LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Dec 9, 2025 – ENCY 2.6 is available as the latest update to the ENCY 2 design platform. The release delivers 114 changes that improve Design behavior, streamline workflow steps and fix stability and performance issues.
Helical Lines in Design: Clearer Control and Geometry
The Helix tool in the Design module has been updated to make setup flexible and easier to read on screen.
- Users can select either a surface or an axis as the Base element. When an axis is selected, an on-screen arrow allows reversal of the helix direction. Diameter dimensions replace radial dimensions and show in the graphics window.
- When a surface is selected as the Base element, diameter parameters are hidden and only Twist by Pitch and Twist by Angle remain to reduce visual noise. Users can set how far the helix start and end offsets extend from the selected surface. The base element can be cleared at any time using the “X” button.
Extrude and Sweep Along the Trajectory: Robust Surfaces out of the Box
The Design module improves Extrude and Sweep Along Trajectory behavior to reduce geometry issues and speed downstream operations.
- In Extrude, large twist angle values can lead to problematic surfaces. ENCY automatically splits such surfaces into smaller segments, helping to avoid geometry errors and making the model reliable for toolpath generation.
- In Sweep Along the Trajectory, ENCY analyzes the resulting geometry and replaces freeform faces with analytic surfaces (planes, cylinders and rotation surfaces) wherever possible. This makes models open and speeds processing. When a profile is swept along a closed 3D spline, it is automatically “twisted” to close without gaps at the seam.
Everyday Workflow Improvements
Several updates make operations tolerant and easier to follow:
- Added a Check Holder parameter to the Chamfering operation, giving finer control over holder behavior near part geometry.
- Refreshed hints for turning operations and the Swarf operation to explain key parameters in context.
- Updated the documentation for ENCY Tuner 2.
- Reorganized the parameter structure on the Setup panel for clearer navigation.
- Refreshed icons in the interactive editing panel for 5D Curve to make actions distinguishable.
Stability, Simulation, and Quality Fixes
ENCY 2.6 also includes a range of stability improvements across machining, simulation, UI, licensing, and automation.
ENCY 2.6 improves turning and milling simulation, background machining calculations, FBM (Feature based machining) operations and scripted workflows by reducing false collisions, unexpected errors and workflow freezes in complex projects. The update delivers steadier performance with large fixture models, Voxel 5D modeling and 3D holders, and reduces memory load to support machining and modeling tasks.
ENCY has fixed issues in turning, contouring, EDM, welding, 5D surface and mesh strategies, and postprocessor-driven workflows to improve toolpath robustness, parameter handling and consistency between graphics, simulation and NC output.
User interaction and system tools are more robust. The update resolves issues with saving and closing projects, STEP import, 3D mouse support, object selection in 3D models and Sketch visualization. It also fixes edge cases in the license manager (including offline protection), installer, Postprocessors Generator and AI assistant, helping ENCY run consistently from installation through daily programming.
Source: ENCY Software
About ENCY
ENCY Software Ltd., headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, offers a CAD/CAM/OLP software ecosystem aimed at enhancing engineering and manufacturing workflows. Their ENCY X platform provides tools such as ENCY for CAD/CAM operations, ENCY Robot for offline robot programming, ENCY Tuner for NC-code simulation, and ENCY Clouds for cloud-based workspaces. The solutions serve industries including architecture, automotive, aerospace, consumer products, education, electronics, energy, entertainment, industrial machinery, medical, shipbuilding, and woodworking.