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Contains the add-on title 'Cutting Parameters Explorer’.

(Cutting Parameters can be resized and repositioned in the same way as other aspects of Mastercam’s user interface)

Cancel

Cancels the current action, closes the Cutting Parameters Explorer, and returns focus to Mastercam.

Input tabs

Across the top of the Cutting Parameters Explorer are five ‘input tabs’ that display the inputs used to make recommendations.

When Cutting Parameters is first opened, the inputs are populated by the choices already made in CAM Assist (the ones used to compute the toolpath strategy).
Some of the inputs can be changed within the Cutting Parameters Explorer via context-specific pop-ups, which appear when an input tab is clicked.

For more details, see Input Tabs.

Display Area

Contains either the 2D Milling diagram (see #4) or the Heatmaps (see #5).

‘2D Milling diagram’ option

Displays the 2D Milling diagram in the Display Area.

For details, see 2D Milling Diagram.

‘Heatmaps’ option

Displays selected Heatmaps in the Display Area.

For details, see Heatmaps.

Report a bad recommendation

Opens the ‘Report a bad recommendation’ form that, once completed, is sent to the Product Support team.
For details, see How to Report a Bad Recommendation.

Aggression Control switch/sliders

There are two sliders that are used to indicate the level of aggressive control over the use of the tool for the machining operation.

The switch to the left of the sliders controls which sliders are displayed.

For details, see Aggression Control Sliders.

Fine tune

An expandable/collapsible section that contains a set of ‘Fine tune’ sliders that enable you to control the feeds and speeds of the tool used for the selected operation.

For more information, see Fine Tune.

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Use the scroll bar to scroll the display area and the ‘Fine tune’ section (if expanded).

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Session settings

Displays the ‘Session settings’ pop-up:

• Sign out - (Log out) of Cutting Parameters.

• Unit system:

  • Imperial - switches Cutting Parameters to display all units in the imperial system.

  • Metric - switches Cutting Parameters to display all units in the metric system.

• Version - the version of Cutting Parameters installed.

Save operation

Saves the reconfiguration of the cutting parameters and applies them to the selected Toolpaths view in Mastercam.