CIMCO Software 2026.01.23 released

A new version of CIMCO Software has been released and is available for download.

Changes since previous version

CIMCO Software

  • Change: Auto-update will no longer perform an unattended restart but will notify the user instead.
  • Change: Added checksum support to the CIMCO Update service.
  • Change: Added a Right-click menu option 'Copy GUID' to Machine Simulation machine licenses in License File Viewer. (S29788)
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where auto-update didn't work in a Multi-License Server environment.

CIMCO Edit

  • New: Rapid move tool/workpiece and hidden model collisions are now on by default.
  • New: Added 'Insert Side' to Tool Mount Properties.
  • New: Fanuc 0i model F milling reverse post. (S28949)
  • New: Collinear axes in the work offsets table.
  • New: Showing programmed work offsets. (S30073)
  • New: GibbsCAM keyboard/mouse mapping. (S30208)
  • New: Added an optional minimap for editor documents, configurable under Setup > General > Editor > Editor settings > 'Show minimap in editor documents'. (S29712)
  • New: Added a minimap to File Compare, enabled by default and configurable under Setup > File Compare > File compare settings > 'Show minimap'. (S29712)
  • New: Added a minimap to Multi Channel Synchronization, enabled by default and configurable under Setup > Multi Channel > Multi channel view > 'Show multi channel minimap'. (S29712)
  • Change: Increased the maximum number of macro user input parameters from 60 to 100. (S30135)
  • Fix: Roeders reverse post: SPOINT, SRAWBLOCK and other probing cycles.
  • Fix: Haas turning reverse post: tool change position, subspindle issues, added G100/101.
  • Fix: MillPlus reverse post: G40.
  • Fix: Siemens milling reverse posts: G700.
  • Fix: Heidenhain reverse posts: TCPM SPAT.
  • Fix: Fanuc milling reverse post: #4130.
  • Fix: Default work offset from setup file was scaled by 25.4 in inch machines.
  • Fix: Improved file comparison performance by approximately 10-20% and increased the number of differences that can be compared before reaching the comparison limit.
  • Fix: Machine box did not follow the machine type.
  • Fix: Fagor milling reverse post: G43/44, G83.
  • Fix: Fagor turning reverse post: G69.
  • Fix: Double navigation bar tooltip.
  • Fix: Siemens milling reverse post: ROT, CYCLE978.
  • Fix: Reverse post: subprogram call issue.
  • Fix: Fanuc turning reverse posts: G71.
  • Fix: Mazak Integrex reverse post: G12.1.
  • Fix: Haas turning reverse post: sub spindle transformation issue.
  • Fix: Backplot crash when updating work offset rotation angles.

CIMCO CNC-Calc (Add-On for CIMCO Edit)

  • Fix: Fixed issue with persisted data not always being loaded.
  • Fix: Fixed issue with post processor override text field not updating when changing machine.

CIMCO DNC-Max

  • Fix: Fixed DNC client login when multiple external users are associated with the same NCBase user.
  • Fix: Fixed issue where log messages for all ports were displayed in split screen log, it now correctly only shows log messages for the specific port the split screen is open for.
  • Fix: Fixed issue where users were unable to create directories in the non split screen send window.

CIMCO MDC-Max

  • New: Web Client: Added an option for search tables in historical dashboards to match by start time, end time, or both.
  • New: Added options to change execution status to FEED HOLD when ROVR = 0 (Focas, MTConnect).
  • New: Added P-Macro reading for the Focas protocol.
  • New: Haas MNET alarm modification. Introduced $ISCHANGEDxxx and $ISFLOATINGxxx expression in the port advanced filter.
  • Change: HTML reports and tables are visible in the Email configuration even when they are unchecked in the Reports configuration.
  • Fix: Scheduler: Fixed Work order not automatically marked "Complete" after all operations are finished and the full quantity is produced when "Mark as started/stopped" is enabled.
  • Fix: Scheduler: Fixed an issue that allowed creating a new work order with the same work order number as an existing work order.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where the MDC client used too much CPU during Calculating.
  • Fix: Fixed a potential reconnection issue in the Flat File Protocol for Windows Agent.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where emails could be improperly received by the SMTP server due to a dependency on the locale setting, which had to be English.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue in the Flat File Protocol where the user name was not stored correctly.
  • Fix: Scheduler: Allow manual input in input fields when splitting operation segments.
  • Fix: Scheduler: Minor fixes for the UI.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue in Event Log search where newly polled events were not filtered according to the active search criteria. (S30268)
  • Fix: Scheduler: Clients will now always display time matching the servers timezone.
  • Fix: Web Client: Fixed historical dashboard behavior when toggling all machines on or off in settings.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where it was not possible to enter characters in the username field for the MQTT protocol.
  • Fix: Scheduler: Fixed issues with splitting an operation segment after it has been started.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue in Scheduler when running on Oracle DB.
  • Fix: Scheduler: Fixed issue causing the machine status display to occasionally go blank.
  • Fix: Web Client: Fixed historical dashboards failing to determine the start time when there is no workday on the first selected day.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue with Warnings in the Heidenhain LSV2 protocol.
  • Fix: Added support for DBVAR[x] mapping for all 20 NCBase fields.

CIMCO NC-Base (Add-On for CIMCO Edit)

  • New: Search fields now use dropdown selectors for predefined fields.
  • New: Added an option to use an external MariaDB server.
  • Fix: Web Client: The system log now displays the correct username when a send is initiated from the web client.