CHANGELOG.md

CAMotics Changelog

v1.3.0:

• Multi-language support.
• German language translation. (Joël Plüss)
• Look for O-Code program files with .ngc extension as well as with none.
• Debian package improvements and more. (Sergey Mende)
• Mime file install fix + C++17 support. (Paul Hentschel)
• Improved automatic workpiece generation.
• Typo fixes (@tpimh & @lzpaz)

v1.2.1:

• Implemented tool offsets (G43, G43.1, G43.2, G49)
• Implemented coord XY rotation (G10 L2)
• Added warning for G70 & G71
• Fixes for TPL arc()
• Always output a decimal point for compatibility with Haas and Fanuc. #298
• Respect offsets in canned cycle moves.
• Emit error on any tool operation with no tool selected.
• Emit error but set default when feed rate not set and cutting move is made.
• Allow dot in GCode variable reference names.
• Warn about rendering empty workpiece.
• Move all axes on "G28/G30 " as specified in RS274/NGC section 3.5.8.
• Segments straddle arc in linearization.
• Control max-arc-error with GCode var.
• Implemented path modes G61, G61.1 & G64 with naive CAM but not blending, yet.
• Handle LASER intensity correctly for M4 as well as M3.
• Implemented (DEBUG,), (PRINT,) & (LOG,) comments.
• Better handling of spaces in GCode named reference.
• Fixed default tool table loading.
• Don't output synchronization warning after a program pause.
• Resolve simlinks in file dialog.
• Allow running planner in CAMotics GUI.
• Fixed swapped G98 and G99.

v1.2.0:

• Improved Buildbotics CNC controller connectivity.
• Revamped donation dialog.
• Show donation dialog once at start with each upgrade.
• S-Curve path planner.
• Ignore Program Number O-Codes used by some post processors.
• Added intensity view for LASER cuts.
• Added seek and homing G-Codes.
• Tabbing fixes. (hpmachining)
• Toggle console. (hpmachining)
• New tool menu option. (hpmachining)
• Zoom menu option. (hpmachining)
• Keyboard shortcuts. (hpmachining)
• More logical view button order. (hpmachining)
• Show feed in project units. (hpmachining)
• Handle long or even infinite GCode programs better.
• Implemented M70-M73
• More direct perspective view.
• Fixed view reset during rotation bug.
• Added Ctrl-R for reload/run.
• Fixed recent projects list.
• Set default new project name from first file added.
• Several fixes for tool editor.
• Several project file handling fixes.
• Allow outputting GCode with CRLF Windows line endings. #286
• Improved about, welcome and help dialogs.
• Improved status messages and progress bar.
• Automatically scale GUI for high-res monitors.
• Require mesa OpenGL in Debian package.
• Fixed problem with real-time simulation. #264
• Added LASER example La Peinture.

v1.1.2:

• Fixed Could not save project: Invalid file tab index 0. #225
• Fixed tool dialog editing problems. #79
• Moved Length after Diameter in tool dialog.
• Fix bounding box calculation for spheroid tools.
• Stop simulation if file save is canceled.
• Added more examples
• Fixed error in calculating cuts with bottom of cylinder / snub.
• Added support for tabs in 2D profile cuts in dfx TPL lib.
• Added Buildbotics controller connectivity.
• Fixed modal dialogs.
• Fixed Windows OpenGL problems.
• Dropped support for Qt4.
• Change from XML to JSON project file format and .camotics extension.
• Show 3D view of machine.

v1.1.1:

• Fixed bug preventing camsim from writing STL data.

v1.1.0:

• Ask about units and tool table when creating new projects.
• Real-time simulation. #2
• Handle UTF8 file names correctly. #190
• Handle file names with spaces correctly. #167
• Support .tap file extension. #189
• Generate M6 when tool 1 is first used. #188
• Fixed jagged arcs caused by foreign locale setting. #180
• Fixed simulation playback speed. #179
• Fixed conical tool (v-bit) simulation. #173
• Allow entering conical tool in degrees + length. #65
• Return all tool details in with TPL tool() function. #127
• Surface is made translucent when moving position slider.
• Disabled signal handler on command line tools for better CTRL-C handling.

v1.0.6:

• 4.5x simulation speed up.
• Fix for missing tool paths in Windows 8.1 with Intel HD4000.

v1.0.5:

• Add option to disable VBOs to help with faulty graphics drivers.

v1.0.4:

• Clear surface on reload.
• Cutting move with zero feed is now an error.
• No error on rapid move with zero feed.
• Allow tool zero.
• Import/export tool table.
• Improved tool table editing.
• Attempt to fix missing tool paths in Windows 8.1 with Intel HD4000.
• Default tool table.
• Simplified user interface.
• Moved project units and resolution to settings dialog.
• Default units, metric or imperial.
• Output line numbers and files in GCode.
• Fixed tool path play back problems.

v1.0.3:

• Handle non-latin characters in filenames.
• Fixed stretching cat example.
• Fixed G90.1 mode in Windows.

v1.0.2:

• Implemented absolute arc mode
• Implemented incremental distance mode
• Fix predefined position moves (G28 & G30)
• Handle UTF-8 Byte Order Marker
• Allow exporting GCode without simulated surface
• Don't warn about zero feed on rapid moves

v1.0.1:

• Find & replace in editor
• Find in console
• Export correct GCode from GUI
• Fixed TPL module.exports handling

v1.0.0:

• Added GCode/TPL editor/viewer #89
• Added console in GUI
• Warn and popup console on errors
• Double click on error in console jumps to line in code
• Fixed problems with editing workpiece values
• All jobs now run in the background
• Provide progress feedback when large GCode files are being loaded
• Auto load a demo project #104
• Output 'M2' instead of '%' at end of GCode
• Ability to reduce the number of triangles in the simulated workpiece
• Allow exporting GCode from GUI
• Ability to run simulations from the command line
• Fixed STL export in Windows #81
• Fixed problems running with different locale settings #100
• Fixed v8 linking problems
• Fixed problems with automatic workpiece z-axis #105
• Fixed filename problems when opening and saving files #87
• Fixed Ubuntu 12.04 crashes #86
• Preliminary support for TPL and TPL libraries

v0.2.5:

• Fixed arcs. #78, #85

v0.2.4:

• Removed dependency on libbfd. #84

v0.2.3:

• Fixed valgrind uninitialized var warning.
• Added missing DLLs to Windows installer.

v0.2.2:

• Remove old cut surface after project change.
• Ask user to open .xml project file if it exists.
• Added link to online help.

v0.2.1:

2014-03-22

• Generate tool paths in background.
• Added icon to indicate run status.
• Moved simulation control buttons to bottom of sim view.

v0.2.0:

2014-03-10

• Support for OSX.
• New Qt GUI, with configurable layout.
• Single combined GUI window.
• Auto update resolution and automatic workpiece.
• Project wide units (mm/in) setting.
• Improved workpiece view and editing.
• Improved tool editing.
• Easy access to examples in File menu.
• Added workpiece and tool path bounds display.
• Added Revert option to File menu.
• Fixed program line display.
• Reduced dependencies for easier builds from source.
• Don't show partial simulations.
• Clear surface when loading new project.
• Added many new examples.
• Added in app donation info.
• Handle missing tools more gracefully.
• Fixed ballnose cutter. #70

v0.1.4:

2013-08-12

• Show correct feed mode constants in feed() error message.

v0.1.3:

2013-06-30

• Changed 'spin()' -> 'speed()' in docs.
• Return current spindle configuration if no args are given to 'speed()'.
• Return current feed configuration if no args are given to 'feed()'.
• Return current tool if no args are given to 'tool()'.
• Fixed relative TPL matrix operations.
• Added snapshot feature to CAMotics GUI.
• Added icut() and irapid().
• Fixed play/pause button update.
• Added loop check box, off by default.
• Display "inf" when time is infinite due to zero feed.

v0.1.2:

2013-06-30

• Initial alpha release of Tool Path Language.

v0.0.11:

2012-07-14

• Don't try to lookup references when evaluating assignments.
• Look up functions in script path. #57, #44
• Fixed named subroutine call. #58
• Lowercase all o-code names, according to LinuxCNC spec.

v0.0.10:

2012-03-21

• Changed to GPU v2+ for LinuxCNC compatibility.
• Build mostly static binaries.

v0.0.9:

12012-03-09

• Don't look for local named refs not starting with '_' in global scope.
• Specify tool diameter rather than radius in GUI.
• Added tools shapes ballnose, spheroid & snubnose. #2
• Implemented ballnose, snubnose and other tool shapes. #4
• Allow tools to be specified in mm or inch. Part of #43.
• Display diagram of tool in tool editing dialog.

v0.0.8:

2012-03-03

• Automatically calculate render resolution based on workpiece. #3
• Don't allow unquoted expressions in assignment, not allowed by LinuxCNC.
• Don't execute an implicit motion if a non-modal group 0 code is issued.
• Fixed global offsets. G92, G92.1, G92.2, G92.3
• Added stretching cat array example.
• Correctly implement named local/global variables in sub routines.
• Added some tests.

v0.0.7:

2012-02-20

• Fixed 3D screen lockup on failed parse of file autoreload.
• Correct handle local assignment in subroutine.
• Set tool path position by percent rather than time. #34
• Open file dialog in current directory for new projects. #38, #37
• Initialize tool front angle, back angle and orientation to zero.
• Don't set current name in file dialog when loading, Gtk does not like it.
• Allow opening G-code as new project from GUI.

v0.0.6:

2012-02-18

• Case insensitive G-Code.
• Detect G-Code vs. project files on command line. #36
• Compute angle functions in degrees not radians.
• Fixed operator associativity.
• Implemented LinuxCNC O-Codes. #14

v0.0.5:

2012-02-10

• Fixed relative NC file path bug when saving new project.

v0.0.4:

2012-02-09

• Fixed file dialog modality problem. #27
• Display ETA during rendering. #25
• Fixed: Adding an NC file to a new project causes crash. #26
• Allow gcode program delimiter '%'.
• Default tool length to 1.
• Fix: Adding an NC file to a new project gives it an absolute path. #30
• Fix: Saving project causes duplicate nc file entries in .xml. #29
• Fixed unary gcode expression parsing.
• Correctly translate/scale G2/G3 moves with camotran.
• Simplify constant g-code expressions in camotran.
• Move render resolution to project and save with project.

v0.0.3:

2012-01-16

• Hide as of yet unsupported tool types.
• Fixed NC file loading. #26
• Implemented conical tool. #5
• Test if points are inside the cut surface rather than compute distances.
• Added smoothing which computes normals from adjacent vertices.
• Fixed slanted conical moves.
• Improved performance.
• Added Glut based geometry testbench.

v0.0.2:

2012-01-11

• Fixed tool bar icons in Windows.
• Included correct Gtk .dlls with Windows installer.
• Added documents to Windows installer.
• Added disclaimer.

v0.0.1:

2012-01-11

• Initial alpha release