The selected tool is now assigned to the selected operation.ĬAMWorks is the most advanced CAM programming software currently available. Click OK to close the Operation Parameters. CAMWorks displays a warning prompting you if you wish to replace the corresponding holder.Under the Tool Crib page of the tool tab, highlight the newly inserted tool in the Tool Crib and click Select.
Open the Operation Parameters dialog for the operation, for which you wish to assign the newly created tool. Switch to the CAMWorks Operation tree.The presence of an ID for the newly created tool confirms that the tool has indeed been inserted into the tool database. CAMWorks assigns a unique ID to every tool present in the tool database. Observe the ID column of the Tool Crib.(CAMWorks saves a newly created tool to the tools database, as well as loads it into the Tool Crib.) The new tool has been added to the last row of the Tool Crib. Assign the required values for Cut Diameter, Shank Diameter and other parameters. Choose Ball Nose in the Tool Type dropdown menu.Under the tool crib are six options classified into two groups of three options each. The Tool Crib tab displays the tools currently available in the tool crib.
You can change the Unit System used by SOLIDWORKS (and thus CAMWorks) in a quicker method without resorting to opening SOLIDWORKS Document properties. The following illustration lists the steps to create a Ball Nose tool with 0.02 inch cut diameter. From the 2012 version onwards, new mill tools can be created within CAMWorks itself. This can be done by following the steps given below: Let’s get started!Įrstwhile in CAMWorks, to create a new mill tool, one had to open the tool library in TechDB and then create a mill tool. Want to know more about CAMWorks? Today, we will teach you how to create a new mill tool within CAMWorks.
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