Describe the holder a tool sits in, so CAM Assist can keep the holder clear of the part and fixtures. Every tool assembly CAM Assist uses needs a holder.
Edit the holder
- Open the assembly in the tool assembly editor and click the Holder tab.
- If the assembly has no holder yet, click Create new holder, or pick one from the library list. To swap the holder for another, click Change.
- Under Main geometry, enter Connection diameter, workpiece side (DCONWS): the diameter where the tool goes in.
- Under Holder segments, describe the holder's shape as a stack of segments, machine side first. For each segment enter:
- Body diameter (BD)
- Body length (LB)
- Body half taper angle (BHTA), 0 for a straight cylinder
- To add a segment, click Add segment. It's added at the machine side.
- Fill in Holder materials, Supplementary data and Optional details if you have them.
- Click Save.
A new holder starts as one straight segment, 30 mm across and 50 mm long. Change it to match your real holder.
Only the top (machine-side) segment can be removed, and at least one segment must stay.
If the holder is used by other assemblies, the tab says so. Your changes apply to all of them.
To edit a holder on its own, set the Kind filter in the tool list to Holders and open it. See The tool list and tool details.
If the Holder tab shows a warning
A warning icon on the Holder tab means a field needs fixing. Check the holder segments:
- Every segment needs a Body diameter (BD) and a Body length (LB) greater than 0.
- Body half taper angle (BHTA) must be between -90° and 90°, and a taper mustn't narrow a segment down to nothing.
The Errors: list shows the first problem CAM Assist found. Fix it, and the next one, if any, appears. See Can't save a tool assembly in CAM Assist for how to read these messages.