When deciding on the orientation of a part in case of a specific clamping option, various requirements have to be taken into account and, sometimes, these requirements can be contradictory.
For example, as shown in the figure above, grooving requirement conflicts with the request to drill holes, etc. CAM solver selects all the available clamping options. Each clamping option is rated based on the specified criteria and scored accordingly. Clamping option with highest score is used as a winning option. These criteria are shown in the criteria rating tab.
Before summing up, the score of each criterion is multiplied by a factor specified by the user. This allows the user to change the weight of the criteria and affect the operation of CAM solver. Currently, the following clamping criteria are rated:
Drill operation
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Clamping options are rated depending on the number of processable holes. Higher score is given to options with higher number of processable holes.
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Mill operation
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Clamping options are rated depending on the number of processable loops. Higher score is given to options with higher number of processable loops.
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Pock Operation
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Clamping options are rated depending on the number of processable pockets. Higher score is given to options with higher number of processable pockets.
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Cut operation
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Clamping options are rated depending on the number of processable cuts. Higher score is given to options with higher number of processable cuts.
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Base plane to Clamping Orientation
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Clamping options are rated depending on whether the specified base plane of the part is supported against base supports. For more information about base plane search, click here.
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Holes area by workpiece quarter
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Clamping options are rated depending on the distance of holes from base supports. For more information about basing depending on the layout of holes, click here.
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Requirement to place lengthwise along axis
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Clamping options are rated depending on whether the part meets the requirement to place the part lengthwise along X or Y axis. Higher score is given to options that meet the above requirement.
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Invert along <axis index> axis
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Clamping options are rated depending on whether the part meets the requirement to invert the part along chosen axis. This rate is used only for the second clamping if it is necessary to make a full processing operations of the part.
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Trespass of working area
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Clamping options are rated depending on whether the clamped part trespasses the working area of the machine. Higher score is given to options where the part fits in the working area.
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By changing the rating factor, the user can increase the weight of individual criteria necessary to rate clamping options. If the value of the factor is 0, the criterion will not be taken into account when calculating the score for a clamping option.
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