Sections
The Setup tab contains the following sections:
You can also select the following:
Tooltips
Tooltips contain useful information on the purpose and use of features within the ‘General' tab. To see a tooltip, just hover over a feature.
For more details on each of the above features, see below
Machining mode
CAM Assist provides the following Machining mode choices:
3 Axis - no other machine mode configuration is required.
3+2 Axis - if selected then a Machining Direction is required:
Aligned to X, Y, Z axes - the tool orientation used to create toolpath strategies can only come from the +X, -X, +Y, -Y, and +Z axes.
User defined - the tool orientation comes from the orientation specified by the user in the Target setup(s) within CAM Assist.
Automatic - automatic 3+2 strategies are only available for evaluation through participation in CloudNC’s ‘Early Access Beta Program'.
For detailed step-by-step instructions on using all four choices, see Machining modes in the 'How-to Guides' section.
Multi-file support
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Target setups
The workpiece(s) contained within the 'Target setups’ section reflect the workpiece configuration for the part as displayed in the 'Geometry View’ of Siemens NX (as shown in the screenshots, below).
The content of the ‘Target setups’ section is affected by the choice made for Machining mode (see above).
For detailed step-by-step instructions on using the Target setups, see Machining modes in the 'How-to Guides' section.
Other features
The Setup tab contains two other features, as detailed in the following table.
Option | Details | How to Use |
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Action on model with errors | The drop-down box contains a list of distinct actions that CAM Assist takes when it cannot correctly parse the model. Errors can occur due to a fault in the model, or due to an incompatibility between the underlying CAD systems used by Fusion and CAM Assist. In most cases, CAM Assist can continue to compute toolpaths for most or all of the part. Available options:
| Select an option from the drop-down box. The better option between ‘Proceed with errors’ and ‘Attempt to fix errors’ depends on the specific part and error. In many cases, the best approach is to first try ‘Proceed with errors’ and, if that output is not correct, try ‘Attempt to fix errors’. |
Machine Full Part |
| Check/uncheck the checkbox. For step-by-step instructions on using using the ‘Machine full part’ feature to indicate which faces are to be machined, see Using ‘Machine full part’, below. |
Using ‘Machine full part’
Keep in mind
'Machine full part’ may be restricted by the choices you have made within the CAM Assist add-on.
Machine full part - checked
When ‘Machine full part’ is checked, CAM Assist will produce a toolpath strategy to machine the whole part, as shown in the following screenshot.
Machine full part - unchecked
When ‘Machine full part’ is unchecked, you must select the faces on the part that will be used by CAM Assist to create a toolpath.
CAM Assist will generate:
Finishing toolpaths for all selected faces
Holemaking toolpaths for all selected holes
Deburring toolpaths for all adjacent edges