History of changes
03/27/2023
costing24 now supports the calculation of CO2 emissions in the production of individual parts. The results page has been adapted accordingly, a new chart representation has been added. A detailed product carbon footprint report can be displayed and exported to XLSX. In the settings, global PCF factors, power stages at individual machines and explicit CO2 emissions for semi-finished products, materials and material groups can be specified.
If calculations are still performed with version 1 or 2 of the technology database, a note on upgrading to version 3 is displayed on the results page. Only from version 3 a second calculation variant as well as the calculation of CO2 emissions is supported. [de]
03/07/2023
The following new CAD formats are now supported: Creo 9, NX 2206, Inventor 2023, SolidWorks 2023, Solid Edge 2023.
In the proposed semi-finished products, round parts are now preferred for models with outer and inner diameters. [de]
11/28/2022
The global sliders for influencing the calculation factors now have a higher level of detail.
The setup costs and additional costs in the machine settings are now divided into several factors.
When highlighting the unprocessed surfaces, the edges are now also displayed as transparent. [de]
11/15/2022
Now, all users may define, export and import material definitions in the settings.
A specific material may be selected now during the definition of a custom semi-finished product or blank.
Possible cutting parameters can now be defined for material groups and materials.
The setup time and additional time in the machine settings are split into several factors which allows a more detailed specification. [de]
08/15/2022
The geometry of the selected semi-finished product or custom blank can now be displayed in the viewer as a transparent overlay to the model. [de]
07/18/2022
We offer a new CAD system integration for SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor. The CAD system integration allows you to upload a CAD model directly from your CAD system.
The sliders for machine settings allow additional values. Additionally an input field for numbers is displayed next to each slider. [de]
06/03/2022
The new version V3 of the technology database, which serves as the basis for our CAD part calculation, is now available. Major enhancement is the addition of a second calculation variant for large quantities and new turning and milling machines.
You can switch your user account to the new version via the settings page. See the tooltip there for details.
The online help was updated. [de]
04/27/2022
The following new CAD formats are now supported: Creo 8, NX 1980, NX 2007, Inventor 2022, SOLIDWORKS 2022, Solid Edge 2022.
A new version of the technology database, which serves as the basis for our CAD part calculation, is now available. For example, volume machining and disc milling are now supported.
You can switch your user account to the new version via the settings page. See the tooltip there for details. [de]
03/01/2022
classmate CLOUD is now renamed to costing24, the color scheme has also been adjusted.
It is now possible to define a raw part geometry.
The cutting value slider of the machines is now divided into up to three other cutting value sliders depending on the machine class.
The blank and semi-finished product definition has been revised. Now models are rotated to the desired defined semi-finished product or blank. [de]
04/15/2021
When highlighting the unprocessed surfaces, they are now colored black and no longer displayed transparently.
In the navigation bar there are now submenu items for the settings tab. [de]
01/25/2021
The following new CAD formats are now supported: Creo 7, NX 1926, SOLIDWORKS 2021, Solid Edge 2021.
In STEP AP242 files, hole fit annotations are now recognized.
In SOLIDWORKS 2021 files, thread annotations are now recognized. [de]
01/18/2021
New machines were added: 3-axis milling machine [medium], 5-axis milling machine [medium] and mill-turning machine [big].
Materials can be imported and exported similar to semi-finished products.
The material groups assigned to surface treatments can now be adjusted.
The density of semi-finished products and materials can now be configured. [de]
11/03/2020
Added a button to highlight faces that were not taken into account during the calculation if the calculation was not complete. An additional call restores the cost specific highlighting of the faces.
Faces can be excluded from the calculation by adding the new annotation "Unprocessed" to them in the 3D preview of the selected model. [de]
09/21/2020
You are now able to view all invoices in the user profile.
The prices and active flag of your own semi-finished products can now be adjusted in the settings. [de]
09/01/2020
The minimum length of the working span can be configured in the machine settings. The column of the working span in the machine table is adjusted.
The minimum diameter and maximum weight can now be configured in the machine settings.
The filter of tables in the settings works on all table fields.
The settings include section specific links to the help pages. [de]
07/20/2020
Guest users may configure the display currency and unit of measurement.
The purchase price incl. programming costs is also written into the Excel export of the detailed cost report from now on.
The additions are calculated separately for the setup, programming and unit costs, i.e. the lot size has no effect on the unit costs.
CAD models are now supported up to Inventor 2021, CATIA V5-6 R2020 and NX 1899.
In the viewer inner and outer threads as well as hole fits can be annotated. [de]
06/26/2020
The help pages are also available in English now.
The tooltips in the sliders of the machine settings now display information specific to the machine.
The import and query of own semi-finished products are now faster than before. [de]
06/04/2020
The import and export of semi-finished product data is now supported in XLSX format in addition to CSV. [de]
05/11/2020
Freeform models are already rejected directly after model analysis as of this date.
You are now able to view and edit the billing address in the user profile.
The import and export of semi-finished product data is now supported in the settings. [de]
04/03/2020
An email address can be added during the subscription process in order to receive invoices as an attachment in PDF format. [de]
03/27/2020
The position of machines within their group can be adjusted by using drag&drop for a row in the settings and therefore change the priority in machine selection. [de]
03/13/2020
The working span of a machine can be configured in the settings.
An update notice is displayed after a user logged in if classmate CLOUD has been updated since the last login. The individual items of the history of changes can be displayed via a link. [de]