Release History

08/07/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.68
1. Fixed a bug with the splash screen
2. Fixed a bug with full circle style G2 and G3 arcs with cutter compensation enabled
3. Fixed a bug with G40 style cutter compensation cancel
4. Fixed a couple of bugs with FRA

07/31/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.66
1. Added demo mode warnings to the OCX
2. Improved the OCX with better error handling
3. Improved FRA performance
4. Improved support for Predator Headers to ignore spaces within the comments
5. Improved support for Siemens R02 style G81 drill cycles
6. Improved error log messages
7. Fixed a bug with the OCX when pathnames were missing within a machine
8. Fixed a bug with creating stock shapes when opening ZIP files
9. Fixed several bugs with FRA
10. Fixed a bug with full circle style G2 and G3 arcs
11. Fixed a couple of bugs when scanning a CNC program
12. Fixed a bug with compound angle style 5 axis machines when using tool length compensation
13. Fixed a bug with compound angle style 5 axis machine simulation
14. Fixed a bug with the progress bar when rewinding huge jobs

06/08/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.56
1. Improved the Fanuc lathe G71/G72 support with recursive pockets
2. Fixed a bug with an initial flashing lines within OpenGL

06/04/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.55
1. New reverse post parameter cycle_modal_style has been added for Seimens
2. New /INC command line option for Surfcam INC files
3. New reverse post IncMove4thAxis and IncMove5thAxis keywords have been added for mill/turn machines
4. New reverse post parameter LatheCycle_RetractAmount has been added
5. Improved Surfcam INC support of helical arcs within the Turbo model
6. Improved travel limit checking
7. Improved Fanuc lathe G71 and G72 support
8. Improved tool on/off support for laser, waterjet and plasma machines
9. Improved default work planes with mill/turn machines
10. Improved tool home support for mill/turn machines
11. Improved support for very small arcs
12. Fixed a bug with saving current paths in the registry
13. Fixed a bug with multiple lathe tools

05/15/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.48
1. New Reverse Post changes per job
2. New NOT support added to the reverse post processor
3. Improved Scan CNC File
4. Improved cylinder stock and fixture definition from height to length
5. Improved Fanuc lathe G70, G71 and G72 support
6. Improved Surfcam INC support
7. Improved Turbo Mill graphics
8. Improved reverse post processor and it's error messages
9. Improved light dialog
10. Improved intersection edge graphics with stocks and fixtures
11. Improved NC panel
12. Improved Job properties
13. Improved Job progress bar
14. Improved OCX
15. Improved error logging
16. Improved tool changes

04/15/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.39
1. Improved mill/turn machine support
2. Improved OCX with new methods
3. Improved 2 line threading cycles
4. Improved ID threading
5. Improved tool changes
6. Improved lathe collision detection
7. Improved transparency performance and support
8. Improved solid model rendering
9. Improved custom tool shape user interface
10. Fixed an OCX bug with resizing
11. Fixed a bug with full circle arcs 

03/30/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.32
1. New reverse post support for mill/turn machines
2. New debug option within the OCX
3. New reprocessing prompt when Virtual CNC gets updated with a new version
4. Improved machine travel limits
5. Improved NC panel
6. Improved lathe threading support
7. Improved tool change support
8. Improved default tool support
9. Improved splash screen
10. Improved custom lathe tool support
11. Improved backplotting
12. Improved support for bad STL files
13. Improved machine spindle support to allow editing spindles 5 through 8
14. Improved Autofit within the OCX
15. Improved 64 bit Windows support
16. Improved Windows Vista support
17. Fixed several bugs within the OCX
18. Fixed a bug with 3/4 section view within the solid model

03/01/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.17
1. Improved Animation memory limit from 256Mb to 1Gb for high resolution displays
2. Improved lathe threading
3. Improved transparency within Animation
4. Improved Maho style looping cycles
5. Improved Heidenhain support
6. Improved travel limit checking
7. Improved verbose output
8. Fixed a bug with Arcs

02/25/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.15
1. Improved Backplotting
2. Improved OCX with new entries
3. Improved tool change processing
4. Improved Fagor motion support
5. Improved Okuma reference point support
6. Improved Fanuc reference point and change program origin support
7. Improved Hankook support
8. Improved GoHome support
9. Improved Unigraphics tool change support
10. Improved Heidenahain support
11. Improved foreign language support
12. Improved SetWorkCoord1 ... SetWorkCoord50 support
13. Improved Verbose option
14. Improved Image Quality slider
15. Improved status bar
16. Fixed a bug with lathe tool holders and collision detection

02/17/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.1.10
1. Includes updated Predator CNC Editor v8.0.22 with new pvviewer.exe, updated licensing objects and installation
2. Adds a file # to the status bar
3. Improved image quality with mill turbo
4. Improved display of the filename within the status bar
5. Improved adjusting the quality of solid models
6. Improved Yes to All with complex jobs
7. Improved collision detection
8. Improved 4 and 5 axis machine simulation with rotary compensation enabled
9. Improved the stock preview with some machine types
10. Improved support for dual displays
11. Improved and fixed several OCX issues
12. Improved prioritizing G & M codes when processing
13. Improved error and warning reporting when processing
14. Improved command line operation
15. Improved solid models when built with hole features
16. Improved arc motion and verification within turning
17. Improved flipping lathe parts 180 degrees for secondary operations
18. Improved inspection when picking 2D elements within the hatch section of lathe turbo
19. Improved inspection of lathe parts
20. Improved support for very large complex STL stock and fixture files
21. Improved line by line mode to automatically save the last error in the crr@line-by-line.err file
22. Improved the maximum number of reverse post groups from 75 to 256
23. Fixed a bug reading color preferences from the registry
24. Fixed a bug with rotating stock within the job properties
25. Fixed a bug with repeating subs
26. Fixed a bug with custom milling tools when no holder was defined
27. Fixed a bug when rewinding lathe stock with the 3/4 view option enabled
28. Fixed a bug with lathe threading cycles

01/07/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.111
1. Includes Predator CNC Editor v8.0.22

12/30/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.111
1. Includes Predator CNC Editor v8.0.20

12/16/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.111
1. Fixed a bug when switching models in the middle of the simulation

12/11/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.108
1. v8 Released
2. Includes Predator CNC Editor v8

12/10/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.108
1. Improved online help
2. Improved Vista compatibility with certain graphics card families
3. Improved OpenGL compatibility with default graphics card settings
4. Improved OCX for faster dynamic zooming, panning and rotating
5. Improved Animation+Backplot models
6. Fixed a couple of memory leaks
7. Fixed a bug with Turbo with slow processing

12/05/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.105
1. Added a parameter within the reverse post to report travel limit errors as warnings
2. Improved dynamic zooming, panning and rotating performance during tool animation
3. Improved solid models to eliminate background pixels bleeding through
4. Improved toolbar tooltips to support international languages
5. Improved travel limit checking and error reporting
6. Improved tool preview display within job properties
7. Improved stock preview display within job properties
8. Improved 3 axis machine simulation to support spindle face positions
9. Improved tool length compensation support
10. Improved error checking
11. Improved initial display, tool change position and home positions with machine simulation
12. Improved G28 support
13. Improved X, Y, Z, A, B, C axis display
14. Improved remove chips
15. Fixed a bug with displaying toolbar tooltips

11/21/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.100
1. Fixed a bug with closing the OCX
2. Fixed a bug with spindle speed off
3. Fixed a bug when re-processing after changing a reverse post processor
4. Fixed a bug with line by line mode within the OCX

11/14/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.98
1. Added horizontal scrollbars to the list of CNC programs and setups in the NC prog tab
2. Added OpenGL performance and compatibility options to the windows registry within HKLM
3. Added /log command line argument
4. Added x-section support when the 3/4 section lathe option is enabled
5. Improved stock preview with machine simulation
6. Improved custom mill tool shape editor
7. Improved the error list when proccessing CNC programs
8. Improved resizing windows
9. Improved support for duplicate patterns within the reverse post processor for improved Heidenhain support
10. Improved support for small arcs within turbo mill models
11. Improved support for small arcs within lathe models
12. Improved support for drilling within lathe models
13. Improved performance with fast tool animation and simulating arc motion
14. Improved rotations within the animation model
15. Improved performance when the tool is outside the window
16. Improved threading support within solid models
17. Improved tool animation within turbo models
18. Improved line by line mode within the OCX
19. Improved no header support within the OCX
20. Improved error handling when processing CNC code within the OCX
21. Fixed a bug when rotating during simulation
22. Fixed a bug with tool holder checking and fixture checking was enabled
23. Fixed a bug with the recent file list
24. Fixed a bug with work offsets within the machine tab
25. Fixed a bug with x-sections within the animation model
26. Fixed spelling error within the upgrade dialog

10/24/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.88
1. Improved panning
2. Improved single stepping within an Animation model
3. Fixed several OCX bugs
4. Fixed a bug with 5 axis machine simulation

10/20/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.85
1. Improved Lathe Turbo with more accurate graphics
2. Improved Lathe Turbo with faster performance
3. Improved Lathe Turbo to support Predator Dynamic Graphics
4. Improved Lathe Turbo 2D mode to support rotations
5. Improved Lathe Turbo 2D mode to support a fixed hatch pattern
6. Improved Lathe Turbo to support selections
7. Improved inspections within Lathe Turbo
8. Improved Mill Turbo when cutting with flat and bullnose tools
9. Improved tool colors support within Lathe Turbo
10. Improved the number of materials
11. Improved backplotting small arcs
12. Improved the maximum number of diameter and length ofset values
13. Fixed a bug when loading an STL file within the Stock tab
14. Fixed a bug with lathe leaving tool holder artifacts
15. Fixed a bug with calling sub programs
16. Fixed several minor bugs

09/20/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.72
1. Added Flip command to the View Menu
2. Added a r_gencycle_pocket_d register to improve Fadal cycles
3. Improved Solid milling and turning performance
4. Improved Machine Simulation performance
5. Improved Turbo milling performance
6. Improved Animation milling and turning performance
7. Improved Backplotting performance
8. Improved UI refresh rate to once per second
9. Improved spindle checking
10. Improved Axis Icon within Animation views
11. Improved tool animation display to be more realistic and smoother
12. Improved rotating within an Animation view
13. Improved flip view within an Animation view
14. Improved OpenGL performance and compatibility
15. Improved licensing performance
16. Improved Job procesing to automatically honor machine changes
17. Improved repainting overlapping windows
18. Improved OCX with numerous new methods and fixes
19. Fixed a bug with small Animation views
20. Fixed a bug when double clicking the toolbar to eliminate an automatic rotation
21. Fixed a bug when adding a tool to an empty tool library
22. Fixed a bug with the Material dialog
23. Fixed a bug when closing a view

07/28/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.55
1. Added two new 4 Axis Mill/Turn machine types
2. Added two new 5 Axis Mill/Turn machine types
3. Improved remove chip(s) volume calculations
4. Improved OCX line mode performance
5. Improved OCX log options
6. Improved OCX licensing
7. Improved OCX OpenGL settings
8. Improved OCX redrawing
9. Improved reverse post processing memory usage and return codes
10. Improved multi-threading support
11. Improved international support with additional string resources
12. Improved support for large lathe CNC programs
13. Improved lathe turbo graphics
14. Improved dynamic roations and zooms to support transparency
15. Improved slow to medium tool animations
16. Improved rotary head support when the rotary axis is in the Z axis
17. Fixed a bug with manual origin shift
18. Fixed a bug with manual rotation
19. Fixed a bug with Animation model to eliminate random missing vertical lines

06/25/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.43
1. Added OCX entries for the Job properties dialog
2. Fixed a bug opening a reverse post interactively while verifying
3. Fixed several OCX bugs
4. Fixed a zoom in/out bug
5. Fixed a rare arc interpolation error

06/10/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.40
1. Added a remove chips command via Shift+Click and then selecting one or more right mouse shortcuts
2. Added a volume calculation to any stock shape via Shift+Click and then selecting a stock shape
3. Added support for the Materials dialog with Backplot only
4. Added an automatic intelligent re-processing for faster performance
5. Improved displaying multiple Animation windows at the same time
6. Improved long linear and large rotary moves when the tool animation is between slow and medium
7. Improved solid modeling to require less CPU resources
8. Improved adding tool numbers with an automatic T
9. Improved Animation model display
10. Improved mouse responsiveness during simulation and verification
11. Improved the material dialog to be easier to use
12. Improved performance when adding or removing backplot to and from solid models
13. Improved performance with Backplot only windows
14. Improved transparency support with backplot
15. Improved performance of machining arcs
16. Improved Job properties dialog with excesive tab switching and large parts
17. Improved multi-threading support
18. Improved 5 axis shank and holder collisions with Solid or Animation models
19. Improved 360 degree 5 axis motions
20. Improved graphics performance of Solid models
21. Improved the number of automatic tool colors to 16 before repeating
22. Fixed a bug with 4 Axis VMCs when no 5 Axis was defined within the reverse post
23. Fixed a bug with 5 axis tool motion sometimes displaying missing surfaces

04/11/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.18
1. Improved the reverse post processor errors
2. Improved initial display of the stock
3. Improved rotary compensation to support T codes
4. Improved Save as Zip to support secondary machines and it's associated files
5. Fixed a bug with the material ocx
6. Fixed a bug with Setup Sheet HTML and enviroment paths
7. Fixed a bug with Deep Zooming Turbo models
8. Fixed a bug with spindles 5, 6, 7 and 8

03/29/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.14
1. Added Setup Sheet HTML to RVP only mode
2. Improved cycle time accuracy
3. Improved machine simulation
4. Improved support for bad STL files
5. Improved adding tools
6. Improved Save As Zip
7. Fixed a bug with material ocx

03/19/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.11
1. Improved Upgrade Dialog
2. Improved licensing

03/17/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.11
1. Fixed several bugs with turning
2. Fixed a bug with material and other ocxs

03/10/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.8
1. Expanded the maximum number of spindles from 4 to 8
2. Added Loadtool5 through LoadTool8 and SelectSpindle5 through SelectSpindle8 within the reverse post processor
3. Added collision (red) updates to moving part collisions within machine simulation
4. Improved machine collision detection
5. Improved splash screen
6. Improved CNC panel scrolling
7. Improved help about
8. Improved scanning of CNC programs
9. Improved RVP only processing
10. Fixed a bug with online help 

02/22/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.4
1. Improved support for multiple spindles per machine
2. Fixed a bug with Panning
3. Fixed a bug with Zoom Fit Max

02/19/08 - Predator Virtual CNC v8.0.0.3
1. Initial release canidate for v8.x

NOTE: v8 requires Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 2003 Server.