Inserting a machining operation
To add a machining operation, select one or more drawing objects (2D or 3D depending on the type of operation to be inserted), then click on the toolbar icon that corresponds to the desired operation, or choose from the Machining menu.
Changing machining operation source objects
It may be necessary to change the drawing objects associated with a machining operation if:
Managing machining operations
Right clicking a machining operation invokes a context menu with the following options.
Drilling
Creating drilling patterns is very easy. Here a WingDing TTF character 'N' is used to create a drilling pattern for an external hard disk enclosure.
Creating Heightmaps from Bitmaps
Creating a 3D heightmap from a bitmap using shading to determine height.
Engraving Text
This tutorial describes inserting text into CamBam and genertating an engraving operation from it.
Property Cache Conflict Alert
- If the result of a Default property has changed from the previous value used, a Property Cache Conflict message may be shown.This may occur if the value stored in the parent style has changed, or if the style uses an Autovalue and parametersthat affect the result of the automatic …
Machine Operation, Part and Machining Cam Styles
- CAM Styles can be specified at the Part level and in the top level Machiningfolder. If the Style property is left blank for a machining operation, the Style specified in the containing Part object will be used. If the Part does not have a defined Style, the Style set against the Machining object will be used. In the event that no style is defined at any of these levels, the default style will be u…
Style Definitions and Style Libraries
- Style definitions can be maintained from the CAM Styles section of the Systemtab. CAM Styles contain a Parent Style property, so that styles can be based upon other styles. If the parent style parameter is not set, the default (blank name) top level style will be used to resolve default properties. Styles are grouped into style libraries. A style library may be used to group parameter…
Inserting A Machining Operation
- To add a machining operation, select one or more drawing objects (2D or 3D depending on the type of operation to be inserted), then click on the toolbar icon that corresponds to the desired operation, or choose from the Machiningmenu. Machining operations can also be created by copying and pasting existing ones.Copies can be made from machining ope...
Changing Machining Operation Source Objects.
- It may be necessary to change the drawing objects associated with a machining operation if: 1. Additional objects need to be added to the operation. 2. A drawing object has been modified and its ID no longer matches that currently linked to the machining operation (for example, after converting a rectangle to a polyline for editing, its ID number will be changed). 3. A machining op…
Managing Machining Operations
- Right clicking a machining operation invokes a context menu with the following options. Enable / Disable MOP: Activates or deactivates a machining operation. When disabled, the operation will appear greyed out, its toolpaths will be hidden and it will not be taken into account when creating the Gcode. Set start point: Sets the starting point of a machining operation by clicking on the dra…