Part Settings


SolidCAM enables you to define a number of parameters specific for the current CAM-Part using the Part Settings dialog box.

The dialog box is available by clicking the Settings button in the Turning Part Data dialog box or by double-clicking the Settings subheader under the CAM-Part header in CAM Manager.

The following pages are available in the Part Settings dialog box:

Synchronization

Updated Stock calculation

Tool path simulation

GCode Simulation

GCode Generation

Template

Tool Coolant

Tool options

Tool Change Position

Transformation

Channel synchronization

Resetting the settings

SolidCAM enables you to reset the customized settings to their default values.

The Reset Page icon enables you to reset all the parameters of the current settings page to their default values. When you click this icon, the confirmation message is displayed:

When this message is confirmed, SolidCAM resets all the settings of the current page.

The Reset All icon enables you to reset all the parameters of the SolidCAM settings to their default values. The confirmation message is displayed:

When this message is confirmed, SolidCAM resets all the settings to their default values.

The Set page according to SolidCAM settings icon enables you to set all parameters of the current settings page to the values defined in SolidCAM settings. When you click this icon, the parameters are reset without a confirmation message.

The Set all pages according to SolidCAM settings icon enables you to set all parameters of the Part settings to the values defined in SolidCAM settings. When you click this icon, the parameters are reset without a confirmation message.

During reset, the CAM-Part settings parameters, that are based on parameters in SolidCAM settings, inherit new values from the SolidCAM settings. The CAM-Part settings parameters, that are based on hard-coded values, are reset to their default hard-coded values.