When one tool can't finish a face completely, CAM Assist adds a second operation to clean up what's left. The first is named - partial and the clean-up operation - rest. A face that still can't be fully finished, even with both, gets - partial rest.
How the names work
| Name ends in | What it means |
|---|---|
| (nothing), for example Wall finishing | The operation finishes its faces completely on its own. |
| - partial | The operation finishes as much of its faces as it can. Either a matching - rest operation finishes the remainder, or part of the face is left unfinished. |
| - rest | Rest machining: removes the material a - partial operation left behind, so together they finish the faces. |
| - partial rest | Rest machining that still leaves part of the faces unfinished. |
This applies to every finishing type: Wall, Flat, Chamfer, T-slot and Freeform (Contour, Scallop, Blend).
CAM Assist picks the pair of tools it expects to finish the faces fastest, allowing for both cutting time and tool changes, and favors tools already in the program. The - rest tool is often smaller than the - partial tool, but not always.
Faces that are only partly finished count as unfinished faces in the program summary at the top of the Program stage. See Why didn't CAM Assist finish some faces?
Editing a Partial and Rest pair
The two operations are edited together:
- Edit strategy shows one tool field for each (Partial tool assembly and Rest tool assembly) and one Setup that moves both. Operation type and tool axis can't be changed for the pair.
- Split operation on a Rest operation splits its Partial operation too.
- Delete on the - rest operation leaves its faces only partly finished. Deleting the - partial operation leaves the - rest operation to finish the faces fully.
Videos
These CloudNC Academy videos were recorded with an earlier version of CAM Assist, so some screens may look different.