Toolbox Release Notes | Build 25.1.1107.641

Toolbox Release Notes | Build 25.1.1107.641

The following release notes apply to Toolbox build 25.1.1107.641.

Subassembly Prompt Fixes

A pair of issues were reportedly occurring when attempting to work with subassembly prompts in the Edit Design Data interface.
  1. Subassemblies copied to the clipboard and pasted into a blank cell would sometimes be pasted in without their prompt values. 
  1. When using the “Name” button in the Edit Design Data interface, it was sometimes the case that a subassembly would display the incorrect values. Namely, when selecting, then closing a subassembly in the “Name” menu, it was found that opening another subassembly would sometimes result in the new subassembly displaying the prompts and values of the previously closed one. 
  1. Both issues have been resolved- subassembly prompts should now display their values when copied and pasted and should simultaneously display the correct values in all interfaces.

Draw Selected Product in New Drawing Fix 

  1. When using the “Draw Selected Product in New Drawing” option in Toolbox BSB, there was an issue with the software. Users who attempted use this setting would sometimes experience an error when attempting to draw the selected product in a new drawing. This issue has been resolved- drawing products in new drawings should work without issue in Toolbox BSB. 

Beta Optimizer Fixes

Several issues related to processing using Microvellum’s Beta Optimizer have been resolved.
  1. An issue was reported with the part sorting function of work orders when using the Beta Optimizer. When processing a work order set to use the Beta Optimizer, it was sometimes the case that parts set to only be nested on specific materials would be nested on the incorrect material. This issue should no longer occur, with parts being placed on the correct material.
  1. There was reportedly an issue with the Beta Optimizer centered around part ordering. When nesting multiple products, it was sometimes found that the Beta Optimizer would nest parts from the products seemingly at random, nesting multiple different parts from different products on the same sheet of material. This issue has been resolved- parts should be nested according to the product and material assigned to them properly. 
  1. When sorting or grouping items with the Beta Optimizer enabled, some users reported an issue wherein placing specific characters (specifically, alpha characters such as letters preceding numbers, like "A1") in the item numbers of their products would result in part grouping and sorting failing to register during optimization. As a result, parts would be optimized and organized at random. Using characters such as letters within the name of item numbers should no longer result in issues of organization, grouping, or sorting. 
  1. Tooltips in the Options UI of the Processing Station have had their appearance time increase, due to sometimes expiring before some users could fully read them. 
  1. The “Avoid Shared Connections”, “Use Flat S Connections”, and “Place Set Mill on Sheets Edge” options previously would not appear within the Beta Optimizer interface Nest interface. This has been resolved, and the 3 settings should now be visible within the UI. 
  1. It was found that there is a warning message missing when users processing a work order with the Beta Optimizer have a sheet with a quantity of 0. When running the order, the material sheet with a quantity of 0 should be ignored, and a warning should appear alerting users that any parts assigned to that material are too large to fit on available sheets. This warning would sometimes not appear when sheets with a quantity of 0 were set to certain dimensions. This issue has been resolved- the warning should now appear. 
  1. When processing a work order with the Beta Optimizer’s True Shape functionality enabled, it should be the case that certain orders (such as those with block nested parts) would elicit an error or warning from the software that the optimizer could not optimize the parts. This warning would not appear in some cases, however. This issue has been resolved- the warning will now appear correctly when there is a mismatch of this nature detected. 
  1. There was sometimes an issue with nesting operations being poorly optimized by the Beta Optimizer when the parts were L-shaped, with the parts sometimes being placed erroneously on different sheets of material rather than a single continuous one, as logically intended. This issue has been resolved- L-shaped parts should now be optimized to appear correctly placed on the same sheet of material. 
  1. When running an operation with perfect grain containers using the Beta Optimizer and a PatternExchange saw as one’s selected tool, the software would sometimes experience an error. This issue should no longer occur.
  1. Some users reported an issue with yield improvements and optimization with the Beta Optimizer, with some work orders requiring the same amount or a small number more sheets of material than the same order processed with the legacy optimizer. This issue has been tentatively resolved- operations will vary in results, but on the whole, the Beta Optimizer should maintain being equal to or improved at producing yield during optimization. 
  1. When processing sawing operations using the Beta Optimizer, it was sometimes the case that certain types of saws or machines would fail to produce any files, labels, or other reports, even if set up to do so. This issue has been resolved, and any files associated with the processing of parts should now generate as set up. 
Fig. 1: Perfect graining containers erroneously counted as optimized parts.
  1. When processing parts with perfect graining containers, it is not intended for those containers to be counted among the total number of optimized parts. It was reported that sawing operations with perfect graining containers included would erroneously have the containers appear within the total of optimized parts within the processor interface. This issue has been resolved- the UI will no longer incorrectly display perfect graining containers in the processing interface.
  1. When users experience an optimizer error, the software will open a pop-up alert querying whether they wish to continue with the operation, even with the error. Users who selected “No” on this pop-up while using the Beta Optimizer found that the processing would continue regardless, rather than the operation being aborted. This issue has been resolved, selecting "No" on this warning will now abort the operation as intended.
  1. When processing a sawing operation using the Beta Optimizer, it was sometimes found that any error with the saw would result in the operation stalling when the cut preference was set to “Favor Rip Cut”. This issue has been resolved and should no longer occur. 

Project Wizard Fix

Fig. 2: The Project Wizard UI blank after the Prompts change.
  1. When working within the Workbook Designer, an issue was discovered with the Project Wizard deriving from changes in Workbook W. When working within the W workbook, any change to the name of the first prompt (Default Construction) in the N column of the Prompts sheet would result in the Project Wizard failing to load properly, rather than simply changing what tabs are available to view within the Project Wizard. This issue has been resolved- altering the name of the prompts should now simply remove that prompt or tab from view, rather than cause the entire wizard to fail to load.

SMA Tool Selection Fix

  1. An issue was reported with the Solid Model Analyzer when working with specific custom solids. When selecting a solid analyzed with the SMA, it is expected that the solid, if processed, will use the default cutter or tool according to its operation. However, it was found that in some cases, custom solids would instead have the pocketing tool selected as the default tool in all routing instead of the default one, even if no pocketing operations were assigned. This issue has been resolved- the default tool will be used unless specified otherwise, as expected. 

Extruded Product Width Fix

  1. When drawing specific extruded products, it was sometimes the case that values for those products would revert to the template value whenever the product was redrawn. Specifically, the Extruded Countertop product, when drawn with two segments, would sometimes have its width value revert to the template level, regardless of the value it was set to in the product prompts. This issue has been resolved, and extruded countertops should now be redrawn with the correct values for dimensions. 

Saw Direction Fix

  1. An error would sometimes occur when attempting to add or edit the saw cut/score pass direction of a sawing tool in the tool file. The error would noticeably occur when selecting and deselecting the checkbox to add a Saw Cut Direction. This issue has been resolved, and the error should no longer occur when using the checkbox. 

Subassembly Comment Fix

  1. There was an issue reported regarding subassembly comments not processing correctly in code. When comments were added to subassemblies in the Edit Design Data interface, it is expected that the comments will appear in the code of the processed product. However, it was sometimes the case that comments would be mixed or jumbled within the code. This issue should no longer occur, and subassembly comments should display correctly in the code. 

Buyout Formula Material Fix

  1. A reported issue involved buyout formula materials failing to update when modified. When modifying an existing work order and updating the handling code of buyout materials, it is expected that the handling code will be updated in reports accordingly. However, it was found that buyout material handling code would not update automatically but instead require a manual alteration to be successfully updated. This issue has been resolved- buyout material handling code should now update automatically as expected. 

Saw Processing Station Improvements

A pair of improvements have been applied to the Sawing Processing station.
  1. Prior to this build, when attempting to add custom settings to multiple Saw Processing stations, the custom settings would modify uniformly, with different stations having the settings be altered identically across both. An improvement has been added to the processing station that will instead allow custom settings to be modified or edited individually in separate processing stations. 
  1. Prior to this build, it was the case that only PatternExchange output types would replace material name with handling codes (if a handling code existed). This option has now been expanded to appear within the interface for all saw output types. 
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