Open a CAM-Part

Open command loads a CAM-Part (compressed and non-compressed) that has been previously saved. According to SolidCAM Settings, the non-compressed CAM-Parts can be converted to the compressed mode. When you choose this option, the CAM-Parts browser is displayed.

  1. Select the CAM-Part you want to load.

  2. Double-click on the CAM-Part or select it and click Open.

The default type for the Files of Type filter is defined in SolidCAM Settings.

If a compressed CAM-Part was created with the previous SolidCAM version, the backup can be performed during the CAM-Part opening, if necessary. The backup is created as a copy of the original file in the Backup of <CAM-Part name> folder.

You can also open CAM-Parts by double-clicking the *.prt files in the Windows Explorer environment.

Return to the latest used directory

When this check box is not selected, SolidCAM uses the directory defined in SolidCAM Settings as the default location when the browser dialog box is displayed.

When this check box is selected, each time you open a CAM-Part using the Open command in the SolidCAM menu, the browser dialog box is displayed with the last location chosen in the browser.