FAQ - Graphic User Interface - Configurations

Question

Can I work in the same project with several different units in GO2cam?

Solution

Yes, it is possible. We can list different situations where the user needs to work with several units:

• working in inches for designing the workpiece and program the toolpath but using libraries of tools that are in mm. It is very easy to proceed, by simply switch the units in the tool choice dialog.

• working in a unit but importing CAD files defined in another unit.

• drawing in a unit but having the sketch defined in another unit!

• …

This is why it is so important to have the unit displayed into the fields of geometric but also machining cycles dialogs. This is not only informative, you can type the unit in the fields to proceed to a conversion!

For instance, here we create a line by entering 3.5 in, that is automatically converted to 88.90 mm.

Issue

The circles and cylinders are faceted!

Solution

You should modify the Tracing Precision.

You can find it in the bottom right corner and also in Tools>Options>Entities

Issue

Sometimes, the 'texts' in the machining dialogues are partially hidden!

Solution

This may happen if the Graphic Card in charge is the Integrated graphics!

We advise you to switch to your high-performance graphics, Nvidia or other.

Method 1: you can choose the default graphics for all the applications at once,

• right-click on desktop

• choose the graphics configuration

• open the page ‘Manage 3D Settings’

• Preferred graphics processor: select ‘High-Performance NVIDIA processor’

• click APPLY

Method 2: you can select the graphics for each application, one by one.

• open Windows Settings dialogue,

• choose System then Display

• at the bottom of page, choose Graphics Settings

• click Browse and select GO2cam exe file

• select ‘High-Performance’ then Save.

Issue

During simulation, the holes are not precise, showing a hexagon instead of a circle.

Solution

We have two ways of controlling the precision during the simulation:

• Precision: For a solid display

• Tool Precision: Precision of the tool affecting the precision of the material removing.

Here, we have a component with a tolerance of 0.1 mm is shown on the basis of the display tolerance.

The blue 2D circle is included as a comparison, so that the calculation of the solid model display in the form of the circle approximation by line segments is very well recognizable.

By changing the precision to 0.01 mm for both the precision and the tool precision, you will achieve a smoother circle representation.

Whether you choose a coarse 0.1 or finer 0.01 tolerance is something you have to decide for yourself in the context of the current component size.

The finer the tolerance, the longer the simulation times.

Issue

When I update to GO2cam V6.10, I cannot use neither the menus and toolbar I customized in my previous version!

Solution

• The location of the files created by the command Customize Menus and Customize Toolbar changed from GO2cam V6.10. The files are now saved into the directory ‘ini’, as all the other user files defined in the software.

• For Customize Menus:

  • Copy your files from the directory ‘Dat’ of GO2cam V6.09 and older versions,

  • Paste the files in the directory ‘ini’ of GO2cam V6.10.

• For Customize Toolbar (the files names have changed as from V6.10):

  • you can copy your files from the directory ‘Dat’ of GO2cam V6.09 and older versions,

  • paste the files in the directory ‘ini’ of GO2cam V6.10,

  • rename the files by applying the correspondance of names given in the table below:

Name in V6.09

Name in V6.10

Corresponds to…

TBR_SPD0.USR

tbr_product_mill_classic.usr

Mill Classic

TBR_SPD2.USR

tbr_product_edm_classic.usr

Wire EDM Classic

TBR_SPD3.USR

tbr_product_turnmill_classic.usr

Turnmill + C Axis / Turnmill Classic

TBR_SPD4.USR

tbr_product_mill_expert.usr

Mill Expert

TBR_SPD5.USR

tbr_product_document_model.usr

User Workshop Document

TBR_SPD6.USR

tbr_product_drawing.usr

Layout Design

TBR_SPD12.USR

tbr_product_turnmill_expert.usr

Turnmill Expert

TBR_SPD16.USR

tbr_product_andrea.usr

Mill Classic + Boring Head

TBR_SPD17.USR

tbr_product_swissturn_classic.usr

Swiss Machining Classic

TBR_SPD18.USR

tbr_product_swissturn_expert.usr

Swiss Machining Expert

Question

I have only one machine, can I have it always loaded in GO2cam?

Solution

Yes, it is possible. For this, go to Tools>Options>Machining, and you will be able to choose a machine file as the default machine. Each time you will enter GO2cam, the machine file will already loaded.

You can do exactly the same with a material file for the cutting conditions.

Issue

I import a CAD file of 5Mo, but after working in GO2cam and saving the file, it exceeds 200 Mo, Why?

Can I reduce the size of the *.PCE file?

Solution

Most of time, the size of the *.PCE file is in relation with the 3D bodies of the part and especially the stock.

The polyhedron of stock is archived at each step of machining and if the stock is a little complex and contains multiple faces, the size of file can increase very rapidly!

To face this situation, an option enables to set a different type of calculation, by deleting the step polyhedrons and keeping only the last one. Go to Tools/Options, then page ‘Save’: