When you confirm the CAM-Part creation in the New Turning Part dialog box, SolidCAM creates the empty compressed CAM-Part file in the location specified in the Directory field with the name specified in the Name field. SolidCAM also creates the Name.prt file and NAME folder in the SolidCAM Temporary folder.
The SolidCAM Temporary folder is automatically created by SolidCAM. By default this folder has the following path: C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Setting\SolidCAM Temporary files. You can choose your own location for the SolidCAM Temporary folder via SolidCAM Settings.
For example, the structure for the Shaft CAM-Part will be the following:
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If the compressed CAM-Part already exists in the location defined in the Directory field, you cannot define a new CAM-Part with the same name. SolidCAM offers you to choose an alternative name or location. |
After the CAM-Part definition SolidCAM works with the CAM-Part data located in the SolidCAM Temporary folder. When the CAM-Part is being closed, SolidCAM will update the compressed CAM-Part with the CAM-Part data. After the update, the non-compressed copy will be removed from the SolidCAM Temporary folder.
