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New for beta 17:
The DXF importer and Text to G-Code tools will now output two digit G-Code values (G00 instead of G0). This should be compatible with more controls.
Added support for G52 local work shift and G92 work shift setting.
It's now possible to select a point entity that is on another entity.
Enabled the axis orientation icon for all view modes.
Enabled the Sort Geometry feature. After chaining geometry, this feature will arrange the geometry starting at the upper left corner and proceeding to each next closest chain.
Added support for work offsets. The work offset data on the machine configuration dialog is saved separately for each configuration.
Added the Initial Settings command block to the control options tab. This setting is a standard G-Code block that you can use to specify the default modal state of your machine. For example, if your machine is in G91 incremental mode by default, you can enter "G91" into the initial setting block and NCPlot will execute this before processing your program.
The top view can now be rotated in 90 degree increments. This is found under the control options tab.
Added run time estimation to the Part info dialog. This dialog displays the part extents, the total feed length, average feed rate, total rapid length and number of tool changes. From these values, the total run time is estimated. You can enter your machine's rapid rate and approximate tool change time to more accurately estimate the cycle time. Note that this does not currently support lathe feed per rev feedrates.
Added two new items to the edit menu, Select From and Select To. The Select From tool will record the current cursor location and Select To will select everything between the recorded location and the current cursor location. This makes it much easier to locate and select a range of lines in the program.
Clicking the program window will now set a new search start point. For example, when searching for text in the program and you want to restart the search from a particular point, just click the cursor to the desired spot in the program.
Added the Point at center tool to the Calc menu. This tool creates a point at the center of all selected line and arc entities. This is handy for creating points that you can then measure between.
I am getting close to a final beta release so please feel free to post comments or questions. After the beta cycle is done, I will finally be releasing NCPlot v2.0, which means that it will no longer be free to use. If you don't know already, you can buy NCPlot before the release and get it at a discounted price.
Regards,
Scott