General CAM settings

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The general settings are accessed in the tab   CAM Behave

 

 

CAM Behave Dialog

 

Hardware tool trajectory calculation method

 

Setting the method of calculation of the bottom trajectory of the milling tool. Three options are available:

 
CAM Behave ARC joining trajectory angles or breakpoints connected by arches.

 

 

CAM Behave Staight Joining trajectory angles or breakpoints connected by straight segments.

 

 

CAM Behave Original Contour trajectory is generated based on the original loop occurring on the part. It is considered that loop correction will be completed in the CNC machine.

 

Spline Approximation precision

The user can choose the technology to be used when processing the splines. There are three options available:

By Line - splines are approximated using straight lines. Their accuracy can be selected by the user. The default value is 0.5 mm.

By Arc - splines are approximated using arcs. Their accuracy can be selected by the user. The default value is 0.5 mm.

By biArc - splines are approximated by tangentially connected arcs. This results in a smoother final processing contour and causes fewer problems when interpreting this tool path in final CNC applications. Their accuracy can be selected by the user. The default value is 0.5 mm.

 

Derived Components Processing

The user can enable the AutoCNC module to perform automatic processing operations on derived components.

Operation type priority in

 

When creating the CNC technology, ambiguous situations occur, where the same part form can be obtained by completing different operations. For example, part corners can be cut using a saw or milled with an end mill. To avoid such uncertainties, operations are arranged in the order of priority. In the above ambiguous situations, CAM solver will choose the operation with a higher priority level. Operation priorities are specified separately for:

Hole processing

Cut processing

Grooving Processing

Position of the operation in the line of priority can be changed by selecting the operation with the cursor and dragging it to the desired position within the table.

Automatic operations ordering

In the created CNC technology, operations can be arranged in a defined order. The user can change this order by dragging the selected operation to the desired position within the table. The order of arrangement of operations does not necessarily correspond to the order of priority of operations. This order is also used to automatically arrange operations, when this is requested by the user, or with manually created trajectories. For Nesting Router machines, additional Route Nesting operation is provided in the operations ordering process.