Inputs and Recommendations

Inputs

When the Cutting Parameters Explorer is opened, the inputs are taken from a selected operation toolpath in the Siemens NX’s Geometry View (see Opening the Cutting Parameters Explorer), which was populated when CAM Assist computed a toolpath strategy.

The following table provides an overview of the features that enable you to amend the inputs.

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Section name

Description

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Section name

Description

1

Input tabs

Each of the input tabs displays its current value.

Clicking a tab, displays it’s pop-up, in which certain parameters can be changed.

For more details, see Input Tabs.

2

Aggression Control sliders

So named because they indicate the level of ‘aggressive control’ you assign over a tool in the machining operation.

For more details, see Aggression Control Sliders.

3

Fine Tune sliders

An expandable/collapsible section that contains a set of parameters whose values can be changed by multi-functional sliders.
For more details, see Fine Tune.

For a detailed look at all of the the features of the interface, see Features and Functionality.

As you amend the inputs, the Cutting Parameters Explorer dynamically makes recommendations (see below).

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Dynamic Recommendations

Recommendations are dynamic: they change when the inputs change.

When changes are made to the inputs (see above), those changes are immediately reflected in the recommendations made in the Cutting Parameters add-on; this occurs in three separate sections of the interface, as shown in the following screenshots.

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Cutting Parameters Explorer - 2D Milling Diagram and ‘Fine tune’

 

The following table provides an overview of the three sections annotated in the above screenshots.

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Section name

Description

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Section name

Description

A

2D Milling diagram

Provides a dynamic illustration of the Cutting parameter recommendations.

The left image represents the cutting engagement.

The right image represents the z-plane view of the machining process.

For more details, see 2D Milling Diagram.

B

Fine tune section

A expandable/collapsible section that is populated with a set of cutting parameters that you can use to ‘fine tune’ the tool’s application of the selected operation. Each parameter can be adjusted via a multi-functional ‘fine-tune' slider.

For more details, see Fine Tune.

C

Heatmaps

Heatmaps use a series of color-coded ranges to show the tool’s current configuration, based on the value of the relevant cutting parameter(s).

The heatmaps are for information purposes only, they are a visual aid to help you configure a tool’s cutting parameters effectively.

For more details, see Heatmaps.

For a detailed look at all of the the features of the interface, see Features and Functionality.