Sections
The Tools tab contains the following expandable/collapsible sections:
Stock - the stock material of the part
Tools - the source of the tool library that is to be used by CAM Assist to compute a toolpath strategy.
For details of the options for each section, and how to use them, see Features, below.
Tooltips
Tooltips contain useful information on the purpose and use of features within the Tools tab. To see a tooltip, just hover over a feature.
For more details on each of the above features, see below
Features
Feature | Details | How to Use |
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Stock | ||
Material | CAM Assist selects tools, machining strategies, and cutting parameters suitable for this material. | Select a material from the drop-down. |
Tools | ||
Tool source | CAM Assist produces operations using the tools that are included in the selected ‘Tool source’. CAM Assist provides three choices:
The Tool Usages tab provides at-a-glance information on how each tool in the selected ‘Tool Source’ will be used by CAM Assist (see Tool Usages Tab). | Select a Tool Source from the drop-down. |
Export Tools to Session | You can only select one tool library at a time to run CAM Assist. Enables a hybrid selection of tools (that is, the tools associated with the part file plus tools added to the session manually). After clicking ‘Export Tools to Session’, the tools should be visible in the ‘Machine Tool View’ of the ‘Operation Navigator’.  | For a hybrid selection of tools:
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