CAM experimental
Description[edit | edit source]
The CAM Workbench contains a set of hidden commands. They are hidden by default because they are experimental. A command can be considered experimental for any of the following reasons:
- It is incomplete.
- It is bug-ridden.
- It is unstable.
- It does not produce correct, stable, safe, paths.
- It is not a standard, regularly used command in the traditional CAM workflow.
- It is mature but has not yet been moved to the standard tool list.
- ... other reasons.
Enable experimental commands[edit | edit source]
To access the hidden experimental commands of the CAM Workbench, the user must enable them.
Enable CAM Surface and CAM Waterline commands[edit | edit source]
- Open the Preferences Editor via Edit → Preferences.
- Go to the CAM → Advanced page.
- Check the Enable OCL dependent features checkbox.
- Restart FreeCAD.
Enable other experimental commands[edit | edit source]
- Open the Parameter Editor via Tools → Edit Parameters.
- Once in the editor the path is BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → CAM.
- Right-click in the parameter list area and select New → New Boolean item from the context menu.
- Name the new parameter:
EnableExperimentalFeatures(case-sensitive). - Set it to:
True. - Save the settings.
- Restart FreeCAD.
Additional Information[edit | edit source]
Read more about the specific experimental commands on the wiki pages that link to this one.
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Assembly, BIM, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Material, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub
CAM
- Project Commands: New Job, Post Process, Sanity Check, Export Template
- Tool Commands: Inspect Toolpath, Legacy CAM Simulator, CAM Simulator, Finish Selecting Loop, Toggle Operation, ToolBit Library Manager, Add toolbit…
- Basic Operations: Profile, Pocket Shape, Face, Helix, Adaptive, Slot, Drilling, Tapping, Engrave, Deburr, Vcarve
- 3D Operations: 3D Pocket, 3D Surface, Waterline
- CAM Dressup: Array, Axis Map, Boundary, Dogbone, Drag Knife, Lead In/Out, Ramp Entry, Tag, Z Depth Correction
- Supplemental Commands: Comment, Stop, Custom, Probe, Path From Shape TC
- CAM Modification: Copy oOperation, Array, Simple Copy
- Specialty Operations: Thread Milling
- Miscellaneous: Area, Area Workplane
- ToolBit architecture: Tools, ToolShape, ToolBit, ToolBit Library, ToolController
- Additional: Preferences, Scripting