SURFCAM Tech Tip: Velocity 4 SP1 Release Notes

SURFCAM Tech Tip

SURFCAM Velocity 4 SP1 b248 will ship to all Users with a Maintenance Contract Expiration Date of 11/30/2008 or greater.

You can check your Maintenance Expiration Date by opening SURFCAM and clicking Help | About SURFCAM.

New features include:

3-Axis HSM machining - complete tessellation of helical and arc moves for the HSM rapid motions.
Direct read of the SolidWorks Sketches
Updated Toolkits
Updated ACIS translator functionality affecting Catia, Step, Inventor, UG, ProE, SLDPRT (via ACIS).
Updated Mpost and Lpost executables for better handling of small arc length segments and turning operation support.
Partial toolpath display - NcEdit and backplot enhancements
Toolpath/operation highlighting
Enhancements to 4-5 Axis cutting
SP1 more details here - 2.8 MB PDF
SP0 more details here - 1.0 MB PDF

Surfware's New Software Release Policy

New Software Versions will be shipped via DVD (CD's will no longer be available)
Service Packs will be made available via download only at ftp.surfware.com, contact for login credentials.