The options of the CAM machines concern the generation of NC. Here, a CAM machine stands for the predefined general and custom properties of the physical machine. The settings you define are reflected in the NC file when you generate an NC code. The NC generation uses the respective machine and its NC script, depending on the current CAM template.
| Displays the machines available in the CAM machines database. | |
| [Machine name] | Displays the name of the currently loaded machine. |
| Enabled | When this check box is selected for a CAM machine, the machine will be accessible in the default template list in the tabular area. When the check box is not selected, the machine will not be accessible in the default template list, but you can still can assign it for use in a CAM template. |
| Work area | Displays the work area of the selected machine. |
| Table size | Displays the table size of the selected machine. |
| NCS file | Displays the NC script file (NCS) for the machine. Each machine must have an NC script assigned to it. There are several NC scripts installed by default, which work for the most commonly used CAM machines. However, if you want to use a different machine and the existing NCS files fail to run it, you will need a different NC script. To obtain such a script, contact EngView Systems or write your own script — read the file ncscript_guide.txt in the Documentation sub-folder of your installation (the default is C:/Program Files/EngView Systems/Package Designer Suite/Package Designer). |
| Estimate file | The file used for making a job estimation. Output data based on this file can be seen as information in the CAM toolbar's Job Estimation tab in the tabular area. |
| Coordinate system | The type of coordinate system set for the machine. |
| New | Opens a dialog box in which you set the properties of the machine. |
| Copy | Opens a dialog box in which you create a copy of the selected template. You can then modify the settings and save them as a new template. |
| Edit | Opens a dialog box in which you can modify the properties of the selected template. |
| Delete | Deletes the currently selected machine from the database. |