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Olesia Lebedeva
Feature recognition in practice: solving real problems, not academic exercises
Roman Lygin
STEP AP242 export, improved CNC and sheet metal feature recognition, and extended PMI support in Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.6
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STEP AP242 export, improved CNC and sheet metal feature recognition, and extended PMI support in Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.6
The new release adds STEP AP242 export with assembly structure and PMI, introduces oriented 2D bounding box computation, and extends CNC feature recognition with external chamfers and a wider range of pocket geometries. It also improves sheet metal forming feature processing and adds PMI support to MTK Workbench and MTK Web.
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September 23, 2026
Boris Iuzhikov
Feature recognition and MTK Web improvements in Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.5
The new release improves CNC and sheet metal feature recognition and extends MTK Web with a Markup Creating Viewer and a reworked Visual Measurements API.
- Releases
August 17, 2026
Boris Iuzhikov
New licensing workflow, feature recognition improvements, and Web updates in Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.4
This release introduces an updated MTK licensing workflow with online session-based validation, improves CNC and sheet metal processing, and extends MTK Web with Bounding Volume Hierarchy (BVH), plane section computation, and enhanced visual measurement capabilities.
- Releases
July 2, 2026
Boris Iuzhikov
Improvements in CNC and sheet metal recognition, wall thickness analysis, progress reporting, and Workbench & Web functionality in Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.3
The new release improves CNC and sheet metal recognition, progress reporting, and wall thickness analysis with the new Ray Marching algorithm, while extending Nesting support and enhancing Workbench and Web capabilities.
- Releases
May 13, 2026
Boris Iuzhikov
Oriented bounding cylinders, external CNC threading, enhanced PDF import, and Workbench & Web updates in Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.2
Explore oriented bounding cylinders, CNC thread recognition, enhanced PDF import, drawing support in Workbench, and improved Web visualization in the new release.
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March 24, 2026
Boris Iuzhikov
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