Release History

04/16/11 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.1.12
1. Improved security and ease of installation via pvcnc900.exe vs. pvcnc900.zip

02/07/11 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.1.12
1. Improved SetupVirtual.ini

01/21/11 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.1.12
1. Improved SetupVirtual.exe
2. Improved Windows 7 support with v7.6.3 Sentinel drivers

5/13/10 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.1.12
1. New reverse post parameter read_cycle_params_on_call has been added
2. New reverse post register r_retract_clearance for Cincinatti/Vickers drill cycle support for the W axis
3. New reverse post register r_subprogram_stringret
4. New special ASCII character support for reverse post keywords "\34",string : Keyword
5. New and improved FRA methods
6. Reduced memory requirements for all jobs
7. Improved deep zoom with complex parts
8. Improved Fanuc style G65, G66 and G67 macro support
9. Improved Save As Zip to all subs across all operations
10. Improved verbose processing with subs and macros
11. Improved MoveV and MoveU reverse post support
12. Improved work offset job properties to support G54.1P1= or P1=
13. Improved reverse posts to warn of duplicate definitions
14. Improved several low level reverse post processing methods
15. Improved HTML based setup sheets
16. Fixed a bug with stock rotations with multiple operations
17. Fixed a bug with stock rotations within the preview
18. Fixed a bug with Fanuc style G83 support
19. Fixed a bug with the drill_cycle_rapid_amount reverse post parameter

3/19/10 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.0.70
1. Added inprocess stock collision detection vs. machine components
2. Added Chrome and Firefox support for HTML based setup sheets
3. Improved machine simulation collision detection performance, especially for trunion style machines
4. Improved machine simulation collision detection for near miss/very shallow collisions
5. Improved default HTML setup sheet design
6. Improved automatic 3D edge detection
7. Improved support for bad STL files
8. Improved support for very large STL files
9. Improved performance with the machine properties preview
10. Fixed a bug with custom turrent positions with lathe tools
11. Fixed a bug with multiple spindles
12. Fixed a bug with HTML setup sheets
13. Fixed a bug with the /INC command line argument
14. Fixed a bug with the binary option within the reverse post

2/18/10 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.0.58
1. Redesigned HTML based setup sheets
2. Improved SetupVirtual to support OS checking and improved application detection 
3. Fixed a bug with machine collision detection
4. Fixed a bug with repeated scanning of CNC programs

2/05/10 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.0.57
1. Improved overall performance by aproximately 5%
2. Improved Machine Simulation performance with concave machine components
3. Improved display of laser tool on/off to eliminate redraws
4. Improved HTML based setup sheets
5. Improved Ignore_Until parameter within the reverse post
6. Improved Decimal_Separator and Second_Decimal_Separator parameters within the reverse post
7. Improved Expression_Open and Expression_Close parameters within the reverse post
8. Fixed a display bug with deep zoom after removing chips
9. Fixed a bug with concave machine components
10. Fixed a bug with Turbo and CAD Compare
11. Fixed a bug with HTML based setup sheets

1/21/10 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.0.47
1. Improved initial view display performance
2. Improved error messages and error handling
3. Improved online help
4. Improved installation to eliminate unknown publisher
5. Improved 5 axis machining of large arcs
6. Improved opening ZIP files to reduce the number of overwrite confirmation prompts
7. Improved command line operation
8. Improved support for complex STL files
9. Fixed several GPFs and memory leaks

1/16/10 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.0.37
1. Fixed a bug with installation under Windows Vista

12/30/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.0.37
1. Fixed a typo in SetupVirtual.ini that did not refer to v9

12/25/09 - Predator Virtual CNC v9.0.0.37
1. Official v9 release

NOTE: v9 requires Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 2003 Server or 2008 Server on a Pentium 4 or better CPU.