HSR/HSM Operation overview

The definition of an HSM operation consists of the following stages:

At the first stage you have to choose one of the available machining strategies. The machining strategy defines the technology that will be used for the machining.

At the Geometry definition stage you have to specify the 3D model geometry that will be machined.

The next stage enables you to choose from the Part Tool Table a cutting tool that will be used for the operation.

The Boundary definition page enables you to limit the operation machining to the specific model areas. For some machining strategies an additional boundary defines the drive curve of the operation tool path.

In the Passes definition, SolidCAM enables you to specify the technological parameters used for the tool passes calculation.

The Link parameters page enables you to define the tool link moves between cutting passes.

The Miscellaneous parameters page enables you to define the non-technological parameters related to the HSM operations.