- In the SolidCAM
Manager, right-click on the Geometries header.
- Choose a command from the menu.
- In the SolidCAM
Manager, right-click on a geometry name.
- Choose a command from the menu.
You can edit and manage your geometries from the Geometry field of the SolidCAM Manager. Geometries used in machining operations can be edited through the SolidCAM Manager under the corresponding operation. SolidCAM also enables you to define and show geometries inside the operation menu, so that you can select the geometry and machining strategy in one step.
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With the Show command, the geometry will be displayed in the Autodesk Inventor window.
To exit from this mode, use the exit button in the displayed Show Geometry dialog box.
You can change or update the selected geometry. If the tool path of an operation has been calculated, it will be deleted. You have to recalculate the operation after you make changes to the geometry.
SolidCAM enables you to generate a sketch containing the specified SolidCAM geometry. The sketch will be created in the CAM component of the CAM-Part assembly. The name of the sketch is identical to the name of the geometry. The generated sketch can be edited with Autodesk Inventor and can be chosen again as a SolidCAM geometry.
The Generate sketch command is available only when you right-click on a geometry name.
When the Autodesk Inventor model is updated; SolidCAM enables you to check the compliance of the SolidCAM geometry to the updated Autodesk Inventor model. If the SolidCAM geometry is not synchronized with the Autodesk Inventor model, SolidCAM enables you to synchronize it.
This command enables you to duplicate the selected geometry. The Geometry Name dialog box is displayed to define the name of the geometry.
You can delete geometries that are not in use by any machining operation. These geometries are displayed under the Geometries header. Any geometry in use in operations will only appear under the respective operations and cannot be deleted unless the operation is deleted as well.
The Delete all command is only available when you right-click on the Geometries header. All geometries not currently used in any machining operation will be deleted. Whenever you click on a single geometry, the Delete command will be available for the selected geometry only.
