v12-20111222

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• Servo-controlled pressure die positioning is much more accurate and the motion is smoother.
  
  
• This feature is especially useful for extreme accuracy during part capture. Parts can be accurately captured by the pressure die during PREBEND (Load), BENDING, and POSTBENDING (Unloading).
  
  

PreBend Options: PD Load Capture Position

• This feature allows you to move the pressure die to a position close to the bend die for load-capture.

Overall Options: PD Jog Position After Bends

• This feature allows you to open the pressure die slightly after a bend to relieve pressure before a mandrel pull.

Bending Options: PD Servo Retract Position

• This feature allows you to partially retract the pressure die during Multi-Bending and immediately after a bend.

PostBending Options: PD Unload Capture Position

• This feature allows you to partially retract the pressure die immediately after the last bend for unloading.

• When CNC Processor encounters a PART NAME command in the processor list, it now saves the part name to the a "cncprocessor_partname.log" file in the c:\cnc\logs folder.
  
  
• This file contains only the part number, and can be accessed by any external process to allow the external process to know which part is currently running.

• Several new PREBEND options allow for better control of the seam detect option in the Rotate Axis.
  
  
• Added new COMDEF to set the seam detect rotate axis jog speed: Set Rotate Jog Speed.comdef
  
  
• Added new HELP files to explain the new PREBEND seam detect options.
  
  
• Added Sensor advance and retract COMDEFs (Seam Sensor

• Importing older part files now brings the Tool data into memory also.
  
  
• Older file imports no longer reset the bender name.
  
  
• New COMDEFS were added:
  • Set Rotate Jog Speed.comdef
  • Seam Sensor Retract.comdef
  • Seam Sensor Advance.comdef
    
    

• New CIO objects were added:
  • Output_SeamDetectSensor_Advance
  • Output_SeamDetectSensor_Retract
    
    

• New help files were added:
  • Option_PrebendSeamDetectDegreesPerSecond.rtf
  • Option_PrebendSeamDetectFeedAbsoluteSpeed.rtf
  • Option_PrebendSeamDetectFeedAbsolutePosition.rtf
  • ExternalFileToRunWhenPartChangesInProcessor.rtf
    
    

• This help file was updated:
  • Option_PrebendSeamDetectMode.rtf