the entries
for Cutting Taps are not populated from the
earlier TechDB.

Wire EDM

When the machine make is set to

Mitsubishi-FA or Misubishi-FAS then,
CAMWorks fails to generate toolpaths and
results in a crash.

77.

CW-52321

Beta1

11-4665

Toolpath

For the specific part the Contour Mill

toolpath is incorrectly generates when
Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath option
of the Machine dialog box is unchecked.

78.

CW-52317

Beta2

11-4674

TechDB

The TechDB UI displays the message Invalid

use of null when user selects a Contour
Mill operation in TechDB.

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No.

79.

80.

81.

CPR
Number

CW-52310

CW-52185

CW-52146

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version
Beta2

PR1

Beta2

Help Desk
ID

11-2461

11-4646

11-4644

Area

Post

Description
Create 2 new post variables
NEXT_USER_TOOL and
NEXT_USER_TURRET for detecting Tool
change.

Toolpath

For the specific assembly file, when

Leadin/out point of Contour Mill operation
is set to Mid-point, the spring pass move is
not generated.

Operation

For point to point operations when

parameters are changed and OK button is
pressed, the toolpath does not get updated.
The user will have to Generate Toolpath
again to get the updated toolpath.
For specific mill part with numerous islands
within the open pocket feature, it takes
considerable time to generate toolpath for
the Rough Mill operation.

82.

CW-52008

PR1

11-4573

Toolpath

83.

CW-51958

Beta1

11-4545

Post

84.

CW-51956

Beta2

11-4549

Operation

85.

CW-51746

Beta1

11-4454

UI

86.

CW-51745

Beta1

11-4455

TechDB

87.

CW-51645
CW-51527

Beta2

11-4426
11-4315

Toolpath

88.

CW-51637

PR1

11-4417

Feature

In Mill-Turn module, the generated Post

output does not reflects the interactively
inserted feed rate move.
In Turn mode, the point to point (Drill)
operation goes beyond the ID feature limit.
This happens when the ID feature is defined
by the sketch. It works correctly when
feature is defined using Part profile.
In 2.5 Axis Feature: Select Entities dialog
box, the tool tip Next is displayed instead
of End Condition when the user mouse
hover on End Conditions button.
Add a strategy named '4 Axis' for multi
surface features in the default TechDB.
Contour Mill toolpath generated for hole or
circular pocket feature, with CNC comp
option enabled and Toolpath Centre set to
as without compensation still remains
compensated with the toolpath radius if
the Calculate safe CNC comp toolpath
option is selected.
For the specific part, on executing the
Extract Machinable Features using
MfgView, the slot feature is incorrectly
recognized.
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No.

89.

90.

CPR
Number

CW-51619

CW-51606

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version
Beta2

PR1

Help Desk
ID
11-4405

11-4374

Area

Description

Toolpath

Toolpath for Rough Mill operation with

Entry Drill/ Entry hole option selected for
entry options changes every time the
Generate Toolpath command is executed.

TechDB

In TechDB under hole thread mapping, the

user is unable to set the method of "Thread
Milling" for the hole type of Counter bore
and Countersink.
VoluMill toolpath issue observed when
Negative Z Bottom Allowance is assigned.
The toolpath makes double depth of cut
with the full first cut amount.

91.

CW-51330

Beta2

11-4203

VoluMill

92.

CW-51292

Beta2

-----

Setup Sheet

On generating XML-based Setup Sheets, the

generated images should be stored in a
sub-folder where the XML file is generated.
In Inch mode of TechDB, for all the Mill
Feature operations the tool selection
expression is set with the parameter of
"Box Width". This results in selection of
large tools to machine the feature. The tool
selection expression should be with respect
to "Finish Radius".

93.

CW-51013

PR1

11-3193

TechDB

94.

CW-50827

Beta1

11-4498
11-4543
11-4737

Setup Sheet

95.

CW-50826

Beta2

11-3983

TechDB

96.

CW-50629

Beta1

11-3959

Setup Sheet

97.

98.

CW-50615

CW-50500

Beta2

PR1

11-4056

11-3924

CAMWorks crashes while generating the

setup sheets in mill assembly mode if the
setup origin is set to 'Part Origin'.
For customized TechDB used by customer,
tool descriptions are not being displayed in
corresponding fields for Turn Tools.
The positioning of images captures in
generated Setup Sheet is incorrect.

Toolpath

In CAMWorks 2015 SP 1.0, the 3 Axis

VoluMill toolpath doesnt get generated
when the Machine Cavities option is
checked. This issue wasnt observed in
CAMWorks 2015 SP0.1.

Toolpath

For the specific part, the Contour Mill

toolpath generated for the irregular pocket
feature is incorrect when the CNC
compensation is set to ON and the toolpath
center is set to Without Compensation.
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Sr.
No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

Description

99.

CW-50369

PR1

11-3853

Operation

In Turn mode, when an operation is

truncated using the Z limits set as "User
Defined", then any changes made to the
origin of the turn setup do not update the
user defined limit.

100.

CW-50359

SP0

11-3854

Setup Sheet

In XML-based Setup Sheet, the

MchController variable does not work.

101.

CW-50232

Beta2

11-3764

Setup Sheet

102.

CW-50200

PR1

11-3745

Toolpath

103.

104.

105.

CW-49533

CW-49458

CW-49416

Beta2

Beta2

Beta1

11-3589

-----

11-3496

In the XML Setup Sheet, the Mill Tool and

Holder image is displayed for a Turn
Operation when both Mill & Turn
operations are present for the Mill-Turn
Machine.
While machining circular pockets or hole
features with Contour Mill operations with
the combination of CNC compensation set
to ON and tool path center set to without
compensation, then the tool path is not
generated at the desired position if entry
point is set as "Hole Center".

Toolpath

Using the Mirror Toolpath option with

VoluMill creates an additional mirrored
toolpath that gets overlaid on the correct
mirrored toolpath.

Toolpath

For specific Mill part, the Generate

Toolpath command executed from the
Command Manager and that executed from
the RMB context menu of the operation
generates different results.

Toolpath

In 3 Axis Flat Area machining, there is no

impact of the values given for horizontal
leadin on the toolpath.

106.

CW-48990

Beta2

11-3329

Toolpath

107.

CW-48940

PR1

11-3300

System

In CW 2015 SP SP0, the Contour Mill

toolpath on Part Perimeter feature of the
specific part is showing the Incorrect arc
Lead In/Lead Out for 'Start point' with '0'
offset value.
If user unchecks the Equal Step Length
and Equal Step Width and defines several
unique jaw steps and saves the
configuration, then on restarting
CAMWorks and assigning this chuck
configuration, the Equal Step Length and
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No.

108.

CPR
Number

CW-48578

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Beta2

Help Desk
ID

11-3117

Area

Setup Sheet

Description
Equal Step Width get checked thereby
nullifying all custom jaw settings.
For Setup Sheets, add the Radial (X) and
Axial (Z) allowance parameters of turn
operations to the XML data file.

109.

CW-48572

Beta1

11-3098

Toolpath

The Contour Mill Operation for Rectangular

slot with multiple side passes and Ignore
Air Segments option set to ON, does not
generate correct toolpath.

110.

CW-48540

PR1

11-3075

TechDB

In TechDB, for Multiaxis Operation

Parameter Definition, the parameter option
'Add Internal Tool Radius' is missing.

111.

CW-48364

Beta2

11-2975

Toolpath

For the specific part, the Leadin/ Out point

for Contour Mill Toolpath is generated at
the wrong spot for irregular pocket feature.

112.

CW-48243

PR1

11-2892

Setup Sheet

113.

CW-48152

SP0

11-2820

Features

114.

115.

116.

CW-47574

CW-46848

CW-45792

Beta2

Beta2

PR1

Beta2015US

Beta2015EMEA

11-1689

Add the ability to export the SOLIDWORKS

Configuration Specific information to the
XML-based Setup Sheet.
For parts designed in SOLIDWORKS using
the Cut Extrude feature with Pattern
application or otherwise, on executing the
Extract Machinable Features command,
the islands within the irregular slot features
are not recognized. For the specific part the
islands within the irregular slot features are
not recognized when Extract Machinable
Features command is executed.

UI

More time is taken to suppress operations

when selected in numbers of 5 or more in
parts or assemblies containing multiple
features and operations.

Help

While post processing the toolpaths if the

center line display is set to ON, then the
toolpaths generated for point to point
operations are not highlighted. This needs
to be documented in the CAMWorks Help
file.

Setup sheet

Add the ability to create isometric view in

the XML setup sheet with respect to the
origin of each setup present in the mill part
or assembly.
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No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

Description

117.

CW-44979

Beta2

11-1247

Toolpath

For grouped features recognized by AFR,

the Leadin/ Leadout points are different for
features in the group.

Operation

In Turn mode the estimated time for the

turn toolpath is not updated properly when
the spindle mode is changed from "RPM" to
"SMM/SFM".

Toolpath

For the specific mill part, the 5 Axis toolpath

is generated correctly in CAMWorks 2013
but does not generate at all in latest version
of CAMWorks.

118.

119.

CW-44475

CW-42893

PR1

PR1

11-0911

11-0478

120.

CW-42629

PR1

11-0357

Feature

121.

CW-35633
CW-35446

PR1

10-7034
10-6932

Setup Sheet

122.

CW-31733

Beta1

10-5240

Toolpath

For specific mill part, MfgView recognizes

certain areas as a different feature whereas
similar areas which are part of the main
feature get recognized as an irregular slot
feature. All similar areas should have been
included in the main slot feature.
While creating XML setups sheets, the
images which are created should be taken
as per the CAMWorks coordinate system
and not as per SOLIDWORKS coordinate
system.
For the specific part in the contour mill
operation if the step over is given as 50%
for bottom finish then, the generated
toolpath gouges the feature.

123.

CW-31152

PR1

10-4822

Toolpath

The multi axis toolpaths fail to generate

when user defined mill holders are used.
However 2.5 Axis toolpaths generate
satisfactorily.

124.

CW-30562

Beta1

10-4357

Toolpath

The engrave toolpath will include a leadin if

another contour toolpath is generated first.

125.

CW-30064

SP0

10-4026

Toolpath

126.

CW-28639

PR1

10-3090

Toolpath

For Contour Mill operations, when user

defines an Avoid area and sets the toolpath
Center to Without compensation under
NC tab, then the toolpath always retracts to
Z0 plane to link to the next position.
For the specific part the contour mill
toolpath gouges the part when 'Display
cutter compensation on first move' is set to
On.
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No.

CPR
Number

Fixed in
CAMWorks
2016 Version

Help Desk
ID

Area

Description

127.

CW-27011

PR1

10-2029

Simulation

If the turn setup origin is changed to either

other end or to any other location then the
same doesn't reflect in the simulation.
Add the option of "Direct" on the
Entry/Retract tab of Multi axis mill
operations in TechDB. The same is present
in CAMWorks.

128.

CW-26888

PR1

10-1960

TechDB

129.

CW-26700

Beta2

10-1838

Toolpath

130.

CW-26038

Beta2

10-1353

Toolpath

131.

CW-25935

Beta2

10-1234

Assembly

132.

CW-25888

Beta2

10-1208

Features

133.

CW-25829

Beta2

10-1123

Toolpath

134.

CW-24493
CW-14490

Beta1

10-2083
1-6385
1-6429

Tool

135.

CW-19851

Beta2

2-0208

Features

For the specific part the leadin overlap

values defined for Contour mill operation
result in incorrect toolpath.
For the specific part the Contour Mill
toolpath gouges the part when the link
between passes is set to 'Stay Down'.
For the specific assembly when we import
part cam data then, the operation data for
features in two setups is imported and for
the remaining two setups it is not imported.
For the specific part, Turn features
recognized by AFR are incorrect and
CAMWorks hangs for the time the features
are being recognized.
For Contour Mill operations, if Hole Center
is selected as the Entry Point and Without
Compensation option is enabled, then
CAMWorks offsets the Entry Drill/ Hole too.
Provide Tool Crib priority option in Turn
mode and Mill-Turn mode.
When the feature profile of slots feature
are defined using sketches and user has
assigned open air segments, then
CAMWorks must remember the open air
segments which were selected by user even
after the sketch is edited.

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