PURCHASING A NEW PC or LAPTOP

Special Note:

This is a tip for users purchasing new hardware especially laptops for running OneCNC.

We are often asked what brand of PC or Laptop to purchase to run OneCNC.

Because the range and brands are so huge we recommend OneCNC be installed directly on to a memory stick to test and check first hand. This is quite easily installed by the normal installation method but selecting the memory stick for the place to install making it possible to test on various PC's.

This flexibility of testing gives the ability to take the memory stick with OneCNC installed together with your OneCNC dongle to the computer store and test the PC or laptop without the need to install the software on the PC.

Just plug the memory stick with OneCNC installed into 1 USB port and the dongle into another USB port on the PC log onto the memory stick and run the OneCNC_Start.exe application to test the PC using the sample files included in the samples directory.

Saving files and disk access will be slower using the memory stick however you will be able to easily test the graphics speed and functionality quite easily by this method.

This update applies to all versions of XR4

Help File

There is a new updated help file in all versions of OneCNCXR4

Languages

There is a new Turkish language added to all versions of OneCNCXR4.
Other languages have been updated to reflect recent changes in functionality.

OneCNCXR4 Lathe Professional and OneCNCXR4 Lathe Express.

Simulation settings were changed for simulating internal lathe boring and grooving. The default sizes for lathe tips were too large when simulating small bores and this has been changed.

Import and export translators.

Numerous refinements have been completed to the OneCNCXR4 translators as an ongoing procedure of attending to reports.

There are quite a few changes in 21.38

This update applies to all versions of OneCNCXR4

OneCNCXR4 Mill Version

New setting in Properties tab for Z Level Arc Optimization

OneCNC now creates the HS Z level tool paths with the arcs as a default setting to get far better smoothing accuracy.

The setting has to be an internal system controlled setting rather than a post type setting. 

This setting affects depending on the version you have:

HS Z level pocketing - Mill Express Mill Advantage Mill Professional and Mill Expert
HS Z level Roughing - Mill Professional and Mill Expert
Z Level finishing - Mill Advantage Mill Professional and Mill Expert

With the addition of improved smoothing ability into the Z level finish Pocketing and roughing as a new default setting meaning it is always on unless turned off..

This new setting is purely there now for users that wish for some reason to use linear rather than arc smoothing. The setting is just a choice of creating linear instead of arcs. 

The finish will be ultimately much better with the default ON setting because it uses the new smoothing of the tool path.

This new smoothing of the Z level finish is able to be used on previous created tool paths just by clicking through in edit.

Users will see a major reduction in the amount of code generated especially with machine posts that support helical arcs. This is because all the helical moves now include the optimization as well. This applies to helix entry as well as helical micro lifts and helical re entry.

NC Post

Because each of these new smoothing tool paths are fully optimized with arcs by default the post was greatly enhanced to better handle the output arc output.

There is now a change in the post setting for minimum arc length to assist some machines that may not not handle small arcs efficiently. This now efficiently handles a setting for minimum arc length.

This has had a functionality enhancement to handle arcs that may be too small.

If certain machines have trouble with small arcs this can now be be set to .3 as an example in metric or the equivalent in inches to remove the small arcs and replace with linear.

File Import and Save (applies to all OneCNCXR4 versions:

 This version includes changes to the saving of difficult imported files.

We had reports that a user had trouble saving because it was said their network was continually "Syncing" the file while saving.

We had report from a user that it was said that had to have admin rights to be able to save a file without crashing the system. These type reports were analysed together with ongoing internal testing of especially problem files causing memory crashes in the OneCNC system when saving files.

This OneCNCXR4 Version 21.38 should assist greatly these type of problems.