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CAM Setup............. ............................................................................................. 311
Selection tab:............................... ................................................................... 311
Output tab:.......................................................................................... ............311
Display tab:. .................................................................................................... 312
Tool Table tab:................................................................................................. 312
View Buttons: ................................................................................................. 313
Geometry....................................................................... ...................................... 314
Defining Geometry:......................................................................................... 314
Completing the Geometry: ............................................................................. 315
Finalizing the geometry................................................................................ ...317
Creating the shape................................................................................. .........318
DXF Import Feature ............................................................................................. 319
DXF Entities Supported................................................................................... 319
DXF Entities Not Supported...................................................................... ......319
Importing a DXF File ....................................................................................... 319
Modifying Tools... ................................................................................................ 320
Corner Radius (inserting)................................................................................. 320
Chamfer (inserting) ......................................................................................... 320
Trimming Geometry............................................................................... .........321
Delete button..................................................... ............................................. 321
Properties button......................... ................................................................... 321
Shapes................................................. ................................................................ 322
Copying a Shape................................... .......................................................... 322
Moving a Shape....................... ....................................................................... 322
Tool Table ............................................................................................................ 323
Setting up the Tool Table............................................. ................................... 325
Importing a Tool Table .................................................................................... 325
Exporting a Tool Table..................................................................................... 325
Tool Paths............................................ ................................................................ 326
Creating a Tool Path in CAM Mode ................................................................ 326
Tool Path Verification......................... ............................................................. 326
Tool Path Editing................................................................ ............................. 327
Use Existing Shape......................................................... ................................ 327
Editing a Tool Path....................... ................................................................... 328
Disabling, and Enabling Tool Paths........... ...................................................... 328
Deleting Tool Paths...................................................................................... ...328
Arranging Tool Paths Sequence...................................................................... 328
Smart Programming........................................................................................ 329
Files Created............................................................. ...................................... 329
CAM Example 1...................................................................... ............................. 330
Exercise One:.................................................................................................. 330
Defining Geometry:......................................................................................... 330
Connecting the Geometry:.............................................................................. 332
Finalizing the geometry................................................................................ ...333
Creating the shape................................................................................. .........334
Creating the tool paths:................................................................................... 335