myCNC Change Log

• Laser cutting improvements

• General DXF bugfixes
• Program scrolling bugfixes (next/previous line buttons)

1.88.5761

• Added a test mode for generating cutting programs with a focus on dental aligner applications
  
  • Given an array of XYZ points, myCNC can generate a program taking into account the rotary axis and the orientation of the workpiece
    

1.88.5741

• Worked on the camera marker recognition preprocessor - positioning system to a specified Z-position indicates to the system to initiate the camera commands (M397 etc)
• GUI for the option for global variable 7696 (ignore F-codes) added to Config Settings

1.88.5699

• New firmware version - Overspeed % now adjustable to 0 (complete stop)
  • Pause button - action="player-pause" for pause/start based on this 0% overspeed functionality
    
• Correct Block support for DXF Import (now accounts for proper rotation for Block DXF elements)

1.88.5682

• DXF update - dxf2-import functionality
  • Geared towards plasma support, allows for precise lead-in and lead-out customization, scaling, proper kerf support

1.88.5678

• Backend DXF import functionality modifications

1.88.5669

• DXF/HPGL toolpath generation improvements

1.88.5667

• Visualization change - highlights program area (2D programs)
• Added player-nc-tie1/2/3/4 functionality to be able to utilize buttons that tie the current working point to a specific corner of the program area

1.88.5649

• Minor DXF backend changes

1.88.5614

• Fixes a bug in the kspinbox UI element
• On lathe setups, fixed the G41/G42 compensation codes as well as additional tool compensation

1.88.5612

• Added the “confirm” and “direct” options for tools specifications window M421 button in order to be able to launch the M421 macro without a confirmation slow speed distance dialog
  

• More info

1.88.5609

• Added an option to the DXF Import functionality that allows to generate different tools from the DXF file based on colours (as opposed to layers)

1.88.5608

• Minor backend changes

1.88.5606

• New commands for Server API (to get filepath, file name, etc)

• Server API documentation

1.88.5604

• DXF import update - added a Segment Merge Tolerance option in the Config dialog for DXF Import to prevent issues with visualizations in the import window (previously some lines would not connect on the import visualization screen)
• Fixes to HPGL file import - fixed issue where certain files would crash the myCNC program

1.88.5601

• Minor DXF import bug fixes

1.88.5600

• DXF import updates and improvements
  • faster DXF loading, improved handling of large files
  • Improved spline support
  • Tool path optimization improved (now internal contours are cut first, after which external contours for each part are cut)

• Added Password Widgets functionality, allowing to create a hidden widget that is opened by entering a passcode
• Optimized large CorelDRAW (.cdr) files that would previously take a long time to open

• More info

• Fix to correctly distinguish between layers and groups of objects in CorelDRAW (.cdr) files as well as .cdr file spline optimization

• Added the time-display GUI element to be able to display global variables such as #6120, etc, in a 00:00:00 format (instead of a less convenient display of a global variable with time in seconds)

• General bug fixes

• Modified the ATC pots tool1view element to be able to correctly display the ttime (working time) element (would previously crash the program)

• Added new profile actions for the lathe profile (player-simulate-backward and player-simulate-forward)
• Support for controlling an independent axis from a PLC

• Bug fixes for G20/inch setups and tracking for an independent axis for plasma and laser

• Experimental function - updated the system to allow to load in CorelDraw .cdr files. Currently in alpha stage.

• Minor improvements to the inch/mm conversions within the system

• Bug fix - fixed an issue with the Tool Length Measure macro wizard where the Fast Move Down line was not added to the generated macro

• Bug fixes

• Minor under-the-hood changes

• Under-the-hood laser cutting functionality changes

• Experimental feature - added the G130 command that allows the user to select a cutcharts mode from within a G-code program

• For example, G130 P217 will select mode #217

• Under-the-hood laser cutting functionality improvements

• Added Focus Control to laser settings
• Preliminary fixes for an issue with the ruler functionality causing slowdowns during DXF import

• Added ruler/grid to the ncview program visualization screen

• Blog post

• Minor bug fixes

• Bug fix - fixed a DXF import issue when the Plasma option was enabled in the list of available tools

• Laser cutting functionality improvements

• ktab support added (currently used for laser cutting applications in the Y1366LAS profile)

• General laser cutting improvements

• Optimizations for large tangential cutting programs featuring arcs subdivided into short linear segments, allowing myCNC to look for lines/arcs on a contour

• Bug fixes - potential fix for an issue arising on large G-code programs using CNC Vision

• General bug fixes

• Added the Tune Z option as an alternative to Correction Z (the former being designed for mill/lathe machines, while the latter is meant for routers)

• Bug fixes - fixed an issue with popup windows,
• Bug fixes - on-the-fly tool length corrections (global variables #4701, etc)
• Fixes to CNC vision G-code transformations via camera markers

• Under-the-hood upgrades (not yet available to the end user):
  • Changes in preparation for the ktab tabbed window element support, capacitive sensor calibration, and independent laser cutting tracking system

• Bug fixes - fixed the pipe cutting visualization issue where the cursor movement would not match the toolpath

• Changes to HardPendant (MPG support)

• Hardware Pendant documentation

• Added the ability to initiate Jog commands from PLCs via the global variables # 8630-8635
• Changed and improved the way speed and acceleration are set for AxisPlus, allowing for reverse movement
• Added an option to choose between keeping the program rotation angle after program reload (previously the default option), or resetting the rotation angle to 0 on reload

• Added software support for the updated ET7 and ET10 controller versions
• Polish localization update
• Bug fixes - fixed an issue with G33 threading and tool offsets on lathe cutting setups

• Bug fixes for tangential knife cutting
  • Fixed an issue with tangential cutting present on circles with a small radius
  • Minor Kiss-Knife fixes

• Bug fixes - fixed an issue with the indication of actual machine position coordinates when using encoders

• Added the functionality for the G10 L200 - G10 L205 commands to myCNC

• G10 L200 P_reg1 Q_reg2; reg1 = sin(reg2)
  • L201 - cos
  • L202 - tan
  • L203 - asin
  • L204 - acos
  • L205 - atan

• DXF import - added the ability to enter different Tool Lift values for different types of tools

• Additional visualization fixes

• 3D plasma bug fixes
• Changes in the system's 2D visualization rendering

• Modifications for the Hypertherm Automatic Gas Console functionality
  
  • Added global variables #7467-7471 for system codes and 7472-7473 for AGC preflow/cutflow testing

• General bug fixes

• Added functionality for two new global variables
  
  • GVAR_CUTPROCESS_CREEP_TIME (global variable #7650, which allows to assign creep time in seconds) and GVAR_CUTPROCESS_CREEP_SPEED (global variable #7651 for creep speed)

• Improvements to Run From Here procedure and single-block-mode for turning applications
• Speed optimizations for circular interpolation

• New global variables for oxyfuel cutting - full list of variables available here
• Bug fix - fixed a bug with the Run from Here functionality selecting an incorrect line on large G-code programs (100K+ lines)
• Bug fix - fixed an issue with arc interpolation

• CNC Vision improvements

• Tangential cutting optimization and bugfixes
• Fixed an issue with DXF files generated in programs such as Corel that would feature corners composed of small joints of lines/arcs. Modified the program to recognize and properly process such areas.

• CNC Vision bug fixes

• Added the 64200 and 64201 global variables to the myCNC software
  
  • Writing a widget's ID (specified in the XML files as id="NUMBER") into 64200 brings up the corresponding widget
  • Writing a widget's ID into 64201 hides the corresponding widget
    • For example, the command G10 L80 P64200 Q100 will show widget with id="100"

• Bug fixes for:
  
  • CNC Vision
  • V-knife
  • Knife 180 functionality

• XML Editing - Added the attribute "pressed-delay-xxxx" for the "direct-run:" action
  
  • Allows to define time, in ms, that the on-screen element (button, etc) must be pressed for, in order to initialize the direct-run action
• Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause crashes on large-size G-code files
• Fixed a visualization bug for work position

• Blog post

• Numerous bug fixes
  
  • Fixed arc handling for DXF files and G21 files on G20 profiles
  • Fixed DXF import bug where G21 would be added to the start of the generated program regardless of profile unit settings
  • Fixed rotation widget issue on G20 (U-series) profiles
  • Fixed M71 Imperial parts library for G20 (U-series) profiles
  • Fixed work offsets config tab issue where G58/G59 values would be overwritten upon saving
  • Fixed parking config tab visual bug where axes YZ would display values equal to X parking coordinate

• Bug fixes for inch/G20 setups
  
  • Fixes for Work Offsets, Cut from Edge, program rotation

• Added support for the mycnc-ET8 controller
  • The ET8 is a direct copy of the ET6 with altered microchip architecture
• Numerous bug fixes to inch/G20 profiles

• Changes to the Alarms settings window - added the Software PLC Handler section for each alarm/sensor type
  • Allows for easy custom PLC procedures launch upon alarm trigger
  • Sensor trigger mirrored to global variables 9300-9363
• New XML GUI element - tool1view
  
  • Indicates information on a particular tool, including Tool ID, Cutting Material, Tip, Tool Diameter, Tool Max/Elapsed Lifetime, etc
• New global variable #8025 - indicates elapsed tool lifetime, in (100% * WorkTime/MaxTime)

• Tool Specification widget improvements

• Improvements to the ATC Pots section in Settings > Config
  
  • Added the Tool Tips, Cut Material, Tool Diameter and Tool ID sections
• Minor changes to the Tool Specifications widget

• Bug fixes for inches/G20 setups - tool length value table and measurement macro fixes

• Added a toggle for G20/G21 handler in Config > Macro Wizard > Tool Change for generating the M6 Tool Change macro.
  
  • Allows to use mixed G20/G21 commands within the body of the control program, switching to the default profile units for the duration of the tool change
• Bug fixes
  • Fixed the 3D dimension visualization to display the values correctly when inches were selected in Config > Screen
  • Fixed the 3D visualization toggle for showing/hiding program dimensions

• Blog post

• Bug fix - fixed issue where the subroutine call wouldn't initialize due to empty lines or comments at the beginning of subroutine

• Tangential cutting fixes
• Fixes for Windows version - fixed certain button icons not displaying properly on some systems

• Tangential cutting bug fixes - fixed issue with program start after stopping

• Bug fixes for step mode
• Bug fixes for the G76 threading cycle

• Added a checking procedure to compare the current tool number versus the tool # according to the program
  • Useful in cases where the tool change procedure did not work correctly for any reason
  • The checking procedure can be turned off in settings
• Bug fix for checking whether the machine has moved beyond the soft limits

• Bug fixes for inch/G20 software configurations
  
  • Fixed Return to working point button
  • Fixed nesting window, rotation window
  • Fixed arc/hole speed
  • Fixed tool offsets
  • Numerous visual fixes

• Soft Limits control improvements - bug fixes for program bounds calculations
• Firmware updated (testing stream): Changed acceleration behaviour when Overspeed values are changed by a large amount (for example, from 10% to 100%)
• Modified behaviour from immediate change to smooth acceleration, preventing an impact to the machine hardware
• Minimum Overspeed adjustment is now 1% (previously 5%)

• Additional bug fixes for soft limits (for rotational axes), drilling cycles and step mode

• Windows bug fix - fixed missing icons in the probe sensor widget

• Tangential control updates for working with multiple tools with different offsets on the rotary axis

• Bug fixes for drilling cycles
• Bug fix - fixed issue with program control going beyond soft limits

• Modifications to the independent axis (AxisPlus) for grinding functionality
• Bug fix - fixed an issue with single block mode
• Bug fix - fixes to program rotation functionality
• Bug fix - fixed crashing issue when closing multiple pop-up windows

• Bug fix - fixed issue with the G84/G74 tapping commands in situations when the spindle encoder was using a gear ratio different from 1:1

• Bug fix - fixed flatbed correction not turning off on Windows machines
• Bug fix - fixed soft limits issues for rotational axes

• Drilling cycles - support for variable lowering distance, drilling lift speed
• Improvements for tapping cycles G84, G74
• Various bug fixes

• Added new setup options for Machine Axis Configuration

• Blog post

• DXF import - added pneumatic lift selection for the Pen tool
• Improved algorithms for 5-axis jewelry cutting

• AxisPlus support for ET10 and ET15
• Speed priority bug fixes

• New options added in the Hard Pendant settings tab

• Added a new global variable #7696 - GVAR_CUTCHART_FEEDRATE_PRIORITY
• if set to 0, then the F-code value for speed is used, if present
• if set to 1, then speed from Cutcharts has a higher priority and the F-code is ignored

•  Blog post

• Added hardware pendant support for the ET15 controller
• Improvements to the G-code parser when setting arcs via radius for certain post processors (fixed the issue where in cases the G-code contained 2 decimal places the rounding for radius value was not done correctly)

• Improved handling of the desynchronization FError in myCNC
• Expanded functionality - ability to turn off servos with the ServoOn signal, sending messages and blocking start up in case of errors from Closed-Loop PID regulators
• Added new settings in the Analog Closed Loop tab

• Blog post

• Bug fixes for turning/lathe operations - fixed issue with specifying diameter dimensions
• Interface tweaks to accomodate hardware support for ServoOn signals for drivers in closed-loop systems, and the FError parameter

• Hardware Pendant capabilities added

• Blog post

• Added the ability to launch Software PLC procedures from hotkey commands

• 2-axis configurations support for Creasing Wheel and Pen setups when using the DXF import
• Fixed an issue with the DXF import not correctly recognizing the 2-axis configurations at low turning angles

• Blog post

• UI toggles for Tool Specifications window added in UI Settings
• Hole Cutting options duplicated from Plasma Settings to Motion

• Blog post 

• Bug fixes for subroutines - subroutine visualization now works correctly on 3D visualizations (M- and V- series profiles).

• More behind-the-scenes support for cutcharts added

• Built-in images for the Kjellberg CutFire100i cutcharts added

• Addition of "hole speed" register to reduce speed during hole cutting on plasma profiles
• THC improvements to allow the user to specify the percentage of feedrate below which THC will be temporarily turned off (as opposed to the previous implementation which required to specify the exact speed)
• Behind-the-scenes support for more cutcharts added
• A number of existing cutchart images uploaded in higher resolution / reworked

• Blog post

• General bug fixes

• The X1366G/X1366GA profiles now have the gas on/off button icons added automatically in new profile versions
• General QOL improvements

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• General bug fixes

• Bug fixes to the filtration system (encoder behaviour fixed)

• Filtration system for signals from controller inputs and operator panel added
• Report Tab bug fixes: pierce time, tool path length and cutting length are now displayed correctly
• Disabled the clickable consumables link that previously led to this website in the Cutcharts widget on X1366P and X1366G type profiles.

• Blog post