Supported Operations

Operation Type	Cut Parameter Input Values Affected in CAM Integration Tool Management System
	Feed Per Tooth	Finish Axial Depth of Cut	Finish Radial Depth of Cut	Rough Axial Depth of Cut	Rough Radial Depth of Cut	Surface Speed (SFM)
Chamfering	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Face milling - face roughing	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Face milling - face finishing	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅
Flat finishing	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	✅
Drilling	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Helical boring	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅
Roughing (Adaptive)	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Roughing (Full Slot/Pocketing)	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅ (Full diameter)	✅
Scanning	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅
Spot Drilling	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Tapping	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Undercutting	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	✅

The following table shows the operations that can be used in the CAM integration and are supported by CAM Assist.

Operation	Abbreviation	Tool type	Toolpath type	Alternate names
Chamfering	Ch	Chamfer mill	Chamfering, Deburring, Finishing	Chamfer
Drilling	D	Twist drill	Hole making	Drill
Face finishing	Ff	Face mill	Face milling	FaceFinishing, Face_Finishing
Face Roughing	Fr	Face mill	Face milling	FaceFinishing, Face_Finishing
Flat finishing	Fl	End mill, Bull nose endmill	Finishing, Flat finishing	FlatFinishing, Flat_Finishing, Floor Finishing, FloorFinishing, Floor_Finishing
Full Slot Roughing/Pocketing	RS	End mill, Bull nose endmill	Pocketing, Full slots
Helical boring	HB	End mill, Bull nose endmill	Roughing (entry), Hole making	HelicalBoring, Helical_Boring
Roughing (Adaptive roughing)	RA	End mill, Bull nose endmill	Roughing
Scanning	Sc	Ball nose endmill	Finishing, Freeform	Scanning, BallFinishing, Ball_Finishing
Slotting (Undercuts)	Sl	T-Slot cutter	Slotting, Undercut	T-Slot, T-Slot Finishing, T-Slotting, Undercut
Spot Drilling	SD	Spot drill	Hole making	SpotDrilling, Spot_Drilling
Tapping	Ta	Cutting tap	Hole making	Tap
Wall finishing	Wa	End mill, Bull nose endmill	Finishing, Wall	WallFinishing, Wall_Finishing

 

 

The table above uses the following columns:

• Operation - name of the operation.

• Abbreviation - abbreviation of the material, as used in ‘Allowed Operations’ 

• Tool type - associated tool type.

• Toolpath type - associated toolpath strategy group name 

• Alternative name - alternatives names for the ‘Operation’ that can be used in CAM integration tool management system