Export from FeatureCAM Standard or Premium to CAMplete TruePath

Export data from FeatureCAM Standard or Premium and use that data to create a project in CAMplete TruePath. If you are using FeatureCAM Premium, you can use the FeatureCAMToCAMplete macro.

About the FeatureCAM post-processor

To export from FeatureCAM Standard or Premium, install the CAMplete_TruePath.cnc post-processor for FeatureCAM. You can find it in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\FeatureCAM20XX\Posts\Mill\Camplete.

Post the ACL file from FeatureCAM

To apply the CAMplete_TruePath.cnc post-processor to a FeatureCAM project, follow these steps.

  1. Start FeatureCAM.

  2. Open, or create, a FeatureCAM project.

  3. In the Part View dialog, expand Global Settings and double-click Post Process.

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  4. Click Browse.

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  5. Navigate to the folder that contains the CAMplete_TruePath.cnc post-processor file.

  6. Select the CAMplete_TruePath.cnc file and click Open.

  7. Click OK to close the window.

  8. Run the simulation in FeatureCAM to generate the NC Code.

    Tip: Run the simulation at maximum speed to quickly generate the NC Code.

  9. When the simulation is complete, click the NC Code tab in the Results section.

  10. To export the ACL file, click the Save NC icon.

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  11. Save the file in a folder unique to this project.

Export geometry from FeatureCAM

You have already used the CAMplete_TruePath.cnc post-processor to export the ACL file for your project. You can now export the part, fixture, and stock geometry to the same folder where you saved the ACL file.

  1. Select the part model in the 3D view of FeatureCAM.

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  2. In the ribbon, go to File > Export.

  3. Navigate to the folder where you saved the ACL file.

  4. Change Save As Type to STL (*.stl). Include the keyword PART in the file name.

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  5. Click Save.

  6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for the fixture and stock geometry.

    • For the fixture geometry, include the keyword FIXTURE in the file name.
    • For the stock geometry, include the keyword STOCK in the file name.

Create a project in TruePath

Refer to the getting started video to learn how to create a project in TruePath from the data you exported from FeatureCAM Standard or Premium.