Supported Operations
The following table shows the operations that can be used in Mastercam and are supported by CAM Assist:
The table uses the following columns:
Operation - name of the operation.
Abbreviation - abbreviation of the material, as used in the ‘Allowed Operations’ column of CAM Assist’s Tool Use tab.
Tool type - associated tool type.
Toolpath type - associated checkboxes in the Advanced tab.
Alternative name - alternatives names for the ‘Operation’ that can be used in Mastercam Tool Manager application and are supported by CAM Assist.
To sort the table, click the sort icon that appears when you hover over a column’s header.
Operation | Abbreviation' (Tool Usages tab) | Tool type
| Toolpath type | Alternative names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chamfering | Ch | Chamfer mill | Deburring | Chamfer |
Drilling | D | Drill | Hole making | Drill |
Face finishing | Ff | Face mill | Face milling | FaceFinishing, Face_Finishing |
Face roughing | Fr | Face mill | Face milling | FaceRoughing, Face_Roughing |
Finishing | F | Finishing | Finishing |
|
Flat Finishing | Fl | End mill | Finishing | FlatFinishing, Flat_Finishing, Floor Finishing, FloorFinishing, Floor_Finishing |
Full Slot Roughing | R | End mill, Bull nose endmill | Full slots | This operation will be nested with Roughing in the CAM Assist Tool Use view. Hover over the 'R' button to show: 
|
Helical boring | HB | End mill | Hole making | HelicalBoring, Helical_Boring |
Roughing | R | Roughing | Bulk roughing |
|
Scanning | Sc | Ball mill | Finishing | Scanning, BallFinishing, Ball_Finishing |
Spot Drilling | SD | Spot drill | Hole making | SpotDrilling, Spot_Drilling |
T-Slot | TS | Slot Drill / Keyseat Cutter | Slotting Undercuts | T-Slot, T-Slot Finishing, T-Slotting, Undercut |
Tapping | Ta | Taps | Hole making | Tap |
Threading | Th | Thread mill | Hole making | Thread |
Wall Finishing | Wa | End mill | Finishing | WallFinishing, Wall_Finishing |