Whats New in Cimco NC-Base 5

Cimco NC-Base 5

Whats New in Cimco NC-Base 5

Improved look and feel, including Windows XP theme support. In addition, the layout of dialogs, menus, and toolbars has been simplified

User management

The new NC-Base user management system includes a number of improvements over V4
Users are now organized in groups, making it easier to administer installations with a large number of users
Additional information like name, employee ID etc. can be specified for each user
New search facility allows the administrator to search thought the user database
Unique groups can be created for a specific PC or Client
The login dialog now supports listing all users allowed to login

Support for Microsoft and Oracle SQL servers
NC-Base now supports using Microsoft SQL Server (7/2000) and Oracle SQL Server as the database backend.

Logging facility
NC-Base now supports full system logging, tracking all changes to the Database

File versioning
A new automatic versioning system, track all changes to programs files, and allows the user to compare/restore older versions

Change comments
New predefined 'Change Comments', allows the user to add additional information to the program log

Status system
New status system tracks programs through a 'Running in'/'Checked'/'Approved' cycle.

Approved folder
NC-Base can now 'mirror' the NC-Programs in an 'Approved folder', so even if the user changes an NC-File, the last approved version is always available

Multiple imports
The import queue can now hold multiple versions of the same program, and the manager can decide which version to accept

Operator notification
The operator can now be notified when a program has been imported, needs to be checked etc

Automatically expire imports
The system can now automatically expire files on the import queue, if they haven't been accepted within a specified time

Complete system backup
A complete system backup can be generated/restored from the database maintenance section. The backup is a single compressed file containing both the database tables, NC programs and associated files.

Automatic change of base directory
If the base directory is changed all NC programs and associated files are automatically moved to the new location

Automatic generation of tool lists
NC-Base can now scan the NC program and extract tooling information, including comments etc. and generate a tool list that is automatically associated with new programs

Manually receive files
In addition to manually sending files from the NC-Base client, operators can now also manually receive files from those controls that doesn't support auto receive

Machine specific maintenance functions.
It is now possible to run backup purge operations etc. for a specific machine

New server application
The new NC-Base server now supports automatically updating the database version when a new version is detected.

New backup server
Automated daily backups of both the database and files using the new NC-Base Backup Server, including E-mail notifications to system administrators if the backup fails.

Improved machine configuration
NC-Base now supports specifying default directories for adding programs and associated files. An editor file type (colors/file compare/backplot settings etc.) can be associated to each machine, and adding new file types based on NC-Base machines is very easy.

Editor configuration stored in the database
Editor file type information, including colors, file compare, back plot and macro settings can now be stored in the database, making central administration much simpler.

Improved preview window
New improved preview window, with faster loading of both NC-Files and jpeg/bmp files

Improved search speed
Faster searches when listing a large number of programs

No associated files
Simplified user interface for those customers that do not need to associate files (production or model data) with the NC programs

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