Release Notes 3.6 – (June 2024)

3.6.2406 (June 2024)

Product Data Enhancements

  • June 2024 monthly data update

Feeds and Speed API (contact us for help or information)

  • Our Feeds and Speeds dialog can now be accessed using a simple url. This is particularly helpful for CAM software integration.

https://machiningcloud.com/app/en/fsapi/{publisher}?orderNumbersMsToWps={orderNumbers}&cam=={Name}

  • publisher: currently only 1 brand is neeeded
  • orderNumbers: comma separated, orderNumbers, from Machine to Workpiece.
    • For solid tools, only one item is needed
    • For indexables, both cutter and inserts are needed
  • Cam: is optional. It is used for the “Send to {Name}” button.
  • If you use a Webview2, use the webView2.WebMessageReceived event. The result grid is sent back in form a string

Example:
https://machiningcloud.com/app/en/fsapi/Kennametal?orderNumbersMsToWps=3101086,4047693&cam=ESPRIT%20EDGE

Fusion360

  • Bug Fixes
  • Better mapping for properties and tool types
  • Support for Shaft (aka indexable tools and complex tool shapes)
  • (Feeds and speeds integration coming up)

Export

  • New flag: isDrivingPerformance true/false. This flag informs on the whether an item is involved in the feeds and speeds calculation. This can be handy if using the new Feeds and Speeds API.
  • Export now ensure that the ISO 13399 colors are preserved.
  • Insert OAL is now measured along the length of the insert and not the ISO Z orientation

Bug Fixes

  • Performance enhancements and bug fixes implemented.