Whenever you need to report a software issue to ICAM Technologies, the easiest way to submit all the necessary information is to use the “Package Job” feature. This feature has been introduced in CAM-POST V20. It is available in the GENER and CeRun full interface. You can run this feature in three ways: 1. From [...]
There are certain situations when the cutter location data produced by a CAM system includes statements that are not recognized by the post-processor. These custom CL commands (or post-processor instructions) are either inserted “manually” by the programmer, or generated by a customized template (such as a PPTable, in the case of CATIA). In order to [...]
How to extract the day of the week in a post-processor If for whichever reason, the current day of the week (Monday through Sunday) is required to be known or printed as a comment in the NC program, here is a little utility that can extract this information from the system and make it available [...]
In order to set up CAM-POST to run within TopSolid, you must run the following application: Start > Programs > ICAM Productivity Tools V20 > Setup > Kit > TopSolid The ICAM Integration to TopSolid dialogue appears. This dialogue has four tabs: The "General" tab contains two sections: "ICAM Software" and "Database". The first is [...]
CAM-POST's Quest module is able to easily export and import dialog settings, allowing for custom dialog boxes to be shared between different post-processors. To export a dialog box from the "source" post-processor, follow these steps: To import the dialog box in your new post-processor, follow these steps: Benefit to User Easily create custom dialog boxes [...]
It is common for many manufacturers to acquire multiple similar machine tools from the same CNC machine vendor. Essentially, if multiple machines have the same kinematics and are equipped with the same control model, NC programs become 100% interchangeable, which increases considerably the shop floor’s programming flexibility. There is, however, one detail which significantly differentiates [...]
In order to set up CAM-POST to run within Mastercam, you must run the following application: Start > Programs > ICAM Productivity Tools V20 > Setup > Kit > Mastercam X+ The ICAM Integration to Mastercam dialogue appears. This dialogue has four tabs: The “General” tab contains two sections: “ICAM Software” and “Database”. The first [...]
In order to set up CAM-POST to run within NX, you must run the following application: Start > Programs > ICAM Productivity Tools V20 > Setup > Kit > UGS-NX The “General” tab contains two sections: “ICAM Software” and “Database”. The first is used to specify which version of CAM-POST should be used. The [...]
CAM-POST’s unique “Diffs” feature allows users to quickly view and analyze the differences between two selected post-processors. You can either compare two different versions of the same post-processor or two completely different post-processors altogether. To compare two posts, load the first post-processor in memory (i.e. open the post) and select the option Tools -> [...]
Each tool change necessitates an undesirable break in the automatic cycle of operation. In some machines, this break can be long. With machines equipped with a high quality automatic tool changer, the preselection of the current tool can be useful to reduce the time of these periodic interruptions. When the current tool is loaded into [...]
