A new feature has been added to Pathfinder to control the method used for forming middle hems. New parameters have been added that allow the operator to choose whether a middle hem is formed by performing a single bend with a single close, two bends with a single close, or a single bend with two closes (Parameter 754 - Middle Hem Mode), as well as the offset for the first of the two hem closes if that option is selected (Parameter 755 - Middle Hem Mode - First Hem Close Offset). This replaces the functionality provided by Parameter 714 - Add Second Bend on Inside Hem Close. The default setting is to use a single bend with a single close.

There existed a bug in the Pathfinder Maintenance App such that it would intermittently throw an exception for cross-thread access to a user control in the progress window. This bug has been fixed.

There existed a bug in Pathfinder such that the method for force-killing an instance of the Pathfinder executable or the Maintenance executable would sometimes fail. When this happened, it would require the user to manually kill the process via Windows Task Manager. This bug has been fixed.

Errors in the French translations for axis minimum and maximum velocity errors have been corrected.

Support has been added to Pathfinder for the ClampPressureReached input function. This input signals when a given pressure threshold has been reached.

A regression was introduced in Pathfinder such that calibration data would not be re-sent to the controller when the selected geometry was changed. This regression was introduced with previous changes to move the sending of calibration data to a background thread to prevent a deadlock in status processing. This bug has been fixed.

There existed a bug in Pathfinder where the presence of a dash character ('-') in a geometry name would cause the selected geometry to be both incorrectly loaded and saved. This bug has been fixed, and any number of dashes can now be included in geometry names.

A new feature has been added to Pathfinder to allow the operator to select a Preferred Gripper Offset using Parameter 890. This value establishes the gripper offset that the operator would prefer to use by default barring any problems with gauging or interference at that position on a given step. As long as this gripper offset is valid, Pathfinder will use this value by default. If this gripper offset is not usable on a given step, then Pathfinder will deviate to use whatever gripper offset is necessary to grip the part on that step. This parameter can be used in conjunction with an extendable backstop to gauge parts using a preferred extended backstop position instead of the default, fully-retracted backstop.

An enhancement has been made to Pathfinder to validate the selected configuration filename against the configuration name stored within the configuration file. Previously, a vulnerability existed where these names could differ, which would cause unexpected behavior in saving and recalling parameters, calibration, etc. This change ensures that issue will be detected right away at startup.

There existed a bug in Pathfinder where the clamp closed position populated in a second hem close operation would be zero. This bug has been fixed.

A new feature has been added to Pathfinder to aid in selecting the correct gripper offset to correspond to a given backstop extend position. When multiple backstop positions are available, a button will appear next to the Gripper Offset field. Clicking this button will display a dialog where the user can select which backstop extend position they would like to use on that step, which will then populate the Gripper Offset field with their selection. The Gripper Offset field is used by the controller to determine what, if any, backstop extend position to use for that step.

An enhancement has been made to Pathfinder to avoid gripping on formed hems whenever possible. When calculating operation values, Pathfinder will now attempt to choose a gripper offset that avoids closing the grippers on the flange of an already-formed hem. It will only grip on a hem as a last resort if there is no viable alternative when using the gripper.

An enhancement has been made to Pathfinder such that profile data will be logged to diagnostics each time a profile is sent to the controller. This data includes identifying information for the profile, the sequence used, the bend sequence, manipulations, and operation values.

Changes have been made to Pathfinder concerning the manner in which material mismatches are handled when the user attempts to enter Run mode.

If the selected geometry does not match the geometry used to generate the current operation values, the user will be prompted to either regenerate operation values using the current selected geometry or back out. If the user wants to revert back to the geometry that was used to generate the profile's operation values, they must back out and follow the normal process for doing so (in addition to performing the appropriate tooling swaps).

If, after the geometry check has passed, the selected material does not match the material used to generate the current operation values, the user will be prompted to select one of the following options:

• Select the material used to generate the current operation values and then run the profile using the current operation values
• Regenerate the operation values using the currently selected material
• Cancel and exit Run

This replaces the previous message scheme for handling geometry and material mismatches.

There existed a bug in Pathfinder where the user was unable to edit profile categories under some conditions. This was a result of the profile category editing being grouped with the graphical/non-graphical selection for first-time profile creation. This bug has been fixed and profile category editing is now allowed all the time.

• Added Load Assist parameters to JornsTwinProClosedLoop configuration
• Disabled Gripper Open limits in JornsTwinProClosedLoop configuration
• Fixed parameter 748 name and description in Jouanel and Premel configurations
• Added parameters 240 and 288 to JornsTwinmaticClosedLoop, ThalmannTDv1, ThalmannTDv2, and ThalmannTDv2ClosedLoop configurations
• Modified bending beam raw count offset in JouanelPTS31 and JouanelPTS33 configurations
• Added backstop extend I/O to JornsTwinPro configurations
• Added ThalmannThakoV2OLBG configuration
• Added SchroederMAKIIV2 configuration
• Added JornsTwinmaticClosedLoopV2 configuration
• Removed parameter 457 from SASV2 configuration
• Added shear slow limit inputs to SASV2 configuration
• Added parameter 728 to JornsTwinPro and JornsTwinmatic configurations
• Added parameters 422, 423, 425, and 426 to all 5223 and 5225 configs
• Added parameters 727, 728 and 731 to every configuration that did not have them already