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Tecnomatix 15.0

Release Notes
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Tecnomatix Release Notes 15.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Process Simulate Release Notes 15.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Cable enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
WinMOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Highlight signal matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
TCP tracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Signal direction now displayed in IEC column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
VR updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
New embedded .NET script viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Displaying Graphic Viewer toolbar in movie recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
New resource assets library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Line Simulation in Process Simulate on Teamcenter Standalone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Teamcenter Access 2.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Human Release Notes 15.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Human "smooth" deformable skin in VR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

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Process Simulate Release Notes 15.0

General
Japanese language
The Japanese language is now supported for Process Simulate applications.

Option dialog improvement

From this version, the Option dialog tabs are links at the side of the dialog, instead of separate tabs
extending from the top of the dialog. This makes it easier and more intuitive for users to select
the option tabs they need.

Process Simulate

Process Simulate on Teamcenter

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Cable enhancements
From this version, users have an additional option for attaching a retractable cable to robots. The
Cable Editor dialog offers user-friendly representations and brief demos of all the attachment types -
one fixed and two retractable methods, one of which is newly added.

The Retract System Type options represent the devices which gather, i.e., retract the momentarily
unneeded cable as the robot joints move during operation, and releasing it as required to perform
the tasks.

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WinMOD
Process Simulate now offers a direct connection to WinMOD. This enables users to exchange signals
between Process Simulate and WinMOD directly for virtual commissioning. WinMOD is well-known
as a tool for behavior simulation of factory devices and drives that is widely used in manufacturing
industries.

It is possible to create a local and remote WinMOD and Process Simulate connection even though
WinMOD is not currently running.

Highlight signal matches

Starting this version, users can highlight all matches or partial matches between logic resource
names and resource names. This updated functionality also checks for matches between entry/exit
names and pin names.

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TCP tracker
Starting this version, for cases of when the tool is mounted on the robot, using the TCP Tracker
creates new "Curves" folders in the Object Tree under the root folder. The new folder has a sub
folder that is named according to the robot, which contains another folder below it named according
to the operation. This makes it easier for users to identify which tracking curves are associated
with which tools, robots and operations. Another aid to identifying the curves is their new naming
convention - each curve is named after the two subsequent locations visited by the tool, separated by
an underscore, e.g., loc1_loc2.
For Mounted Workpiece situations, a sub folder with the tool name is located below the operation
folder, and the tool name folder contains the Curves.

TCP Tracker is now available in Process Simulate on Teamcenter.

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Signal direction now displayed in IEC column

Starting this version, the IEC Format column of the Signal Viewer displays input/output status even
when no signal address is available. Similarly, even if there is no signal address in the Simulation
Panel, the Signal Viewer does display the I/O status in the IEC Format column.

After using the Export to Excel command, importing the excel file in WinMOD and SIMIT automatically
updates the signal names, addresses and types. Until now, users had to perform these updates
manually.

VR updates
Controlling visibility of objects and Humans in VR / Process Simulate
Now changes that users make in the visibility of objects and human figures (blank/display) in Process
Simulate are reflected in the VR session, and vice versa.
Deformable Human Support in PS Virtual Reality
Human figures with smooth (deformable) skin are now supported in Process Simulate Virtual Reality.
Users can immerse themselves in a human simulation, experiencing it from any vantage point in 1:1
size. The compelling experience allows them to more easily uncover issues regarding human factors
that may be missed using the traditional 2D monitor.

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New embedded .NET script viewer

The new .NET Script Viewer has been added in this version. Developers can now create new
programs directly in Process Simulate. They can write in either C# or Python, compile and run their
scripts from the viewer, and see the results immediately. The viewer contains an option to manage
references by connecting the program to additional dlls, and/or remove existing ones.

Displaying Graphic Viewer toolbar in movie recordings

A new option in the Movie Recorder Settings dialog allows users to display the Graphic Viewer
toolbar in their video demos. To use this option, (enabled by default) it is necessary to activate the
Screen capture radio button (which also applies to the other Graphic Viewer options).

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New resource assets library

Starting this version, eMServer-based Process Simulate (and Process Simulate Standalone) offers a
new library of assets, available as resources, making it easy and fast for users to find and implement
tools and objects. To make use of these objects, it is necessary to copy the folders under the system
root and classify the objects using the Define Component Type command.

Sample resources:

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The library is located in: <installation directory>\eMPower\Geometry

Line Simulation in Process Simulate on Teamcenter Standalone

There is now full support for disconnected workflows when working in Line Simulation. Users can:
• Create disconnected studies as a Line Simulation Study.

• Edit Line Simulation studies in Process Simulate on Teamcenter Standalone (both Virtual
Commisioning and Cyclic Event Evaluator (CEE).

• Update Teamcenter with disconnected Line Simulation studies.

Teamcenter Access 2.6

Process Simulate on Teamcenter Control Session Information
Now, before loading studies from Study Manager, users can modify the current Project, and current
Role and current Group.
Improved Edit Study Scope

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• Performance of drill down in the Process or Plant structure to find the objects that users want
to add to the study scope

• A search box was added to the Edit Study Scope dialog make it easier to locate the Structure
object a user wishes to add to the study.

Go to the Documentation Center link and scroll to the Teamcenter Manufacturing Access section, and
pick version (2.6) for more information.

Enhancements
Collaboration Context Integration enhancements (2)
1. ER 9209313: The Variant PublishMapping in the CC configuration file option now controls the
exchange of both the variant conditions and the variant options upon publishing of eMS structures.

2. Compound Equipment prototypes can now be stored in the Resource Library, both in Teamcenter
and eMServer, where it is now correctly mapped.

Note
• If an Equipment prototype is added in eMServer, it still needs to be published
under an Equipment library. It should be in a separate structure (ER 9099660).

• If an Equipment prototype is changed in eMServer, it can be published from under

the Resource library by selecting its root.

• Using Publish/Sync in the plant structure is not sufficient to transfer Equipment

data. The Equipment prototype must appear under a library, either Resource
or Equipment.

More enhancements in this version:

• Improvements this version to copying Equipment in Process Simulate on Teamcenter include:
o Equipment Copy now fully copies the Equipment including all children-related information -
■ Compound kinemetics

■ References to children from simulation, e.g., Blank Event, Engineering data, Object
Visibility

■ Instance data, e.g., name, robot setup, robot signals

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o Children are displayed in the Properties Viewer.

o The logic of Resource Browser and Resource Search is unified with Copy/Paste and Assign
data from Teamcenter when copying compound resources. Now they create duplicates.

• The Process Simulate on Teamcenter Replace JT command has been updated to Set/Replace
JT. The new Set command allows users to add a JT file to a resource, in addition to the existing
Replace JT command.

• In Process Simulate on Teamcenter, picking an unexposed End Item at Component or Entity

level now selects the entire End Item.

• Now saving the data after alphabetically sorting an Object tree, persists the newly sorted tree
to subsequent Process Simulate sessions.

• An additional signal type, LREAL, which enables calculations with high accuracy, is now supported
in Process Simulate. LREAL uses the IEEE double-precision floating point number format.

• In this version the energy optimization algorithm, which is part of Automatic Path Planner, was
improved to provide better performance and responsiveness.

• In version 15.0 support has been added for complex variable joint limits for some Yaskawa
7-axis robots, such as VS100.

Human Release Notes 15.0

Human "smooth" deformable skin in VR

The deformable skin Jack human figures are now supported in the Process Simulate Virtual Reality
add-on application. More information on this new reality-augmenting capability can be found in the
VR section of the Process Simulate Release Notes.

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