Gearotic Motion Changelog Ver 1.4 Sept 25th / 2010 -- Preliminary release /services/webpages/g/e/gearotic.com/public/ESW/FavIcons /services/webpages/g/e/gearotic.com/public/ESW/FavIcons/Sources ------------------------------------------- Ver 1.5 Sept 28th / 2010 -- Repair of windowing gui sizing for buttons. -- Module select buttons can be hidden by dragging downwards from top. -- Stability fo rotation. ------------------------------------------- Ver 1.6 Oct 4th / 2010 ** Note: New datbase. Older saved projects will not load. -- Increased Database capability for coaxial shafting -- Added dummies to decrease likelyhood of future database invalidation. -- Added angular identification on gear placement. -- Snap added for 90 degree quadrants in placement. -- 1 degree snap added for general placement. -- Project screen disappearance fixed. -- Clicking on icons on project tree makes gear visable or invisable on screen. -- Coaxial shaft repair. -- Coaxial shaft placement warning, auto recenter. -- Stability of GUI module swapping -- Plunge rate added to 2.5D Gcode. -- Added climb mill to 2.5D GCode as selection -- Add text file auto-output showing as "GearName-Params.txt" in outputs folder detailing settings used to create that gear. -- Added control of internal ring gears ( Lantern and spur) rim width to be controlled by rim ratio. Ver 1.61 Oct 4th 2010 -- Fixed shaft menu selection error, ( 901 on rigth click of shaft ) ver 1.63 Oct 5th 2010 -- repaired zoom ctrel when placing gears. -- fixed shaft diameter in imaginary gears. -- removed duplicate naming possability ver 1.64 Nov 5th / 2010 -- Added gear colour selection to project gear popup menu. -- Fixed tool size in simulation display for helical. -- Added library button to Spur gear to allow storage of setups. -- Added 4th axis min length to display -- Added 4th axis root inversion capability. This corrects the tool depth during flank cutting for situations where root diam is larger than base diamter. 4th axis min tool length is the amount of drop of the tool for this type of gear. This afects 4th axis only. -- Sped up angular cuts for rooth inversion gears by ignoring non tangental motions. -- Added setup button beside about button to set totlerance for Gear creation and location of the output data foler. -- Changed default folder install to C:\Gearotic rather than proigram files foler to eliminate Win7 security faults on output. -- Added further safeties to gear cancelation during creation. version 1.64.1 Nov 7 2010 -- fixed l;ength of progressbar interfering with display of the ? and setup buttons.. version 1.64.2 Nov 9th 2010 --fixed Large tooth numbers were incorrectly offset in 4th axis Gcode. version 1.64.3 Nov 10 2010 -- fixed large tooth numbers again, portion of code didnt carry to new release. -- Note: ignore bevel gear selections, they are not yet fully functional version 1.64.4 Nov 13/2010 -- Fixed left flank of 4th axis. Angles incorrect. version 1.64.5 Nov 20/2010 -- Metric selection is now global any selction of metric will chaneg all tabs to metric, regen gears, and check shaft diamter is reasonable for the selection. -- fixed helical tooth wiping bug. Version 1.65.0 17-Nov-2010 -- tested and verified 4th axis helical operation. version 2.0 Beta release Dec 7-2010 -- Full remake of engine to 3d normals engine. Any gear may face any direction. -- 3D ray selection in Display screen. -- Helical allowed for crossed attachment. -- indicators ( clock hands). -- Auto transparency. -- Transparency display test and user test , full release to follow. version 2.2 Release Dec 18 - 2010 -- 3d engine normals for shafts and connections repaired. -- True bevel representations enabled. -- rotation analysis engine updated for normal operation -- Calculation of Epicycloidic mill size repaired. -- Crank handles added for display simplification of placements. version 2.21 Release Dec 23 - 2010 -- fixed bevel gear losing width on save/reload -- repaired Gear Color provider. -- Add permanent mouse hover control in settings control version 2.22 Release Dec 24 - 2010 -- repaired mouse selection bug, user can now click on view screen to select gears.. no hover mode. -- Added code to deal with old 2.5d projects as best as the program can with data it has.. version 2.23 Development Release Jan 9/2011 -- Added elliptical data to params.txt files. -- Bevel gear root clearing Gcode output added. -- Repaired loaded shaft normal inequality -- Added texture for Master Gear. ( Turn off in Settings if not desired. ) version 2.24 Development Release Jan 16/2011 -- Added full bevel code output for straight bevels. Should be considered test code, sucessfull gears made at development station at 45 degree shaft, 22 tooth unmodified tooth shapes. Development Version 2.253 Release Jan 22/2011 -- Repaired screen text display bug. -- Repaired Standard gears of small size losing resolution in 2d GCode. -- Helical Bevel code included, but not yet tested. Release of Beta of GM 3.0 Feb 13/2011 --New GUI -- Added Copy button to transfer single selected gear to design screen ( Spur or eliptical only..) Beta GM 3.03 Mar 2 / 2011 -- bug fox on elliptical selections -- Release of Timing pulley types. Beta GM 3.004 -- Fix of timing pulley resolution Beta GM 3.006 --Added Timing pulleys GT5 and GT8 -- Belt length calculator -- Timing pulleys added to screen will show Proper belt length suring placement. GM Version 3.1 Test Release Apr 1/2011 -- Added HTD, T-Series and GT series timing pulleys. -- Spoking panel rewrite. More Spoke options. -- Memory leak repairs and better memory management routines. GM Version 3.2 Test Release Apr 4/2011 -- Added Damper spoke type. -- Fixed regen issue with Spokes. -- Fixed timing pulley radius creation. GM Version 3.31 Release Apr 10/2011 -- Made various spokes types more robust in solid generation. -- Changed output Gcode to eliminate spokes too small to cut. GM Version 3.32 -- Added tool description to Gcode -- Fixed bug iin saving while in simulation -- Increased error checking in output. GM Version 3.46 -- New Bevel code output ( straight only.) test. -- Added spoke/on/off control to spur and ellipitcal screens -- Reformatted output manager to be wider than taller. ( Helps on smaller res screens. GM Version 3.50 -- Release of Striagth bevel 4th axis GCode. -- Fix to Ratchet shaft and tooth sizeing.. GM Version 3.51 -- added help file pdf to program. GM Version 3.55 Aug 4th - 2011 -- Release of ToolBit Wizard for creation of toolbits for given involute or timing gear. GM Version 3.56 -- Added Spindle speed and safety text to start of Gcode file for ToolBit Wizard GM Version 3.57 -- Repaired diagnoal offset problem in ToolWizard and added graphical display fo thickness GM Version 3.58 Aug20/2011 -- Added safety move to safeZ after each involute pass GM Version 3.59 Aug20/2011 -- Added Finish pass depth , the depth per pass of the involute section. GM Version 3.61 Sept 10/2011 -- Repaired Cycloidic Gear spokes on generation of gear. GM Version 3.80 Sept 30 - 2011 -- New Timing pulley algorithms for smoothness -- Completed Gear Calculator GM Version 4.20 Oct 25/ 2011 -- Release of Graham Escapement Measuring tool Shaft size manipulation in output -- Repair of GT series Timing ulleys to proper diameter GM Version 4.22 Nov 3/2011 -- Added pendulum length display when selected. -- Backlash now persistant across runs. -- Added capability for thicker pallets in escapements. -- Repaired cycloidics of the Cage internal to Spur to be same as spur internal to cage. GM Version 4.23 Nov 23/2011 -- Add gear shaft distance/ratio calc.. select two gears on tree, rigth click for menu item -- added Tapered and Straigth traditional gears. GM Version 4.24 Nov 29/ 2011 -- Repair Gear Distance Calc for inch systems -- Fix elliptical placement on spur gear mesh. GM Version 4.25 Dec 28/2011 -- Repaired Scroll in project window. -- Repaired meshing constraints on epicycloidal gears. -- Added ShaftReport.txt to output stream -- Repaired planetary centering with backlash GM Version 4.26 Jan 1/ 2012 -- Added 3d DXF output of Bevel Gears. -- Relaxed Meshing tests to allow non standard meshing in some instances. ( Epi to Cage ) GM Version 4.27 Jan 6/2012 -- Relaxed Module matching requirements to .2mod difference. -- Added Curved spoke type for non-ellipticals. GM Version 4.28 Jan 7 2012 -- Changed EpiCycloidics to more Standard horological clearances. GM Version 4.29 Jan 16 2012 -- Changed Helical to local creation internally. This allows 3d stl or dxf output for helicals and/or knuckles -- Changed Knuckle gear from Gcode output type to gear type of helical They may now be simulated GM Version 4.30 Jan 30/2012 -- Added "Set Master Rotation" to context menu on project tree. -- Grasshopper shape files complete. GM Version 4.31 Feb 2/2012 --Fullsimulation available of Grasshopper Escapements. -- No creation of solids as yet though GM Version 4.5 Feb 12/2012 -- Grasshopper Escapements released. -- Fixes to Gear Naming, removal, and internal database checks for stability. -- Escapements output for 3d , ( stl and 3d-dxf's) GM Version 4.51 Feb 13/2012 -- Repaired on/off of object display by clicking of gear icon in project tree. GM Version 4.51 Feb 21/2012 --repaired helical same-handed meshing. GM Version 4.61 Mar 4th / 2012 -- Release of preliminary Plating module -- see video of plating usage for details GM Version 4.62 March 19th 2012 -- Repaired deletion lockup if while placeing gear a user deletes train -- Plate visability off if any size var is zet to zero. GM Version 4.63 March 28 2012 -- Repaired shafting bug causing failure to create graham esc GM Version 4.65 April 12/ 2012 -- Repaired bug when deleting object prior to placement. GM Version 4.66 May 6/ 2012 -- Repaired bug in ratchet shaft diameter. GM Version 4.67 -- Added printing of faceplates, 2ddxf or 3d dxf of faceplates. Gcode of faceplates. -- added printing of all parts of escapement when selected. GM Version 4.70 Oct 4/2012 -- Sprockets added -- PreRelease of CTM module. GM Version 4.75 Jan 12/2013 --GTA release with toothing. --Repaired many output builds with ellipticals of all types. GM Version 4.76 Jan 16/2013 -- GTA Spoking released -- GTA shaft mismatch repaired. GM Version 4.78 Jan 23/2013 -- Angular relationship tables for GTA may be put out as file. -- Repaired missing shaft hole in helical gears. -- corrected lighting on helicals. -- Stabilized many of the GTA's functions. GM Version 4.79 Jan 28/2013 -- Added Rack output -- Repaired file folder errors in output GM Version 4.80 Jan 29 / 2013 -- Compressed selections on GTA page for smaller monitors. -- Locked out VBO code to prevent error on lower GPU's. GM Version 4.80 Feb1/2013 --Added arrow key rotation of gears on creation tabs. --Updated Manual GM Version 4.81 Feb/2013 -- Fixed PinGears dislpay. Added Rim% control for disk size. GM Version 4.82 Feb 6/2012 --Repaired imperial/metric error in Rack creation. GM Version 4.85 Feb 18/2013 --Release of Geneva Gears. -- Added shaft center ot GTA angles file output. GM version 4.87 Mar 3/2013 --repaired plating refresh GM Version 4.88 Mar 27/2013 --repaired stretching of hand indicators -- Added British Sprockets data GM Version 4.89.1 -- Updated main download to version 4.89 as few bugs are reported. -- Created and uploaded 4.89.1 as the new dev version, bevel code redacted to Stright flute mill from Tapered mill version. GM Version 4.90 -- Sept 13/2013 -- Repaired text output on diamteres in helical cases. -- Gearotic Thoughts Beta released. -- Gearotic Thoughts Videos released. GM Version 4.92 -- Oct 21 - 2013 -- Repaired defective epi and lantern creation. GM Version 4.92 -- GT Version 1.07 -- Jan 6th 2014 -- Added ratchet Module, Undo Redo buttons, Delete button and hotkey. -- Added Project Text Summary. -- Using final Font selection code, 3 sizes of screen fonts possible. GM Version 4.92 GT - 1.08 -- Jan 7th 2014 -- Bug Fix for file loads. GM Version 4.92 GT - 1.08 -- Jan 8th 2014 -- Selectable Master. GM Version 4.95 GT - 1.10 -- Jan 20th 2014 -- AutoTrain GM Version 4.96 GT - 1.11 -- Jan 24 2014 -- Added "AddShaft", repaired linkage errors. -- Added GT2-2 and GT2-3 GM Version 4.97 install. GT 1.11 -- Jan 28 2014 -- Made simspeed cubic exponential with display of system timed speed. -- fixed DP or MOD lockup from text input. GM Version 4.99 install. GT 1.12 -- Feb 2 2014 -- Added Library control to GT round gear dlg. -- Allowed crossed helicals of different angles.. GM Version 4.99 install. GT 1.15 -- Feb 23 2014 -- Release of noncircular gear module. GM Version 5.04 install GT 1.17 -- March 26/2014 -- repaired broekn Geneva simulation -- Added BEarings fro 3d printers. GM Version GT2.001 install -- May 17/2014 -- Removed collar form bevels temporarily -- Released Boxing and Cage/Lantern Gears. -- Upgraded Stable version to this version. G2 Version 2.002 -- May 21/2014 -- Collaring any gear is released. -- Program rebranded as Gearotic 2.0 -- Gearotic Motion..removed. G2 Version 2.007 -- July 2/2014 -- Fix in elliptical simulation. -- Added shaft gear alignment -- Fixed About box version check. G2 Version 2.008 -- July 3/2014 -- Alignment load error..repaired. G2 Version 2.009 -- Aug 23/2014 -- shaftless load error..repaired. -- 4th axis toolpath repaired. G2 Version 2.010 -- Aug 24/2014 -- fixed saw tangental position.. -- G2 version 2.10 -- Dev Release, Version 2.01 updated to stable release. -- Add video selector for help videos, -- turned on photo processor for laser engravers. G2 Version 2.20 - Dev release. Nov 1/2014 -- Released new CAM module. G2 Version 2.21 - Dev release. Nov 2/2014 -- Repaired hotkey ( Ctrl-Shift) rotation on workbench. G2 Version 2.23 - Dev release. Nov 3/2014 -- Added hotkey for tool deletion. -- Fixed tool imports. -- Tuned on Tapered tool profileing and VBit profiling. G2 Version 2.25 - Dev release. Nov 17/2014 -- Preliminary release of 4th axis module. G2 Version 2.252 - Dev release. Nov 19/2014 -- full beta release of 4th axis module. G2 Version 2.256 - Dev release. Nov 23/2014 -- added job time to 4th axis/ -- small bug fixes. G2 Version 2.259 - Dev release. Dec 1/2014 -- Fixed bugs in origins on workbench G2 Version 2.260 - Dev release. Dec 3/2014 -- Fixed bugs in posting 3d G2 Version 2.261 - Dev release. Dec 3/2014 -- Fixed M30 and G43 bugs in posting 3d -- Global optimization G2 Version 2.262 - Dev release. Dec 21/2014 -- Preliminary simulation of 3d cnc module -- Text on pulley and sprocket screens repaired. -- Ctrl keys for mving cnc objects repaired. G2 Version 2.265 - Dev release. Dec 31/2014 -- Preliminary simulation release of material removal. G2 Version 2.272 - Dev release. Feb 1/2015 -- simulation release of material removal. -- updated lighting models in program. G2 Version 2.279 - Dev release. Feb 15/2015 --release of rythmic geneva's. -- update to Sim code. G2 Version 2.286 - Dev release. Mar 8/2015 --release of Functional Gear module -- update to Sim code. G2 Version 2.2988 - Dev Release May 1/ 2015 -- Update of Stereo PhotoMetric module G2 Version 2.3000 - Dev Release Oct 15/ 2015 -- Update of Stereo PhotoMetric module -- Changed 4th axis for pullout in tangental between flanks -- add rotation of shaft holes when not circular. G2 Version 2.3003 - Dev Release Nov 3/ 2015 -- Added Tangental Reverse selection to operate tangental shaving from top down.. -- Added Angle setting for spokes that are noncircular. G2 Version 2.3004 - Dev Release Nov 3/ 2015 -- Added Sprocket type 08b2 G2 Version 2.3005 - Dev Release Dec 3/ 2015 , Stable relase updated to version 2.3005 as well -- Pendulum length calculator added to indicatorrs window. G2 Version 2.3006 -- Dev Release Dec 21/2015 -- Alpha release of Auggie G2 Version 2.3006 -- Dev Release Dec 22/2015 -- Auggie Feedrate bugfix G2 Version 2.3006 -- Dev Release Dec 23/2015 -- Auggie ScriptMDI bug G2 Version 2.3007 -- Dev Release Dec 28/2015 -- Auggie ScriptMDI bug -- GM Geartrain bug G2 Version 2.3007a -- Dev Release Dec 28/2015 -- Auggie Script Library turned on. G2 Version 2.3007b -- Dev Release Dec 28/2015 -- Auggie Script Library MotionIO, CallBacks,Syntax Coloring G2 Version 2.3007b -- Dev Release Jan 5/2016 -- Parallel Planner, -- extra 4 axis, -- up to 4 constant rotation axis mixed with planned axis.. -- more libraries G2 Version 2.3007e -- Dev Release Jan 9/2016 -- library additions. PWM enabled G2 Version 2.3008f -- Dev Release Jan 13/2016 -- library additions. PWM fixes -- Modal motion fix -- GCode/MCode libraries. G2 Version 2.3008f -- Dev Release Jan 16/2016 -- Modal motion fix -- GCode/MCode libraries ordering bug fixed. -- ScriptMDI storage while debugging libraries. G2 Version 2.3008 Auggie 1.1 -- Dev Release Jan 21/2016 --Axis config libraries,a few hundred other fixes. :) -- G2 Version 2.3012 Auggie 1.004 -- Dev Release Feb 18/2016 -- Fixes in Auggie, -- Snap to 22.5 degree increments in GM simulator placement. G2 Version 2.3012 Auggie 1.004 -- Dev Release Mar 10/2016 -- Augige Laser fully operational, -- Cage gear pin repair in GM simulator placement. G2 Version 2.3012 Auggie 1.43 -- Dev Release Mar 14/2016 -- Release of Serial() class in Auggie G2 Version 2.3014 Auggie 1.44 -- Dev Release Mar 30/2016 -- G20/G21 released G2 Version 2.3014 Auggie 1.47 -- Dev Release Apr 23/2016 -- 3d Laser Maching added, Programmers guide included in menu. G2 Version 3.000 Auggie 2.0 -- Release Sept 22/2016 -- Vector editor, pendulum calculator with intertial rotors. G2 Version 3.010 Auggie 2.01 -- Release Oct 24/2016 -- Tab height setting in 3d bench -- Vector module Project save/load/redo/undo/offset/trim/..etc G2 Version 3.012 Auggie 3.01 -- Release Jan 6/2017 -- Full kinematics release. G2 Version 3.012 Auggie 3.21 Vex 1.7-- Release June 1/2018 -- Vexx release. G2 Version 3.012 Auggie 3.21 Vex 2.0-- Release Nov 12/2018 -- Vexx release.