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Automatic 3+2 strategies are only available for evaluation through participation in CloudNC’s ‘Early Access Beta Program' (see below). |
This page provides step-by-step instructions to guide you through using the 3+2 Axis machining mode, with the ‘Automatic (beta program only)' option, to compute a toolpath strategy for your part.
Step-by-step instructions
Selecting a part and opening CAM Assist
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1. <b>Select a part</b> - you have the choice of using:
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<li>Your own part.</li>
<li>One of the Demo Parts provided by CAM Assist, available from:</li>
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<li>The opening CAM Assist menu (see <a href="https://cloudnc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CAFSNCUG/pages/153223231/Getting+Started+with+a+Demo+Part" target="_blank">Getting Started with a Demo.</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://cloudnc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CAFSNCUG/pages/145096925/CAM+Assist+Ribbon" target="_blank">The CAM Assist Ribbon.</a></li>
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CAM Assist works with the Siemens NX manufacturing environment and manufacturing templates. |
Open CAM Assist - in the /wiki/spaces/CAFSNCUG/pages/145096925, click CloudNC CAM Assist.
Specifying the ‘3+2 Axis’ machining mode
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Within CAM Assist's <a href="https://cloudnc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CAFSNCUG/pages/152174681/Setup+Tab" target="_blank">Setup tab</a>: |
For Machining Mode - select ‘3+2 Axis’.
For Machining Direction - select ‘Automatic (beta program only)'.
This displays the ' Early Access Beta Program' warning.
Click OK.
