Machine ID

The Machine ID Editor dialog box is displayed when you double-click the Machine header of the CAM-Part tree.

Machine ID Editor Interface

Device Types

The main purpose of the Machine ID feature is to define a machine as a whole structure comprised of the elements called Devices.

The following types are available:

• Turret

• Table

• Tail Stock

• Steady Rest

• Bar Feeder

• Part Catcher

• Custom Device

For each device, you can define its motion axes, options, coordinate system and other parameters. Machine ID Editor enables you to define a Submachine and, for more complex machines, you can also define Channels that include one or more Submachines. The Submachine consists of two machining elements: one holding a cutting tool and second holding a workpiece (part).

Tool Path

The tool path is defined according to the relative movements between two elements comprising the Submachine. In order to manage all these elements you can use the Machine ID Editor.

The choice of these attributes has an impact on the following:

• CAM-Part definition

• Machine simulation

• GCode generation

As a result of the definition process, a new MachineID file *.vmid (Virtual Machine ID) is created and saved in the folder

C:\Users\Public\Documents\SolidCAM\SolidCAM2021\Gpptool.

Machine Types

You can define the following types of machines:

• Milling Machine

• Lathe

• Mill-Turn Machine

• Wire EDM