A new geometry editing tool, Profile Extend, has been added to the Geo Edit toolbox. Profile Extend can extend a group of profiles to intersect a specified target profile, using an either 2D or 3D intersection method, and works with lines, arcs, polylines, and ellipses, as well as any containers that contain supported geometry.

Alternatively, Profile Extend can be used to extend the start and/or end of a group of profiles by a specified distance. By specifying negative distances, the selected profiles can be shortened by the specified amount.

A new Hole Pattern modeling tool has been added to the Geometry toolbox. Hole Pattern can be used to create circular patterns, such as bolt hole circles or equally spaced arcs of holes. A secondary axis rotation can also be specified, allowing hole patterns that are not parallel to the pattern axis to be created, for example radial holes around a cylinder axis.

The hole pattern is created as a single system container element, which can be modified. Pattern parameters such as center, radius, start angle, increment angle and number of holes can be easily changed. For machine controls that support a canned cycle circular hole pattern, it is possible to configure the code generator template file to output the pattern cycle along with the required parameters specified in the hole pattern element.

The From Solid Hole function has been improved to provide better discrimination between hole and partial-hole features. Holes comprised of split cylinders are now always automatically detected, and other partial-hole features, for example the ends of slots or corner fillets, are now optionally included.

Order Path - Optimize allows you to now optimize layer geometry as well as step toolpath. The Sort by Step/Layer option, when enabled, allows layer elements to be optimized according to the layer occurrence order in the active group. When Sort by Step/Layer is off, layers are sorted based on the next closest element after each layer optimization.

This enhancement allows geometry elements representing part features to be machined, to be optimized and ordered as desired, prior to applying toolpath to them.

The User Element - Micro Joints command has been enhanced to allow micro joints to be created for a group of elements using a single execution of the panel. Micro joints are added to the start and/or end of the selected elements. This feature saves time by allowing attachment tabs to be created for multiple cut profiles all at once.

When modifying a spline or polyline, the Control Point input field can now be used to directly select the desired control point from the graphics window. This feature eliminates the tedious and time consuming process of stepping through each control point one at a time until the desired point is reached, as was previously required.