CAM Assist works in Siemens NX sessions managed by Teamcenter, with four differences: you save the part yourself, CAM Assist gets the part data through Teamcenter, demo parts don't open from the ribbon, and operations are created from the standard NX templates.
What's different in a Teamcenter session?
| Native NX session | Teamcenter session | |
|---|---|---|
| Unsaved changes when you click CAM Assist | CAM Assist offers to save the part | You save the part in Teamcenter, then start CAM Assist again |
| Part data sent to CAM Assist | Exported from NX | Exported through Teamcenter |
| Open a Demo Part | Opens a demo part | Shows a message instead |
| Operation templates | CAM Assist templates | Standard NX templates |
Messages you might see
"The active document must be saved before it is sent to CAM Assist." / "Please save the document and launch CAM Assist again." Save the part in Teamcenter and click CAM Assist again. See Save the part in Siemens NX.
"Exporting part(s) encountered errors. CAM Assist will attempt to continue and produce a strategy." Teamcenter reported errors exporting some parts. CAM Assist carries on. If the results are wrong or the calculation fails, fix the export issues in Teamcenter and run CAM Assist again.
"Failed to get part data from Teamcenter." CAM Assist couldn't get the main part from Teamcenter, so it doesn't open. Check you can export the part from Teamcenter, then try again. "You are inside a managed Siemens NX session." Demo parts can't be opened in a Teamcenter session. Start NX without Teamcenter, or import the demo parts into Teamcenter and open them from there. See Open a demo part in Siemens NX.
What this means for you
Save in Teamcenter before you click CAM Assist. If a message above keeps appearing, contact CloudNC support with the log files from %ProgramData%\CloudNC Ltd\CAM Assist\logs.