- [Instructor] The first step
for working with SOLIDWORKS CAM is to tell SOLIDWORKS
what kind of machine you're using
so it can generate the proper machining strategies.
This is done by clicking on the Define Machine icon
in the toolbar to bring up the machine dialog box.
This dialog box can also be accessed by right clicking
the machine in the feature tree
and selecting Edit Definition,
or it can be accessed by double-clicking machine
and popping up the same dialogue box.
Within this dialog box,
you'll notice several machine options.
In SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard,
lathe turning, four axis and five axis milling
are grayed out and unavailable to the user.
We've selected the mill metric option
in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard.
We can choose the duty cycle of the machine we're using
from light duty, medium duty,
medium heavy duty, or heavy duty machining operations.
Let's go ahead and select light duty and we'll click Okay.