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 (Advanced tab)	Alternative names You can use these for the operation aspect of a Cut Parameter

Operation	Abbreviation' (Tool Usages tab)	Tool type	Toolpath type (Advanced tab)	Alternative names You can use these for the operation aspect of a Cut Parameter
Ball finishing	Ba	Ball mill	Finishing	BallFinishing, Ball_Finishing
Chamfering	Ch	Chamfer mill	Deburring Finishing	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
Helical boring	HB	End mill	Hole making	HelicalBoring, Helical_Boring
Roughing	R	Roughing	Bulk roughing Detailed roughing
Spot drilling	SD	Spot drill	Hole making	SpotDrilling, Spot_Drilling
Tapping	Ta	Taps	Hole making	Tap
Threading	Th	Thread mill	Hole making	Thread
Wall Finishing	Wa	End mill	Finishing	WallFinishing, Wall_Finishing