CAM Mode Interaction



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Define the CAM Mode Interaction parameters, such as, NC Popup Menus, Boundaries Selection Method, Drill Selection Method and more.

The CAM Mode Interaction dialog is displayed.

Interaction

  1. Define the CAM Mode Interaction parameters by selecting the appropriate drop-down arrows of the relevant parameters.

NC Popup Menus

Define the type of popup menus to be displayed within the NC application:

Simple

Display simpler versions of the popup menus. This is the default NC-Lite option.

Standard

Display standard popup menus. This is the default Cimatron E option.

Boundaries Selection Method

Define the method of selecting boundaries/contours.

Select Only

Enables you to only pick a boundary/contour. This is the default NC-Lite option.

Define & Select

Enables you to pick and define a boundary. In this case, a dialog is displayed enabling you to define certain machining parameters specific to the picked boundary or contour. This is the default Cimatron E option.

Surfaces Selection Method (NC-Lite)

Define the method of selecting surfaces.

Auto Part (SET=_NC-PART)

If the NC document was created in NC-Lite, all the part surfaces are, by default, selected to be machined. These part surfaces are added to the Set NC Part. If this NC document is subsequently opened in Cimatron E, this surface selection method shows you that all the part surfaces are automatically selected and enables you to only pick the Ignored Surfaces (the surfaces that are not to be machined).

Standard

Display the standard method of selecting surfaces, whereby the surfaces that are picked are the surfaces that are to be machined. This is the default Cimatron E option.

Drill Selection Method

Define the method of selecting Drilling operations (defining the drill points and their orientation). This option is currently disabled.

Simple

Display a simple method of selecting Drilling operations. This is the default NC-Lite option.

Standard

Display the standard method of selecting Drilling operations. This is the default Cimatron E option.

Grid Short Name

Show or Hide the option for displaying short NC parameter names.

Hide

Hide the option for displaying short NC parameter names.

Allow

Show the option for displaying short NC parameter names. This is the default option.

Activate Created UCS

Define whether to activate a created UCS for NC operations.

Yes

Activate the created UCS.

Yes & Hide Others

Activate the created UCS and hide all other UCSs.

No

Do not activate the created UCS; use the default UCS.

  1. Press the appropriate approval option.

 

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