Predator Post Processor™ v12 Release History
December 27th 2025 - Predator Post Processor v12.1.0.135 is released
Predator Post Processor v12.1.0.135 has been released. This major release provides a more modern user interface, expands 5 axis machine support, 64-Bit operation and expands Windows OS support. Refer to the following 80+ new features and improvements::
- Adds Windows 11 support
- Adds Windows Server 2025 support
- Adds Windows Server 2022 support
- Adds 64-bit application support
- Adds Citrix support
- Adds support for Predator Software folder structure
- Adds 3D printer support
- Adds support for version 12 Predator Licensing
- Adds support for multiple instances of Predator Post Processor to run simultaneously on the same PC
- Adds optional permanent on-premise pricing
- Adds optional USB licensing
- Adds temporary licensing
- Adds optional DEMO licensing
- Adds optional floating license management support
- Adds modern splash screen
- Adds Predator Software Inc. copyright details
- Adds Predator Software Inc. digital signatures
- Adds 2 Axis Lathe only license
- Adds 3 Axis Mill and Lathe license
- Adds 4 Axis Mill and Lathe license
- Adds 5 Axis Mill and Lathe License
- Adds a command line argument -u to intiate the Predator Upgrade and Registration dialog
- Adds all new interactive Predator Post Processor window when automated command line arguments are not specified
- Adds Mastercam NCI support
- Adds PLATE and 2DRIBS INC, NCI and APT examples
- Adds online help via a PDF
- Adds automatic renaming of the default output file based on the input file
- Adds Files of Type support to the input file dialog
- Adds support for partial command line arguments with the Predator Post Processor window
- Adds Predator Software Inc. details to ppost.exe file properties
- Adds support for SURFCAM INC files exported from Predator Virtual CNC v12
- Adds Unicode support for filenames and folders
- Adds APTCL processing via a single DLL vs. one per APTCL flavor
- Adds unified support for MOVARC and CIRCLE commands within APTCL
- Adds unified support for FROM and GOTO commands within APTCL
- Adds processing of missing NCI data types
- Adds processing of missing APTCL data types
- Adds support for "*" within the command line for the input, output or both pathnames
- Adds optional reference to Predator Virtual CNC's .MCH file within post templates via the MachineType command
- Adds two 5 axis example Fanuc CNC post processors to the install
- Adds support for complex 5 axis machines
- Adds an Upgrade button to the main window
- Adds Spindle command support within post template
- Adds option to launch Notepad within the main window
- Adds unified APTCL parsing vs. CAM system specific parsing
- Adds PERMIN and PERREV support to FEED statements
- Adds APTCL processing of UNITS and DWELL statements
- Adds Dwell template option
- Adds minimize, maximize and resizable main window options
- Adds v12 Reference Manual documentation
- Improves angle filter processing
- Improves main application defaults for successive post processing
- Improves path configuration dialog
- Improves installation with modern graphics
- Improves Help About dialog
- Improves list of default extensions
- Improves splash screen operation
- Improves display of all secondary dialogs
- Improves defaults
- Improves APTCL error messages
- Improves the installation with additional DLLs
- Improves modal group code processing
- Improves APTCL processing of GOTO and FROM statements
- Improves APTCL processing of SPNDL statements
- Improves message string processing
- Improves back-to-back file processing
- Improves refresh and display performance with large files
- Improves comment output
- Improves support for long paths
- Improves default example folders
- Improves template selection
- Improves example templates
- Includes v12 licensing v12.0.0.948
- Removes Windows Vista support
- Removes 32-bit Windows OS support
- Fixes a bug with command line operation
- Fixes a bug with incremental rotary axis runout when greater than 360 degrees
- Fixes a bug with APTCL processing arc end points
- Fixes a bug with ATPCL processing of /CIRCLE and /MOVARC statements
- Fixes a bug with CNC variables, strings and memory utilization
- Fixes a bug with initializing the state of rotary axis
Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.1.0.135 of Predator Post Processor from our web site at any time. Customers running older versions of OmegaPost should contact us at support@predator-software.com for upgrade details.
