Using RockCAM with Siemens NX
Machining Strategies: One Set of Settings per Part Family
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Keep a complete set of tools, parameters and preferences for each part family, and select it when you start a job.
Blank Type and Stock Allowance
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Set the box, contour or cylindrical blank, and use the stock values to tell RockCAM which faces are already to size.
MCS Origin and Safe Height
Last Updated: October 10, 2026How RockCAM chooses machining setups, how to force the WCS as the first setup, and where it places the origin.
Machining Preferences
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Workholding, program grouping, roughing allowance, facing, chamfering and floor-to-wall finishing order.
Hole Making
Last Updated: October 10, 2026How RockCAM recognises plain, precision and threaded holes, and how to correct the diameter tables when it guesses wrong.
Operation Templates
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Point RockCAM at your own NX operation templates, with the full list of template types and the operations behind them.
Tool Library and Cutting Parameters
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Fill the Excel tool library or reuse the tools in your template, and understand how tool numbers, types and the parameter table drive selection.
Using Your Own Templates and Tool Library
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The end-to-end workflow for running RockCAM on your own templates and tools, from naming to reviewing the result.
Batch Programming Without Opening NX
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Program a whole folder of models from a standalone application, without opening the CAD window.
Programming Multiple Parts in One Setup
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Nest several parts on one blank, or run several blanks together, and let RockCAM find the gaps between them.
Setting the Setup (OP) Sequence by Hand
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Choose the order the setups are machined in by clicking faces, instead of accepting the automatic order.