SURFCAM Velocity 3 SP2 Release Notes

SURFCAM Velocity 3 SP2 b357 will ship to all Users with a Maintenance Contract Expiration Date of 2/28/2007 or greater.

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

• Windows Vista™ Compatibility
  SURFCAM has achieved the “Works with Windows Vista™” certificate from Microsoft®. The Windows Vista compatibility ensures that SURFCAM delivers an improved experience when running on the latest computer hardware and software. A major aspect of Windows Vista support is SURFCAM's use of Microsoft DirectX® graphics technology enabling superior graphics performance.
• SolidWorks® Version 2008
  Associativity to SolidWorks now supports SolidWorks version 2008 parts and assemblies. The associativity link dynamically monitors engineering changes and automatically updates all necessary toolpath operations in SURFCAM. This will benefit users of SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDO (Parts Design Only) and the recently introduced SolidWorks PD&A (Parts Design & Assemblies).
• TrueMill® Constant Feed Rate
  Currently by default, TrueMill reduces the feed rates on inside arc moves. For most machining applications, these feed changes are unnecessary. TrueMill is designed to never exceed the specified tool engagement. This means that the chip thickness can never become too large anywhere along the TrueMill toolpath and there is no need to slow down anywhere. By keeping the feed rate constant on all TrueMill cutting moves, milling output can be significantly increased, the quality of the cut will improve and tool life will improve, especially for hard materials. To output constant feed rates on all TrueMill cutting moves, open the SURFCAM.INI file and set TMConstantRate = 1.
• Other Enhancements:
  • Faster Geometry Selection — This enhancement is particularly noticeable when using the MultSelOn mode for selection of a large number of elements (for example: point cloud data or large complex surface parts).
  • Faster Processing — Planar and Z-Finish toolpath operations now process faster when using containment boundaries.
  • Faster Loading — Loading speed of certain .SCPRT files has been improved.
  • Improved Graphics — The new Grid Points display allows better visualization of the current CView. The grid points are now transparent and their visibility can be adjusted (Tools > Options > Display > Shading > Ambient Light).
  • Improved CAD Interoperability — Support of the most recent releases from Autodesk®, Catia®, Pro/Engineer®, and UG® (NX) has been refined to ensure accurate data exchange.
     
• SP2 New Install Tutorial
• SP2 Update Install Tutorial