MASTERCAM 2017

README
May 2016

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Introduction

INTRODUCTION
Please review this ReadMe for last-minute product information about Mastercam
2017. Report any problems to qc@mastercam.com.

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Mastercam 2017 Issues

MASTERCAM 2017 ISSUES

This release of Mastercam 2017 features several bug fixes including the following
list:
Category

Description

Number

Interface

Updating the work offset in an operation and then

canceling out of the operation parameters sometimes caused a crash

R-07901

Interface

When updating the work offset in just one operation, work offsets in other operations sometimes
changed as well

R-07905

General

The Annotation button was missing from the

Report Viewer

R-07927

Geometry

Arcs/solid holes in older part files were sometimes

in wrong location

R-07995

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Beta 5 Issues

BETA 5 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 Beta 5 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

Interface

Added support to toggle visibility state of multiple

levels (same as X9)

B-40376

Interface

In some instances, Stock Model objects would

incorrectly appear as auto-highlighted

D-21912

General

First point selected did not match AutoCursor lock

R-07841

Toolpaths

Right-click drag and drop would sometimes copy/move unselected operations

R-07409

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Beta 4 Issues

BETA 4 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 Beta 4 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

General

Improved performance in some instances when

loading files containing a lot of entities

D-21539

General

Improved view manipulation (e.g., dynamic rotation) performance with files containing many entities

D-21564

General

Addressed a speed issue when loading some parts

containing dirty solids

D-21775

General

Fixed Active Reports assert found in Beta 3

R-07411

General

Fixed a File, Merge issue with special ASCII characters

R-07493

General

When selecting a Material Library from within

Machine Definition, mcam-material files were not
listed

R-07603

Geometry

With some part files, turning on Shaded view mode

locked up Mastercam

R-07484

Geometry

Addressed issues with Point Segment updating

when interface panel was undocked

R-07541

Toolpaths

Dynamic OptiRough tool break/crash caused by

inconsistent stepdowns

R-06590

Toolpaths

Dynamic OptiRough gouged with arc filter enabled

and certain total tolerance values

R-07506

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Beta 3 Issues

BETA 3 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 Beta 3 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

Configuration

Mouse dynamics option removed from Shading

settings

General

D-21441: SOLIDWORKS assembly file was not coming into Mastercam, subsequent attempts failed dif- B-39870
ferently

General

D-21400: Opening some SOLIDWORKS files caused

Mastercam to crash

B-40008

General

Turning off all levels also turned off the toolpaths

display

D-21304

General

Unseen geometry could still be selected when in

No Hidden Wireframe view mode

D-21391

General

The "Set as Tplane" and "Set as Cplane" settings

were reversed when set from New Plane dialog box

D-21525

Geometry

Split Solid Faces - Face stopped splitting at the

start/end of the arc

B-39865

Interface

D-21499 - Added Attributes to Home tab and minitoolbar

B-40041

Interface

Contour ramp toolpath display was not always correct

R-07232

Interface

B-39866: Tab Key did not validate and move to the

next field when MRU was open

R-07328

B-39955

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Beta 3 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Interface

Single-key hot keys were triggered when renaming

items in the Toolpaths and Solids Managers

R-07335

Lathe

Selecting Face Cutting set compensation to wrong

side

D-21553

Mill

D-19814: Custom entry gouged in Dynamic Mill

B-39917

Post

Updated Post changes

B-38229

Tooling

D-17848: Lathe tool offset issue with X6 or older

files - Change in one operation forced changes in
all operations using the same tool

R-04088

Tooling

D-21418: "Tessellating" displayed on Status Bar

after exiting the tool definition dialog box

R-07251

Toolpaths

D-21350: Slow Waterline processing time

B-39967

Toolpaths

Stock model dependent operations were sometimes marked dirty when canceling out of the oper- D-21394
ation parameters dialog box

Toolpaths

Toolpath groups were sometimes out of order

when importing operations

D-21449

Toolpaths

D-21349: 3D HST field calculation issue

R-06546

Toolpaths

Renumber Work Offsets - Operations across multiple planes were not updated if increment was 0

R-07074

Toolpaths

Toolpath Nesting - Crash when nesting clusters

R-07440

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Beta 2 Issues

BETA 2 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 Beta 2 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

Interface

Contour ramp toolpath display was sometimes

incorrect

R-06669

Interface

Third-party ribbon tabs had display issues

R-07192

Interface

AutoCursor settings were not enabled unless in an

AutoCursor function

R-07060

Interface

Panels could not be resized smaller than a minimum size

R-07110

Interface

Spacebar was the only way to access FastPoint

mode

R-07063

Interface

FastPoint Enter key validation had field update

issues

R-39609

Wire

Autosync Rails could only be run once in a session

R-07147

Wire

Autosync Rails error message was placed behind

the Mastercam window causing issues

R-07132

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe Beta 1 Issues

BETA 1 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 Beta 1 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

Lathe

Lathe POCO was incorrect with custom WCS

R-06790

Mill

Contour using Depth Cut caused posting error

R-06741

Mill

Chamfer Mill compensation was incorrect

R-06743

Mill

Radial entry was vertical when defined as an arc

R-06744

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP6 Issues

TP6 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 TP6 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

Interface

Planes Manager - Changing the work offset of a

copied plane applies offset to original plane

R-06357

Lathe

Lathe Stock Flip had issues when choosing the

final position of the chuck

R-06634

Mill

Circle mill retract issue

D-20600

Mill

RCTF - feedrate did not update when changing Stepover value

D-20707

Mill

Batch lost PostGhost icon when item was collapsed

D-20721

Mill

Finish/contour gouged part when Enhanced Slot

Mill tool was used

D-20760

Mill

Reloading default parameters deleted operation

R-04770

Mill

Stock Model took very long time to process with

reasonably-sized source operations

R-05471

Mill

Micro lift gouge in 2D Dynamic Rest Mill

R-05827

Mill

Gouge surface with high speed Hybrid toolpath

with shank

R-06483

Mill

Shank clearance value was greater than specified

by user

R-06484

Mill-Turn

Axis substitution start point unrolled incorrectly

R-06496

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP6 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Toolpaths

Keep tool down value resulted in gouge

D-20709

Toolpaths

Taper selection did not work in AGIE AWF Contour

toolpath

R-06465/
R-06512

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP4/TP5 Issues

TP4/TP5 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 TP4/TP5 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

API

Removed Agie.dll from the Mastercam

R-05668

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Added Print option to Mastercam Simulator Backplot and Verify

B-37970

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Rapid moves were jagged and tool crashed

through part

R-03330

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Mastercam Simulator C-axis face drill display of

toolpath was incorrect

R-04138

General

Planes associativity was sometimes lost

R-05705/
R-05843

General

Import Operations - Added option to save/restore

last used source library file

R-06269

General

Code Expert was not printing with displayed/chosen fonts

R-06373

Geometry

Improved visibility of solids and wireframe during

Dynamic Transform

R-05831

Geometry

Display list did not refresh after adding points in

the Entity mask on arc function

R-05990

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP4/TP5 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Geometry

Curve All Edges - Old preview not removed when

enabling Only Open Edges

R-06190

Geometry

Solids Hole Axis - Some blind holes go in the

wrong direction

R-06234

Interface

Planes Manager - Added "Display origin values in

World coordinates" option

B-37997

Interface

Planes Manager gnomon display not updated

when scrolling through planes list

R-05793

Lathe

Plunge Turn toolpath posts G1 instead of G0 on Baxis positioning move

D-20043

Lathe

Lathe stock display shows leftover stock from

canned finish operation

R-04834

Lathe

User prompted of tool clearance violation in error

R-05505

Lathe

Lathe Pickoff did not transfer geometry to proper

levels

R-05925

Mill

3D HST Dynamic OptiRough stepover percentage

field reset

D-19163

Mill

Waterline generated gouging pass

D-19745

Mill

2D Contour gouged part when Compensation was

set to Control and Gouge Check was enabled

D-07979

Mill

Dynamic OptiRough Conventional Feed Rate was

used when option was greyed out

R-04269

Mill

Stock Model gouged between operations during

C-axis reposition

R-04311

Mill

Formula values were not used in Waterline

toolpath

R-04727

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP4/TP5 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Mill

Hybrid with trim to avoid holder severely gouged

part

R-05311

Mill

RCTF in 2D HST Area Mill did not apply the feed

rate when posted

R-05886

Mill

Stock Model did not consider chamfer corner treatment on tools

R-05992

Mill

Stock setup crashed X9 Update 2 and Update 3

when regenerating the toolpath

R-06041

Mill-Turn

Wrong output when drilling multiple holes in radial

directions with Y-cross setup

R-05020

Tooling

Setup Sheet Tool List did not report all the tools
from selected operations

R-03325

Tooling

Changing the feedrate of the default tool in Edit

Tool propagated the changes to Mastercam even
though Lock Feedrates was selected

R-04706

Tooling

Tool feedrate and spindle speed changes were not

posted on specific file

R-06071

Tooling

Invalid tool profile in Verify

R-06110

Toolpaths

Multiaxis Link NCI outputs the wrong OP code

D-20241

Toolpaths

Toolpath Nesting did not place back side entities

relative to chosen origin

R-04853

Toolpaths

Wire Transform doubled the toolpaths when multiple toolpath transforms existed

R-05387/
R-05919

Toolpaths

Machine Definition Manager title bar stays linked

R-05485

Toolpaths

Crash when using toolpath nesting with FBM Drill

operations

R-06161

Toolpaths

Drill Point Manager dialog box lost focus after

deleting a chain

R-06240

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP3 Issues

TP3 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 TP3 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Enabled TCP Options for classic Machine Simulation

B-37096

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Added Auto Start option to Mastercam Simulator

B-37099

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Synchronized view between Mastercam and Simulator

B-37213

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

C-axis Drill tool location and re-position moves

were incorrect in Mastercam Simulator

R-03593

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Machine Simulation showed incorrect result with a

transform toolpath of a Contour Ramp

R-04484

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Lathe C-Axis Drill operations did not Verify correctly

R-04577

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Classic Backplot - Lathe and Mill-Turn feed rate disR-05073

played with incorrect units

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP3 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Opacity option was not saved in Classic Backplot

R-06015

Configuration

Unsupported Shading settings removed

B-36988

General

Reinstated File, Edit/Open External (as Open in

Editor)

B-37117

General

Improved feedback when changing work offsets

for planes

B-37282

General

Allowed work offset matching when changing

from Planes Manager

B-37283

General

Reference points from machine did not stick

R-05255

General

Planes associativity was lost

R-05705/
R-05843

Lathe

C-axis Cross Drill - Selecting points for each operation posted out multiple work offsets

R-03998

Lathe

Lathe Contour Rough using One-Way Cutting

method caused multiple errors when regenerating

R-05011

Lathe

When stock diameter of material was same size as

the part, Dynamic Rough (X9) did not regenerate

R-05566

Lathe

Lathe Dynamic Rough failed in X9 and caused

asserts in 2017

R-06066

Mill-Turn

Redundant sync point output issue

R-05675

Tooling

Fixed problem importing a specific DXF file in standalone Tool Manager

D-07039

Tooling

Fixed problem with line segment facets not aligning when importing a DXF holder

R-04915

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP3 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Tooling

Lathe tool insert projection incorrect in Backplot/UBVS caused undetected crash

R-05778

Tooling

Cutting speed reset when leaving the Tools tab

before clicking OK (green check)

R-05784

Tooling

Tool Manager - Could not copy tool into a tool library

R-05923

Tooling

Block drill operation did not regenerate when

block drill tool was replaced

R-06032

Toolpaths

2D Dynamic showed multiple instances of stepover

warning

D-19114

Toolpaths

Formula values were not used in toolpath

R-04727

Toolpaths

Surface High Speed Dynamic OptiRough Transitions Entry feeds/speeds did not work properly

R-05375

Toolpaths

Wire Transform doubled the toolpaths when multiple toolpath transforms existed

R-05387/
R-05919

Toolpaths

Toolpath Transform - NCI Rotate toolpath was

reversing arcs

R-06007

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP2 Issues

TP2 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 TP2 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Enabled drop-down persistence of UBVS menus

B-36370

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Added additional Fixtures definitions in Simulator

B-36371/
B-36810

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Simulator did not recognize Lathe Stock Transfer

from right to left spindle

R-03147

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Removed Simulator Adaptive Quality progress bars

for 3-axis as they were not used

R-03777

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Rotary transform operations rapid moves were different than Backplot and Verify for Mill-Turn simulation

R-04962

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Bull tool was displayed as Chamfer Mill in Simulator

R-05535/
R-05790

Drafting

Placing a point dimension changed the Cplane setting

R-05334

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP2 Issues

Category

General

Description

Number

When reading in the Annotation (GD&T) data in a

Unigraphics/NX file, named planes are made at the
same time

B-36765

The Import GDT checkbox has been removed from

the UG/NX Options page as it is always imported
General

Converters STEP file was scaled up 10 times larger

than it should be

D-19816

General

Reports captions did not display in Captures list

R-05060

General

Reports now have longer field lengths

R-05266

General

Posting to a drive that did not have enough space

caused crash

R-05500

General

Saving a part file to a disk that did not have

enough space created a 0 size file

R-05501

General

Existing operation was marked dirty during ATP

processing

R-05557

Geometry

Simplified Point and Line Dynamic functionality to

Point Dynamic

B-36382

Geometry

Moved the line function from Point and Line

Dynamic to the new Line Normal function

B-36806

Geometry

Analyze Distance between arc entities only

provided a 2D solution

R-05379

Interface

Show Grid and Snap to Grid toggles now persist

and have been removed from Grid Settings configuration screen

B-36346

Interface

Using the Select button in Levels Manager sometimes caused a crash

R-05390

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP2 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Interface

Hidden lines are now preserved during rotation

when in Dimmed or No Hidden wireframe view
mode

D-08100

Interface

Improved performance when turning levels with

complex solids on/off

D-14372

Interface

In some instances, switching to Translucent view

mode was slow

D-16774

Interface

Mastercam locked up when saving some parasolid

files if Save bitmap was turned on

R-04322

Interface

Changing the work offset of a copied plane also

changed the work offset of the original plane

R-05510/
R-05529

Interface

Users can now expand the Control Definition window

R-05599

Lathe

Lathe tools from deleted machine group persisted

in new machine group

R-04964

Lathe

Lathe custom groove tool was not displaying the

width correctly in the tool page

R-05490

Lathe

Lathe left and right chuck max spindle speed did

not reset to machine definition when axis combination was changed from left to right and back
again

R-04901

Lathe

Blanked solid unblanked when creating toolpaths

after stock flip

R-05249

Mill-Turn

Hole Drilling dialog drop-down menu was empty

for new toolpath group

R-04829

Mill-Turn

Mill-Turn Lathe drill spindle direction was wrong

for right spindle operations

R-04999

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP2 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Tooling

IOFSIM: Tool holder was incorrectly located inside

the B-axis head

R-02864
/ R05795

Tooling

Fixed problem with arc when defining holder using

a specific DXF

R-04915

Tooling

A mismatched tool number could be created

R-04990

Tooling

Sequential tool numbering was incorrect

R-05081

Tooling

Incorrect values were written to ASCII NCI for Wire

tool change

R-05145

Tooling

Operations are now updated with correct tool data

R-05151

Tooling

Edited projection of a composite holder was not

maintained

R-05366

Tooling

Changing the projection of a lollipop tool on the

holder page created an invalid tool

R-05692

Toolpaths

Up/down arrow keys did not move the red insert

arrow

D-19501

Toolpaths

Toolpath Transform - NCI Mirror produced wrong

tool compensation

R-04701

Toolpaths

Renumbering tools in Toolpaths Manager was not

changing tool number consistently and posted the
wrong tool number

R-05430

Toolpaths

Edit Common Parameters, Planes, now opens

Toolpath Coordinate System dialog with all planes
visible

R-05445

Toolpaths

Planes debug error message sometimes displayed

when selecting multiple operations

R-05575

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP2 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Toolpaths

Multiple 4-axis parts in one operation generated

wrong moves

Toolpaths

Transform Rotate Surface 3D HST Dynamic

OptiRough using Geometry mode produced excess- R-05306
ive leads

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R-05103

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP1 Issues

TP1 ISSUES
Mastercam 2017 TP1 features several bug fixes including the following list:
Category

Description

Number

API

The "Associative entities will not be merged" message now suppressed when merging via the API

B-30888

API

NET-Hook - Control for additional color settings

B-34221

API

NET-Hook ability to get and set Mastercam colors

B-36243

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Added option to Reverse Direction of a clipping

plane

B-29666

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Simulator - Save Movie from Verify session (MP4,

AVI)

B-32645/
B-35136/
B-36015

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Simulator - Add Print option

B-32647

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Added additional fixture definitions in Simulator

B-32648

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Machine Simulation - Added proper support of mill

rotary movement

B-34761

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP1 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Lathe Custom Drill was incorrect in Simulator, correct in Backplot

D-17719

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Invalid tool warning in Simulation

D-17939

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Simulation warning, Invalid tool error in profile,

"Cannot self-intersect"

R-02780

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Mastercam Simulator not displaying Grooving tool

with round shank properly

R-03059

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Simulation error with imported boring tool

R-03233

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Backplotting the Engrave toolpath displayed Z

depths to center of ball mill instead of tip

R-03376

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Backplotting the engrave toolpath in UVB was

reporting the incorrect Z depth

R-03377

Backplot/
Verify/
Simulation

Added loop capability for Mill-Turn simulation

R-04715

Configuration

The Toolpaths Manager display options settings

are now stored per user

B-30472

Configuration

Improved readability of the .config file contents

R-03644

Configuration

Loss of Machine Definition

R-04704

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP1 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Drafting

Format Setter - Modify Trigger Mechanism

B-33070

Drafting

Ordinate dimensions with custom WCS caused

crash

R-04887

General

Printing - Improved performance for wireframe

printouts

B-32670

General

Selected wireframe entities now maintain their line

width and style

B-34069

General

Added switch to allow reinitialized messages to be

suppressed in the .ERR file

B-34734

General

Downloadable Arc MultiEdit add-on is now

installed with the product

B-35516

General

Downloadable Pts2Arcs add-on is now installed

with the product

B-35517

General

Downloadable vHelix add-on is now installed with

the product

B-35519

General

Zip2Go now always prompts for file name to be creB-35305

ated

General

Downloadable zSpiral add-on is now installed with

the product

B-35520

General

Turn Profile with latest Parasolid release

B-35774

General

Simplify Point and Line Dynamic functionality to

Point Dynamic

B-35812

General

Canceling out of the browser for tool dialog in

(nesting onion skin) crashed Mastercam

D-15389

General

.ERR file contained spurious control definition error

messages

D-15875

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP1 Issues

Category

Description

Number

General

In some instances, nothing was displayed when

viewing contents of a group

General

Operations not always updated properly after chanD-18013

ging associated work offset in the Planes Manager

General

Toolpath Transform - Changing or deleting the

source operation was not marking operation dirty

D-18539

General

Migration Wizard returned units to English when it

should be Metric

D-18596

General

C-Hook - CreateBoundary - negative offset did not

work

D-19121

General

Geometry sometimes disappeared during

Trim/Break/Extend commands

R-03629

General

Printing - Fixed issue with printing to plotter

through HPGL printer driver

R-03683

General

Improved selection behavior when in 'No hidden

wireframe' graphics mode

R-03696

General

Clicking on an assembly in the datagrid changed

the assembly's name

R-03711

General

Migrating some files crashed Mastercam

R-03740

General

Printing - Fixed issue with watermarks not visible in

PDF printouts

R-03858

General

Getting an assert when attempting to update some

ToolDBs using the Migration Wizard

R-03949

General

Printing - Color/Width mapping was not working

for point entities

R-04029

General

Rotating a plane associated to a Solid Trim function was not marking the solid dirty

R-04168

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D-17344

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP1 Issues

Category

Description

Number

General

Opening a MCX-6 file caused crash

General

Converters 2017 - Importing STEP file changed wireR-04290

frame color

General

Solid edge selection color was not used when selecR-04301

ted edges line style was set to solid

General

Deleting entities with Planes Manager open sometimes caused a delay

R-04325

General

Wrong home position sometimes output with userdefined WCS

R-04413

General

Create Door - Export to separate Mastercam files

was looking for MCX-8 and not MCX-9

R-04414

General

Home position in NCI file was not updated properly

R-04434

General

The Save Some function now supports pre-selection

R-04444

General

X9 - Xform - Translate, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Fit,

Rectangle, Array, Stretch, etc., fields reset when hitting Apply

R-04491/
R-04551

General

ATP now supports all chaining sort options

R-04538

General

Code Expert printing - Multiple copies did not

work

R-04605

General

ATP - Mastercam ATP selecting Machine Definition

was broken

R-04618

General

Save As is now invoked when saving first time after

merging a file

R-04661

General

Wrong Cplane error message was sometimes displayed

R-04666

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R-04196

Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP1 Issues

Category

Description

Number

General

ATP - Custom cutlist sometimes failed if front and

backside identifiers were not included

R-04747

General

Zip2Go - Replace MD/CD with defaults when customer MD/CD present

R-04903

General

Saving NC/NCI to unwriteable path made posting

fail

R-05128

Geometry

Change at Point does not keep the changes modal

D-15753

Geometry

Xform Scale - Surfaces and Solids scaled differently

from each other depending on origin

D-18146

Geometry

Xform - Offset contour did not allow you to offset

entities on more than one plane

D-18233

Geometry

3D Arcs not output (No Helix Arc Output)

R-02875

Geometry

X9-Surface Swept rotate did not generate geometry

R-03418

Geometry

Helix entry method did not create arcs in 3D HST

with small arcs (No Helix Arc Output)

R-04239

Geometry

Editing a solid draft feature when the original face

was removed crashed Mastercam

R-04516/
R-04517

Geometry

Solids - Trim to Surface failed in some cases

R-04523/
R-04524

Geometry

Geometry Nesting - Preselection caused crash

R-04571

Geometry

Dynamic Xform cleared result color from previous

Xforms

R-05019

Geometry

Selecting Push/Pull arrow crashed Mastercam

R-05109

Interface

Planes - New 'Set as Cplane' and 'Set as Tplane'

options added to the Dynamic Planes dialog

B-35192

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Mastercam 2017 ReadMe TP1 Issues

Category

Description

Number

Interface

Planes - New 'Set as Cplane' and 'Set as Tplane'

options added to the New Planes dialog

B-35193

Interface

Planes Manager - The 'Info' function is now named

'Report'

B-35446

Interface

Levels Manager - Report information is now output

to Code Expert

B-35450

Interface

In the Planes Manager, the Reset button did not

reset all planes

D-17998

Interface

Solid color setting in Mastercam interface affected

component colors in simulation

D-18118

Interface

Planes Manager - Rotating plane incrementally did

not mark the operation dirty

D-18416

Interface

Planes Manager was not updated with Create Tool

Plane in Bounding Box

D-18555

Interface

Levels Manager - Level names containing '&' not

displayed correctly

D-18980

Interface

Scroll Bar in Holder Name window did not work

R-02702

Interface

External file names are now listed in the Levels

Manager report file

R-03029

Interface

The length of the name in the New Plane dialog

was limited

R-03352

Interface

Improved workflow for accepting values in the 3D

gnomon edit field

R-03465

Interface

Fixed incorrect prompt when re-selecting saw

chains

R-04164

Interface

Column sorting in the Planes Manager now persists

across sessions

R-04243

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Category

Description

Number

Interface

In Planes Manager, math equations entered into

the origin fields were not calculated properly

R-04312

Interface

Toolpaths Manager - Plane information in operation tree now respects 'Display plane info relative
to WCS' setting

R-04373

Interface

X9 - Viewsheets - Lost access to Enter and Escape

keys

R-04402/
R-04424

Interface

Planes created from a solid face were sometimes

displayed at wrong orientation

R-04471

Interface

New Plane dialog was sometimes missing the 'Set

as WCS' option

R-04488

Interface

Planes - Opening an X8 file sometimes changed

the work offset number

R-04610

Interface

Enabling 'Only main level is visible' would sometimes slow down/lockup Mastercam

R-04636

Interface

Viewsheets - After deleting geometry display must

be regenerated

R-04680

Interface

Planes Manager - Importing planes would sometimes not import associated work offsets

R-04696

Interface

Fixed slow startup or crash on startup when previously closed on a secondary monitor

R-04710

Interface

Turn Profile crashed when tolerance was set to

small value

R-04766

Interface

Fixed intermittent crash occurring in graphics system

R-04841

Interface

Planes Manager - The 'in use' indicator was not

always updated properly

R-04876

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Category

Description

Number

Lathe

Error in POCO group creation

D-18159

Lathe

Custom lathe tool center values changed when

tool name changed

D-18675

Lathe

Dynamic Rough did not cut entire chain

R-03531

Lathe

Copying operations between machine groups

changed axis combo

R-03870

Lathe

Cutoff with chamfer corner did not cut correct

angle

R-04086

Lathe

Contour Rough plunged through part, caused endless asserts

R-04154

Lathe

Contour Rough with .006 step-over produces extenR-04194

ded cuts

Lathe

Contour Rough and Dynamic Rough were not availR-04541

able with Lathe and Router on the SIM

Lathe

Rough - Tool Inspection rapids in X in error

R-04454

Lathe

Tool inspection retract moved differently with

stock defined

R-04572

Lathe

Rough tool path skipped secondary operation

when Stock Recognition was set to Remaining
Stock

R-04854

Lathe

Face Groove retract to home violated workpiece

R-04982

Mill

Raster transition motion was not smooth when set

to smooth

D-18919

Mill

Creating a face mill was not working correctly

R-03636

Mill

X8 Slot mill was not importing into X9 correctly

R-04492

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Category

Description

Number

Mill

Slot Mill rapids to bottom of second slot, then cuts

from the top as expected

R-04635

Mill-Turn

IOF generation - C angle flipped during the contour

D-18428

Mill-Turn

B angle calculated incorrectly for last point in 5axis drill

D-18442

Mill-Turn

Finish/blend and Finish/parallel steep allowed negative and zero total tolerance values

D-18789

Mill-Turn

Incorrect result in Job Setup with custom WCS

R-04826

Mill-Turn

Rotary transform did not rotate C-axis

R-03529

Mill-Turn

POCO coolant output - IOF setting in cutoff operation did nothing

R-03583

Mill-Turn

Simulation - IOF error when launching

R-03776

Mill-Turn

Toolpath transform - settings did not persist when

going to previous page

R-04149

Mill-Turn

LCanStart Token did not honor selected format

R-04257

Mill-Turn

Lathe face toolpath - points changed to active

level during regeneration

R-04346

Mill-Turn

ID Grooving toolpath ignored reference points

R-04439

Mill-Turn

Changing jaw height disabled stock update

R-04477

Mill-Turn

Cutoff Secondary spindle speed could not be output

R-04490

Mill-Turn

C-Axis direction changed for full circle in axis substitution

R-04563

Mill-Turn

Axis Substitution had output wrong C position

R-04820

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Category

Description

Number

Tooling

Dragging a tool from search results to assembly

document created an empty assembly

D-03516

Tooling

Imported operations from an MCX file missing tool

numbers

D-07847

Tooling

Tool Length of 0 caused infinite loop in tool drawing code

D-09719

Tooling

Tool Offsets were incorrect when importing operations

D-14713

Tooling

Changing the tool offsets by clicking the tool

branch in Toolpaths Manager was marking the
operation dirty

D-14795

Tooling

Feed rate not updated when changing number of

flutes in Tool Manager

D-16382

Tooling

Error in UBVS if Tool Projection was set below end

of reduced neck

D-17291

Tooling

Issue when dragging tools between machine

groups

D-17348

Tooling

Shank type was not set to straight when updating

X7 tool database to X9

D-17597

Tooling

Lollipop tool - Setting projection shorter than

Shoulder length plus Taper length hangs Mastercam

D-18185

Tooling

Could not create custom tool with some DXF files

D-18190

Tooling

Sync points data not output properly after tool

table processing

D-18210

Tooling

Reading in a tool library from a TXT file would only

allow saving as a TOOLS-7 file

R-02566

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Category

Description

Number

Tooling

Tool Manager - Input profile had 0 segments

R-02666

Tooling

Stand-Alone Tool Manager did not allow for last

tool in list to be added to assembly

R-02783/
R-03892

Tooling

Tool library export to text did not work with

TOOLDB files

R-02865

Tooling

Tool projection field did not change to match tool

shoulder length

R-02882

Tooling

Tool Manager and Parameters - Tool page access

was very slow

R-03259

Tooling

Tool renumbering - tool with same number was

not renumbered

R-03357

Tooling

Mastercam took the length and diameter offset

from the tool in the assembly instead of the
assembly itself

R-03394

Tooling

Import operations using same tool added the tool

for each operation

R-03497

Tooling

Changing coolant or feed rate in tool definition

caused stock model and 3D HST rest operations to
be dirty

R-03573

Tooling

Crash when displaying machine in tool setup manager

R-03579

Tooling

TOOLS-8 was showing in Mastercam create new libR-03734

rary file filter

Tooling

Deleting a tool used in an operation gave no deletion confirmation

R-03793

Tooling

Undefined was appearing in the Tool Type column

of the Material Definition dialog box

R-03873

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Category

Description

Number

Tooling

Tool profile generation functions were not accessible to third-party developers in X9

R-03991

Tooling

Numbers were cut off on the holder page

R-04140

Tooling

Holder showed inverted arcs on holder page,

looked correct in wizard

R-04142

Tooling

If the Toolpaths Manager contained transform

operations, there was a long delay the second time
a holder was changed

R-04147

Tooling

Editing an existing holder and saving it back to the

same library nullified the changes

R-04261

Tooling

Saving a selected holder was not saving to the active tool library

R-04272

Tooling

Copying a tool from one operation to another was

not marking the operation dirty

R-04315/
R-04668

Tooling

Importing metric DXF holder file into metric session

of the standalone Tool Manager displayed imperial
dimensions

R-04438/
R-05302

Tooling

Asked to create new assembly when no change

was made to holder page

R-04673

Tooling

Invalid tool warning on a good tool definition

R-04681/
R-05304

Tooling

Metric DXF holder imported as inches

R-04828/
R-05302

Tooling

Saving tools from .tooldb to .tools-9 inverted the

TPI value

R-04877

Tooling

X style coolant settings were not saved with custom tools

R-05048

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Category

Description

Number

Tooling

Selecting a new the tool from the Standard sizes

drop-down did not update the tool name

R-05053

Tooling

Scroll wheel was not functioning in Create new

tool, Define Drill - Standard sizes drop-down

R-05055

Toolpaths

If some operations have the toolpath display

turned on and some turned off, Display selected
operations now turns the toolpath display off by
default

B-05178

Toolpaths

Toolpath Transform - Improved workflow when no

operations were selected

B-34189

Toolpaths

Toolpath Transform - Operation tree now defaults

to original/main Toolpath Group state

B-34578

Toolpaths

5-Axis Classic - Curve toolpath changed the tool in

a non-related toolpath

D-14861

Toolpaths

Stock model would not process; consumed

memory until it quit

D-14956

Toolpaths

Trimming hybrid operation caused crash

D-15574

Toolpaths

Sequence text using TECH library with +1 passes

incorrect

D-15937

Toolpaths

Dynamic OptiRough gouging in specific file

D-17540

Toolpaths

Dynamic OptiRough gouging severely in specific

file

D-17689

Toolpaths

Dynamic OptiRough calculation error in X9 and

crash in 2017

D-17887

Toolpaths

Thread mill dialog allowed user to change value for

number of threads, but did not retain change

D-17916

Toolpaths

Dynamic OptiRough gouging in some files

D-17956

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Category

Description

Number

Toolpaths

Stock Model crashed

D-17990

Toolpaths

HST Raster path with Tapered Bull tool was not correct (offset too far from surface)

D-18075

Toolpaths

Dynamic OptiRough regeneration time was very

slow

D-18091

Toolpaths

Toolpath Transform - The Cplane origins were not

transformed when using the Include origin option

D-18140

Toolpaths

Operations were sometimes marked dirty when

changing work offsets

D-18298

Toolpaths

HST Depth Cuts Zero Stepdown failure (HST-Project, HST-Horizontal Area)

D-18347

Toolpaths

X9 Finish/radial took a long time to machine polygonal meshes

D-18358

Toolpaths

HST Radial failed to yield path

D-18361

Toolpaths

Setup page was blank for 5-Axis operations when

5-Axis was not available

D-18594

Toolpaths

Waterline 3 to 5 had long plunge at feed

D-18641

Toolpaths

Retract move missing after circle mill depth cuts

D-18740

Toolpaths

HST - Pencil Holder collision

D-18801

Toolpaths

Material Model incorrect for Area Clearance

toolpath

D-19337

Toolpaths

Incorrect display of helical entry/exit toolpath

D-19405

Toolpaths

Toolpath Transform - Translate using Geometry

mode sometimes dirtied unrelated operations

R-03276

Toolpaths

SFM and FPT in the toolpath were not calculated

correctly

R-03336

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Category

Description

Number

Toolpaths

Surface HS toolpaths violated drive geometry

R-03363

Toolpaths

Regeneration errors on operations not selected to

regenerate

R-03442

Toolpaths

Duplicate parameter for Toolpath Group error

R-03530

Toolpaths

Improved performance during large transform operR-03598

ations

Toolpaths

HST Hybrid with Taper tool, check geometry and

negative stock to leave crashed X9 and Mastercam
2017

R-03694

Toolpaths

Red insert arrow was not respected after a Start

Hole operation

R-03700

Toolpaths

HST- Crashed Mastercam in three clicks

R-04079

Toolpaths

Adjust start/end of contour only worked once with

toolpath preview

R-04108

Toolpaths

Holder collisions in Dynamic OptiRough toolpath

with collision checking enabled

R-04127

Toolpaths

Lathe Stock Update failed with added geometry

R-04151

Toolpaths

Feed Per Tooth not updated in tool settings for

thread mill operation

R-04192

Toolpaths

Setup Sheet - Tool image display missing data

R-04229

Toolpaths

2D HST Dynamic did not regenerate after changing

tool and gave no error

R-04262

Toolpaths

2D HST regeneration produced probing error

R-04268

Toolpaths

Code Expert with IOF file loaded crashed when

loading a new workspace

R-04300

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Category

Description

Number

Toolpaths

Toolpaths for tapered axis suboperations were not

displayed correctly

R-04323/
R-04351

Toolpaths

Classic Multiaxis - Curve 5-Axis operation crashed

Mastercam when regenerated

R-04371

Toolpaths

Chaining - Saw toolpath - Selecting geometry in

Chain Manager did not highlight geometry in
graphics

R-04397

Toolpaths

Router - Saw toolpath - the Saw tool was an End

mill instead of a Slot mill

R-04398

Toolpaths

Code Expert opened the same file multiple times

R-04403

Toolpaths

Setup Sheet - Detailed tool list displayed tools and

holder differently - wrong Holder info was written
to XML

R-04473

Toolpaths

Chaining - Wire - Reverse Chain added additional

chains

R-04480

Toolpaths

Editing a Material Library corrupted the library

R-04515

Toolpaths

RCTF changed the FPT, feed, and speed after regenR-04567

eration of all operations

Toolpaths

Update All operations did not update all operations

R-04568

Toolpaths

HST Scallop violated drive geometry

R-04606

Toolpaths

Plunge Turn - setting stock to leave to a small

value generated incorrect path

R-04629

Toolpaths

Copying toolpaths between Machines Groups created multiple tools with the same tool number

R-04676

Toolpaths

Surface Rough Pocket did not use tool's defined

stepover

R-04692

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Category

Description

Number

Toolpaths

Reporting computation error upon regeneration

(related to new highfeed tool processing)

R-04700

Toolpaths

Use clearance only at start and end did not work

for Helix bore

R-04777

Toolpaths

Pinch Turn Stock Boundary issue

R-04719

Toolpaths

Chaining - 'E' key did not end a chain when at a

branch point

R-04744

Toolpaths

Plunge Turn - Tool violated chain if stock to leave

was greater than depth of cut

R-04783

Toolpaths

Setup Sheet reports contained wrong shape for

groove tool

R-04784

Toolpaths

Check surfaces changed color when you regenerated an operation or display via the Show button

R-04802

Toolpaths

Toolpath Nesting did not place back side entities

relative to chosen origin

R-04853

Toolpaths

Mastercam displayed blank toolpath tabs when no

post was active

R-04892

Toolpaths

HST Horizontal did not cut the entire flat area

R-04930

Toolpaths

Helix Bore finish option resulted in bad path

R-04970

Toolpaths

Chain Manager -Selected chain was not highlighted correctly when using Display Options

R-05089

Toolpaths

Facing toolpath in X8 lifted up over stock on first

pass but did not in X9 and X9 Update 1

R-05261

Toolpaths

Incorrect display of axis substitution toolpath

R-05380

Wire

Crashed when canceling a Trim toolpath operation

in Wire

D-08063

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Category

Description

Number

Wire

Wire chained order of cut reversed when operation

was copied for tab cutoff

D-10170

Wire

X8 Wire displayed icon for former Safety Zone in

Toolpaths Manager

D-15559

Wire

Wire TECH power library gave "The parameter is

incorrect" warning

D-17294

Wire

Values on Wire/Power page not reflected in the

TECH file

D-17301/
D-19018

Wire

Changing Wire Technology library caused Taper

wire size and material to not match primary

D-17681

Wire

Incomplete tech power page incorrectly updated

power data

D-18808

Wire

Wirepath Editor did not keep changes and

removed those from Change at point

R-02699/
R-03944

Wire

Crashed when trimming a wirepath

R-03341

Wire

Second Wire machine group did not use the

entered name

R-04375

Wire

Gouging on Wire No Core toolpath with Compensation set to Control

R-04647

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DEPRECATED FUNCTIONS
Following is a list of deprecated functionality for Mastercam 2017.
Category

Name

Notes

Chaining

Interrupt Mode

Removed from interface

Construction
Attributes

Attributes

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

Construction Plane

Select an entity

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Geometry

Cplane by solid face

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Solid
Face

Construction Plane

Cplane by normal

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Line
Normal

Construction Plane

Cplane = Gview

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Gview

Construction Plane

Dynamic Cplane

In Planes Manager and Gview

gnomon

Construction Plane

Rotate Cplane

In Planes Manager via Rotate

incremental

Construction Plane

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Category

Name

Notes

Construction Plane

Set plane associated

with geometry

In Planes Manager via Find a

plane, From Geometry

Construction Plane

Previous Construction
Plane

Removed from interface

Construction Plane

Plane List

Removed from interface

Construction Plane

Construction plane
origin

In Planes Manager

Construction Plane

Name and save the

current Cplane

Removed from interface

Edit

Apply/Enter

Removed from interface

Edit

Select All

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

Edit

Undelete by Mask

Removed from interface

Edit

Undelete Multiple
Entities

Removed from interface

File

Show Open Files

Removed from interface

File

Exit

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

File

Open Shared Folder

Removed from interface

File

Open User Folder

Removed from interface

File

Renumber

Removed from interface

General Selection

Quick Mask Color

Available in the Select Only

and Select All dialog box

General Selection

Quick Mask Last

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

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Category

Name

Notes

General Selection

Quick Mask Level

Available in the Select Only

and Select All dialog box

General Selection

Quick Mask Named

Group

Removed from interface

Graphics View

Center Screen

Removed from interface

Graphics View

Zoom In/Out

Removed from interface

Graphics View

Zoom Target

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

Graphics View

Named Planes

In Planes Manager via the G

column

Graphics View

Set plane associated

with geometry

Available to customize via

Options dialog box as Set View
Associated with Geometry

Graphics View

View by Entity

Available to customize via

Options dialog box as View
From Entity

Graphics View

View by solid face

Available to customize via

Options dialog box as View
From Solid Face

Graphics View

Dynamic Rotation

In screen right-click menu and

available to customize via
Options dialog box

Graphics View

Previous Plane

Graphics View as Previous

View

Graphics View

Normal Plane

Available to customize via

Options dialog box as View
From Line Normal

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Category

Name

Notes

Planes by geometry

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Geometry

Planes by solid face

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Solid
Face

Planes

Planes by normal

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Line
Normal

Planes

Planes = Gview

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Gview

Planes

Planes Always = WCS

In Planes Manager via Follow

Rules, Cplane/Tplane follows
WCS

Planes

Dynamic Planes

In Planes Manager and Gview

gnomon

Planes

Rotate Planes

In Planes Manager via Rotate

incremental

Planes

Set plane associated

with geometry

In Planes Manager via Find a

plane, From Geometry

Planes

Last Planes

Removed from interface

Planes

Plane List

Removed from interface

Planes

Cplane and Tplane

origin

In Planes Manager

Planes

Planes

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Category

Name

Notes

Planes

Name and save the

current planes

Removed from interface

Screen

Change Entity
Attributes

Removed from interface

Screen

Show Cplane Axes

In Display group of the View

tab.

Screen

Show Tplane Axes

In Display group of the View

tab.

Screen

Show WCS Axes

In Display group of the View

tab.

Screen

Show World Axes

In Display group of the View

tab.

Screen

Show Cplane Gnomon

In Display group of the View

tab.

Screen

Show Tplane Gnomon

In Display group of the View

tab.

Screen

Show WCS Gnomon

In Display group of the View

tab.

Screen

Toggle Auto
Highlighting

Removed from interface

Screen

Toggle display on
selected operations

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

Screen

Regenerate Display List

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

Screen

Repaint

Removed from interface

Screen

Tooltip Delay

Removed from interface

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Category

Name

Notes

Settings

VBScript Editor

Available to customize via

Options dialog box

Tool Plane

Select an entity

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Geometry

Tplane by solid face

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Solid
Face

Tool Plane

Tplane by normal

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Line
Normal

Tool Plane

Tplane = Gview

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Gview

Tool Plane

Tplane = Cplane

Removed from interface

Tool Plane

Dynamic Tplane

In Planes Manager and Gview

gnomon

Tool Plane

Rotate Tplane

In Planes Manager via Rotate

incremental

Tool Plane

Set plane associated

with geometry

In Planes Manager via Find a

plane, From Geometry

Tool Plane

Last Tplane

Removed from interface

Tool Plane

Plane List

Removed from interface

Tool Plane

Tool plane origin

In Planes Manager

Tool Plane

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Category

Name

Notes

Tool Plane

Name and save the

current Tplane

Removed from interface

WCS

WCS by geometry

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Geometry

WCS by solid face

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Solid
Face

WCS

WCS by normal

In Planes Manager and available to customize via Options

dialog as Plane From Line
Normal

WCS

WCS = Gview

In Planes Manager

WCS

Dynamic WCS

In Planes Manager and Gview

gnomon

WCS

Rotate WCS

In Planes Manager via Rotate

incremental

WCS

Set plane associated

with geometry

In Planes Manager via Find a

plane, From Geometry

WCS

Last WCS

Removed from interface

WCS

Plane List

Removed from interface

WCS

Set WCS origin

In Planes Manager

WCS

Name and save the

current WCS

Removed from interface

WCS

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