When you edit an operation with Edit strategy, most settings have a lock. A locked setting keeps the value you chose. An unlocked setting is one CAM Assist may change for you so the operation still works with what you picked.
How locks behave
- Every setting starts unlocked when you open the strategy editor.
- Choosing a value locks that setting automatically.
- When you change a setting, CAM Assist checks the others. Unlocked settings that no longer fit are changed, and the field flashes so you notice.
- Click the padlock next to a setting's name to lock or unlock it yourself. Hover over it to see Locked settings cannot be changed automatically by CAM Assist. Unlocked settings can be changed when required.
- Locks can't be changed while CAM Assist is loading options, applying the edit or waiting for you to pick faces.
| Operation type | Lockable settings |
|---|---|
| Finishing | Tool assembly, setup, operation type, tool axis |
| Finishing, Partial and Rest pair | Partial tool assembly, Rest tool assembly, setup |
| Holemaking | Tool assembly, setup, operation type, tool axis |
| Deburring | Tool assembly, setup, tool axis |
| Roughing, facing | None. Only the tool assembly can be changed. |
A setting that the operation type fixes shows a closed lock icon with the tooltip Not possible to edit for this operation type. You can't unlock it.
Faces have no lock: they only change when you change them.
What this means for you
Lock the settings you care about before you change others. For example, lock Tool axis before changing the tool, so CAM Assist picks only tools that work from that direction. If no valid combination exists with your locks, unlock one and try again.