Fill a preset's feeds and speeds from CloudNC's recommendations for your tool, material and machine, then fine-tune them before saving.
Before you start
- The preset must already be in the tool's preset list, with a Usage and one built-in CloudNC stock material. Presets for All materials or your own materials can't use the explorer.
- You need at least one machine. See Add or edit a machine in CAM Assist.
Fill the preset
- Open the tool in the tool assembly editor and click the Presets tab.
- Click ⋮ next to the preset and choose Cutting Parameters Explorer.
- In the explorer, pick the Machine. The first machine is selected for you.
- Move the Approach slider towards Conservative or Aggressive, and adjust individual values if you need to. For roughing, check each usage at the top of the explorer, for example the cutting and Ramping values.
- Click Save preset. The values go into the preset. (Cancel closes the explorer without changing it.)
- Click Save in the editor to save the tool.
For how the explorer's charts and sliders work, see The Cutting Parameters Explorer.
Cutting Parameters Explorer is greyed out
Hover over it to see why:
| Tooltip | Fix |
|---|---|
| "Assign a single stock material to the preset to enable Cutting Parameters Explorer" | Edit the preset and pick one Material instead of All. |
| "Cutting Parameters Explorer is not available for custom materials" | Pick a built-in CloudNC material. |
| "Cutting Parameters Explorer is not supported for this tool/usage" | This tool type and usage pair isn't supported. Enter the values yourself. |
| "Cutting Parameters Explorer is unsupported for this operation" | Enter the values yourself. |
Supported: chamfer mills (Chamfering, Deburring), ball mills (Flat finishing, Wall finishing, Freeform), end mills (all their usages), and the usage of spot drills, twist drills, face mills, taps, thread mills and T-slot mills. Reamers aren't supported.