Page Comparison

Image Removed

Image Removed

Selecting files

Maximum number of files

The maximum number of files that you can upload/select.

Select

The Click here to select button may be used to upload/select up to the maximum number of files.

On clicking Run, cycle time estimates and toolpath strategies are computed for each of the files in the ‘Selecting files’ batch.

Options

Tool library

The Fusion tool library that will be used to calculate the estimated cycle time and a toolpath strategy for each of the uploaded files, listed under Selecting files.

Stock material

CAM Assist will select tools, machining strategies, and cutting data presets based on the selected material.

Choose machine

Contains two categories of machine:

• [Generic] - a range of CA Assist generic machines offering a combination of speed, power, and torque.

• [Local] - Fusion machines that are contained within the ‘Local’ folder of Fusion’s ‘Machine Library’

  • See Autodesk’s article How to add a custom machine tool to the Machine Library in Fusion.

Edit machine properties

Enables you to specify a set of machine properties that are used to compute a toolpath strategy for each the uploaded files, listed under Selecting files.

Machining mode

• Machining mode - the Cycle Time Estimator provides two machining modes:

  • 3-Axis - if a file does not contain a setup then the approach direction is +Z, otherwise the approach direction is as configured in each file.

  • 3+2 Axis - uses the ‘Aligned to X, Y, Z axes’ Machining direction that features in the CAM Assist UI.

    • The tool orientation that the Cycle Time Estimator uses to create the toolpath strategy covers all axes, including -Z