The Setup tab contains the following sections:
You can also select the following:
Machine full part (or just the faces that you specify)
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
Target setups
The content of the ‘Target setups’ section reflects the workpiece configuration displayed in the 'Geometry View’ of the Siemens NX Operation Navigator.
The content is affected by the choice made for ‘Machining mode’.
For detailed step-by-step instructions on using the Target setups, see Machining modes in the 'How-to Guides' section.