Some of the Operation commands will affect all existing operations; others can only be applied to one or more selected operations. SolidCAM will produce various menus, depending on whether you right-click on the Operations header in the SolidCAM Manager or on an existing operation in the operation list of your CAM-Part.
In the SolidCAM Manager, right-click on the Operations header. The Operation menu is displayed.
When you right-click on an existing operation, the Operation commands are displayed.
This command enables you to add a new operation to your CAM-Part.
This command enables you to use a previously created Machining process in your CAM-Part.
This command enables you to view or change the definition and parameters of an existing operation. If you select this command, the corresponding operation dialog box will be displayed and you can change the operation definition.
Before you will be able to generate G-Code for your CNC-machine, you have to perform the tool path calculation. Based on the geometries, machining strategy and technological parameters you have defined and saved in the operation, SolidCAM will calculate the movements of the tool.
If a long tool path calculation time is expected, it is advisable to define your operations, save them and postpone the tool path calculation. This function enables you to calculate large CAM-Parts with many operations in a batch routine e.g. overnight.
The commands in this submenu enable you to generate, list, copy and print NC-programs.
This command enables you to calculate all the operations in your CAM-Part and generate the G-Code.
You can simulate and verify operations that have been saved and calculated.
This option enables you to append some ASCII file with a G-Code to your CAM-Part.
An Operation Group in SolidCAM is a set of separate operations with a defined order in the sequence. The Operation Group menu enables you to control Operation Groups.
SolidCAM enables you to cut, copy and paste operations.
Copy. This commands copies the selected operations into the clipboard.
Paste. This command inserts the operations from the clipboard, after the selected operation. The pasted operations are marked by an asterisk; they must be calculated to obtain the tool path.
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If the clipboard is empty, the Paste command is disabled. |
Cut. This command enables you to cut the operations and copy them into the clipboard. When the operations are pasted from the clipboard, the source operations are removed.
This command enables you to delete operations from the operation list of your CAM-Part.
- Select an operation. To delete several operations at a time, select them using the Shift and Ctrl keys.
- Right-click on the operations and choose the Delete command.
- To delete several operations at a time, click Yes to all in the confirmation message.
SolidCAM enables you to suppress any operation in the CAM-Part, thus temporarily excluding it from the CAM-Part. When you suppress an operation, the operation does not participate in the calculation, simulation and G-code generation, as if the operation was deleted from the CAM-Part.
