GibbsCAM shows this when CAM Assist has written your program but couldn't create some of its operations. The rest of the program is in GibbsCAM. You can keep it, but you must program the missing operations yourself.
Operation creation completed. <N> operation(s) failed to generate correctly. Please review the program and adjust as needed.
What it means
Each operation is created separately. If one fails, CAM Assist skips it and carries on, so the program has <N> fewer operations than the CAM Assist window showed. Before this message, a separate CAM Assist message may appear for each failed operation, naming it.
Is it safe to continue?
Yes, as long as you add the missing operations. The created operations are unaffected.
Features whose operations failed are left unmachined. Check every feature has an operation before you post.
How to clear it
- Note the operation names from any messages that appeared before this one.
- Find the features in GibbsCAM that have no operation.
- For each missing operation, use the table below, or create it by hand.
| Message for the operation | Fix |
|---|---|
Thread milling operation '<name>' does not use a full-profile thread mill. |
Use a full-profile thread mill for the hole. CAM Assist can't use half-profile or tapered thread mills. See Change an operation's tool. |
Thread milling operation '<name>' needs pitch <p>, but its tool cuts <q>. |
Use a thread mill with the thread's pitch. See Change an operation's tool. |
Thread milling operation '<name>' has no handedness or toolpath direction. |
Set the hole's thread, including its hand, in CAM Assist. See Choose a thread for a hole. |
Thread milling operation '<name>' ends <d> from its top, not below it. |
Program this thread by hand, and send us the part (below). |
Unable to set parameter: <name> |
Create the operation by hand, and send us the part (below). |
If you fix the cause in CAM Assist and send the program again, CAM Assist creates the whole program again. It doesn't duplicate the operations already there.
Operations missing with no message?
CAM Assist can leave operations out without saying so:
- You clicked Cancel on the progress window while operations were being created. The operations created so far stay in GibbsCAM and no message appears. Delete them or undo, then send the program again.
- CAM Assist couldn't set up a tool. You'll have seen "CAM Assist error. Please see log files for details." with the same "operation(s) failed" line, and then possibly CAM Assist complete. Those operations are missing even though the final message says complete.
"Could not achieve the full requested thread depth"
This isn't a popup. CAM Assist adds it to the comment of a thread-milling process when the tool can't reach the full thread depth:
<operation name> - CAM Assist could not achieve the full requested thread depth. Review this operation.
Check the thread depth in that process. Use a tool with more reach, or finish the thread another way.
Still seeing it?
If you've done all of the above and still see this warning, contact CloudNC support. Include the part file and the log files from %ProgramData%\CloudNC Ltd\CAM Assist\GibbsCAM\log.