ENCY 2.5 has been released. The update includes 130 changes aimed at improving workflow efficiency and stability across machining, simulation and core platform functions.
Painting simulation: Faster visual feedback
- The part renders during painting simulation so painted and unpainted areas are visible without changing part visibility.
- The simulation shows painted areas by default without a paint-film thickness gradient. To review thickness, turn on “Verify compare” and set a color gradient against a reference.
Automatic face selection: Two one-click helpers
With a closed contour preselected, right-click a face on that contour to access:
- “Enclosed faces,” which selects all faces inside the closed contour, such as faces of a profile pocket.
- “Outer adjacent faces,” which selects faces adjacent to the closed contour edges, such as edge fillets around the contour.
These options reduce multi-face selection to a single action and help limit selection errors on complex geometry.
Swarf: Automatic axial-pass calculation
Axial passes now allow toolpath calculation by either step size or pass count. Passes are distributed automatically with uniform spacing over the 3D model to support consistent surface finish while keeping user control over cycle time.
Usability and workflow updates
- Hints refreshed for Pencil, Swarf, Non-planar Slicing and Threading (OD/ID) operations
- CLD adds “Number of starts” for the G92 threading cycle
- Downloads page now always includes links to offline installers
- Hole Machining updates the hole template dialog and parameter list
- API command set updated
- Selection improves Ctrl+Shift selection behavior
- 3D model import improves the parallel import pipeline
Stability and fixes
Reliability has been improved for project save/open, autosave recovery and PLM integration, including issues with network paths and reopening recent projects. Simulation reduces false collision reports in certain cases. Post-processing fixes improve the postprocessor generator and bundled postprocessors, and NC program generation no longer stalls. Platform and UI updates improve visuals and list scrolling, and include fixes for STEP export, spline geometry, spatial transformations, machining result-to-model comparison and targeted corrections in Swarf, Hole Machining, part-geometry selection in multi-part projects, ENCY Tuner 2 and the updater.
Note: The 2.5 update is available to all users with an active software maintenance contract (SMC).
For more information, visit encycam.com.
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