1. Set the Object Class to display.

2. Select an object from the list and pick Cut or Copy to cut/copy it to the clipboard. You can also middle-click and select a command after selecting the object from the list. If you want to paste the object in the clipboard, make sure the object class matches the object type being pasted and then pick the Paste button or middle-click and select Paste from the menu.

 

 

 

Object Class

The Object Class is used to specify the class of the object to cut. copy, or paste. When a class is selected, all objects of that class appear in the list. Select from the following classes: Component, FeatureGroup, Machine, Tool, Speed Feed, Setup, Process, Tactic and Macro.

 

 

Other Options

All object names in the list have one of the symbols listed below preceding it. The +/- modes of displaying objects can be toggled by double left-clicking the object's name in the list.

 

• * - This is a self-contained object. No other objects are defined within it.

• + - This object may have other objects defined within it.

• - - This object has other objects defined within it, expanded form. Objects defined within this object have their names listed immediately below it.

• Cut - Pick Cut to remove the selected object from the current plan and place it in the clipboard.

• Copy - Pick Copy to place a copy of the selected object in the clipboard.

• Paste - Pick Paste to paste copies the selected object from the clipboard into the current plan. The object is automatically renamed to ensure there will be no conflict with objects already in the target plan.

 

The Cut, Copy, and Paste commands can also be accessed by middle-clicking the mouse anywhere within the list region of the form.

 

 

 

• Only one CAM object can be in the clipboard at a time. If more than one object is selected, the most recent selection (the last one) will be kept in the clipboard.
   

• Objects in the clipboard may be pasted back into the plan they originated in, or they can be copied into a new plan by exiting the current plan and entering another.
   

• Some classes of CAM object are dependent upon others. For example: Operation Definition objects only exist within Tactics. In order to cut/copy an Operation Definition, the class must be set to Tactic and a Tactic must be expanded to reveal the names of the Operation Definitions within it. An Operation Definition should be selected and then it can be cut/copied. In order to past an Operation Definition, the class must be set to Tactic and a Tactic must be selected (i.e., highlighted).
   

• Another class dependency is the Frame object located within the Setup object. Frames may be pasted into other Setups within this plan or in different plans. However, Frames must be pasted into another Setup.
   

• When an Operation Definition is pasted into a new Tactic, any associated tool path does NOT accompany it.