Centroid Community CNC Support Forum

CNC12 Mill, Lathe, Router, Plasma v5.20 is now available.

CNC12 v5.20 software is now available for use with Acorn, AcornSix, Hickory, Allin1DC, Oak and MPU11.
Follow the installation instructions.
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... ctions.pdf
Do not use “restore report” using a report from an earlier version.

This is a free CNC software update! All previous license files file work with this new version of CNC12
software (in their respective categories: Acorn mill licenses work with Acorn mill, Oak lathe licenses work
with Oak lathe CNC12, etc.)

Huge list of CNC Features and additions see the release notes here.
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... _notes.pdf


Download here.
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... loads.html
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Known Issue with the CNC12 v5.20 for Oak, Allin1DC and MPU11 users

Oak, Allin1DC and MPU11 users should be aware: running the CNC12 v5.20 on top of the existing cncm\t directory will overwrite your WCS file with a new, blank file.

That will remove your software travel limits; zero out any custom return points (such as a fixed tool setter location, or the G30 Z coordinate for an umbrella or swing-arm tool changer); and zero out all your work offsets.

You can recover normal operation by restoring the last-known-good report from before the update, or by extracting the cncm.wcs file from such a report and copying it into the c:\cncm directory.

Is it not a default procedure, to copy cncm.wcs ect. from a backup after update?

I do this also with Acorn systems...

Uwe

Is it not a default procedure, to copy cncm.wcs ect. from a backup after update?

No, not for Oak, Allin1DC and MPU11 systems. If a control does not need any of the new changes in the factory-supplied PLC programs or VCP skins, then you can just install CNC12 as an update over the existing installation. Just like magic, it reads and uses all of your pre-existing setup files (configuration, parameters, custom macros, PLC program and messages, etc.).

That is how Centroid's software worked from ca. 1993 until the advent of Acorn. Thankfully, that is still how it works for non-Acorn systems.

I know at one time there was an interest in doing a little work to the back plot graphics, in order to make the toolpath trail more smooth on slower graphics processors. So you don't get the dots at high feed rates. It that something that will be worked on in the future? I notice mine doesn't follow the toolpath line in circles as well in some situations.
Bill