VisualCAM FAQs > General Training > How to: Migrate VisualCADCAM machining operations into RhinoCAM

While you cannot open *.vcp files directly in Rhino, you can capture all of your operations into a knowledge base file and then load that knowledge base into RhinoCAM. Consider the following steps:

1.Open the VCC file. If you want the geometry also, export the geometry to either DXF (line and curves), IGES (open or closed poly-surfaces or STEP (closed poly-surfaces (i.e., a solid)).

2.From the machining job select the Machining Job, right-click and select Save to Knowledge Base. Give the KB a file name and pick save.

3.Open a new file in Rhino. Open or import the geometry file from step 2 if you need the geometry.

4.From the Knowledge Base Operations menu (it's on the right side of the Program tab menu), select Load KB.

5.From the file browser navigate to the knowledge base file you created in step 2 above.

6.Each operation in KB is loaded into the Machining Job. Use the left-click drag to move the operations you want to use up into your working setup. Do this for all mops and then delete the KB setups and mops.

7.You will need to open each machining operation (Mop) and re-assign control geometry from the Rhino geometry and then regenerate the Mop.

Notes:

1.Mops are saved to the knowledge base file based on the Mop name. This is the name in the folder of the Mop as it appears in the Machining Job. Using unique Mop names allows you to create a knowledge base file that contains all of your required operation.

2.Some users name their KB Mops based on tool type and cut depth. So the Mop name may include the tool name, a cut depth and possibly the stock material.