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Sections

The Machine tab contains the following sections:

Tooltips

Tooltips contain useful information on the purpose and use of features within the ‘General' Machine tab. To see a tooltip, just hover over a feature.

For more details on each of the above features, see below

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Machine

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The Machine section’s options are detailed in the following table.

Option

Details

How to Use

Name

The name of the machine associated with the selected part.

Read only (configured in Siemens NX)

Library reference

The library reference for the machine.

Read only (configured in Siemens NX)

Postprocessor

The postprocessors associated with the Machine.

Read only (configured in Siemens NX)

Select a Postprocessor from the drop-down.


Spindle

These editable Spindle settings are not configured in Siemens NX but are needed by CAM Assist to compute toolpath strategies.

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The Spindle settings are detailed in the following table.

Option

Details

How to Use

Minimum speed (rpm)

The minimum revolutions per minute of the spindle.

To edit any of the Spindle’s settings:

  1. Click inside the box

  2. Enter a new value

  3. Click outside the box

Note

The values entered here are only specific to this CAM Assist session.

Maximum speed (rpm)

The maximum revolutions per minute of the spindle.

Maximum torque (Nm)

The maximum torque (in Newton-meters) of the spindle.

Maximum power (kW)

The maximum power (in kilowatts) of the spindle.


Feeds

The Feeds section’s options are detailed in the following table.

Jack: why do we need this? Is it not in Siemens NX for the machine?

Option

Details

How to Use

Maximum table feed (mm/min)

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The maximum speed (millimeters per minute) at which the machine's table/workpiece can move along its X, Y, and Z axes.

To edit the table feed:

  1. Click inside the box

  2. Enter a new value

  3. Click outside the box

Note

The values entered here are only specific to this CAM Assist session and do not affect XXX.