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==Description== <!--T:8-->
==Description== <!--T:8-->


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The Path Workbench contains, by default, a set of hidden features. They are hidden by default because they are developmental or experimental for the following reasons:
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:
*is an incomplete feature
* It is incomplete.
*is bug-ridden
* It is bug-ridden.
*is unstable
* It is unstable.
*does not produce correct, stable, safe, paths
* It does not produce correct, stable, safe, paths.
*is not a standard, regularly used tool in the traditional CAM workflow
* It is not a standard, regularly used command in the traditional CAM workflow.
*is a mature, ready tool that has not been moved to the standard tool list
* It is mature but has not yet been moved to the standard tool list.
*... other reasons
* ... other reasons.


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==Enable experimental commands== <!--T:10-->


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To access the hidden experimental features in the Path Workbench, the user must enable them.
To access the hidden experimental commands of the CAM Workbench, the user must enable them in the [[Std_DlgParameter|Parameter Editor]].
To enable Experimental Features:
#Open 'Tools' menu, and select 'Edit Parameters... ->BaseApp ->Preferences ->Mod ->Path'.
#Right click in the parameter list area to obtain the actions pop-up menu.
#Create a new Boolean parameter.
#Name the new parameter: EnableExperimentalFeatures (case-sensitive).
#Set it to: True.
#Save the settings.
#Reopen FreeCAD.


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# Open the [[Std_DlgParameter|Parameter Editor]] via {{MenuCommand|Tools → Edit Parameters...}}
The experimental tools should appear in the Path Workbench.
# Once in the editor the path is {{MenuCommand|BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → CAM}}
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# To enable the [[CAM_Area|CAM Area]] and [[CAM_Area_Workplane|CAM Area Workplane]] commands:
#* Right-click in the parameter list area and select {{MenuCommand|New → New Boolean item}} from the context menu.
#* Name the new parameter: {{incode|EnableAdvancedOCLFeatures}} (case-sensitive).
#* Set it to: {{incode|True}}.
# To enable the other experimental commands:
#* Again select {{MenuCommand|New → New Boolean item}} from the context menu.
#* Name the new parameter: {{incode|EnableExperimentalFeatures}} (case-sensitive).
#* Set it to: {{incode|True}}.
# Save the settings.
# Restart FreeCAD.


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<big>Read more about the specific experimental features on the [https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Path_experimental wiki pages that link to this one]
Read more about the specific experimental commands on the [https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/CAM_experimental wiki pages that link to this one].
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Latest revision as of 22:07, 16 March 2024

Description

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

To access the hidden experimental commands of the CAM Workbench, the user must enable them in the Parameter Editor.

  1. Open the Parameter Editor via Tools → Edit Parameters...
  2. Once in the editor the path is BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → CAM
  3. To enable the CAM Area and CAM Area Workplane commands:
    • Right-click in the parameter list area and select New → New Boolean item from the context menu.
    • Name the new parameter: EnableAdvancedOCLFeatures (case-sensitive).
    • Set it to: True.
  4. To enable the other experimental commands:
    • Again select New → New Boolean item from the context menu.
    • Name the new parameter: EnableExperimentalFeatures (case-sensitive).
    • Set it to: True.
  5. Save the settings.
  6. Restart FreeCAD.

Additional Information

Read more about the specific experimental commands on the wiki pages that link to this one.