CAM System Customization Reference

This folder holds developer / integrator documentation for customizing the CAM system by editing its declarative XML — adding your own operations, machines and defaults — together with related topics. It is intended for OEMs, integrators and partners, and for advanced users who customize the system.

Everything here is built on one foundation — the XMLProperties framework, which describes the system's configurable objects declaratively. Start with the framework (it also covers the shared ground rules every area relies on), then move on to the operation‑ and machine‑specific areas.

Documentation areas

• XMLProperties framework — start here: the declarative property framework itself (mental model, descriptor syntax, expression language, using properties from code, user defaults) and the shared ground rules every area relies on — why you don't edit Supplement, where the shipped files live, and the conventions used in the examples.
• Operation XML descriptors — describing and registering technological operations, plus the full operation inheritance tree.
• Machine descriptors — describing a machine: its file layout, kinematic scheme, Machine Setup parameters, advanced topics and 3D models.

The Supplement/docs folder may also host unrelated documentation; everything about the XMLProperties framework and its descriptors lives under the areas listed above.