Starting a New Milling CAM-Part

When the SOLIDWORKS model is loaded, do the following:
  1. In the SOLIDWORKS Menu Bar, click Tools to access the SolidCAM main menu.
  2. Click the New submenu to display the options for creating a new CAM-Part.
  3. Choose Milling for the new CAM-Part type.
 
 

or

  1. Click Milling on the SolidCAM toolbar.

A new CAM-part is created, if you use the Automatic selection of project location and Automatic CAM-Part definition options set by default.

Otherwise, the New Milling Part dialog box is displayed.

When you start to program a CAM-Part, you have to decide on:

  • What type of CNC-Machine you will use (3-, 4- or 5-Axis);
  • Where will you clamp this part;
  • Where the Coordinate System positions are located (on a 4- or 5-axis CNC-Machine, every clamping position is represented by the Coordinate System to which all additional positionings are related).

Loading an existing CAM-Part

When loading a CAM-Part created in an earlier version of SolidCAM, the following message is displayed:

It is strongly recommended to take a backup before you continue as it is impossible to open a converted CAM Part in older versions of SolidCAM.

It is also strongly recommended that you run the to check for any changes.

 

Related Topics

  1. Managing CAM-Parts
  2. Milling Part Data dialog box