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CAMWorks offers a revolutionary approach to CNC programming through seamless integration with leading CAD platforms like SOLIDWORKS and Solid Edge. Designed to accelerate productivity, it combines feature-based machining, tolerance-driven automation, and advanced simulation tools to deliver unmatched precision and efficiency. Here’s how CAMWorks transforms machining:
1. Fully Integrated CAD-CAM Environment
Unlike traditional CAM systems, CAMWorks integrates directly with SOLIDWORKS as a Gold-level solution partner since 1998. This integration eliminates the need for file transfers and maintains a single, unified model for CAD and CAM, ensuring design changes automatically update the toolpaths.
- True Associative Machining: Any modification to the SOLIDWORKS model updates CAM data instantly.
- Single File Management: Both CAD and CAM data are stored in the same file, reducing data management complexities.
2. Knowledge-Based Machining (KBM) for Consistency and Efficiency
CAMWorks’ patented TechDB™ captures and reuses your organization’s best practices, drastically reducing programming time and ensuring consistent quality.
- Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR): Recognizes over 20 types of features such as holes, pockets, and slots, cutting programming time by up to 90%.
- Customizable Knowledge Base: Stores machining strategies for reuse, reducing programming time by up to 80%.
3. Tolerance-Based Machining (TBM)
CAMWorks leverages tolerances and surface finish data directly from 3D models using SOLIDWORKS DimXpert and MBD dimensions. This feature automatically applies the appropriate machining strategies to meet specified tolerances, eliminating manual setup for high-precision parts.
- Dynamic Tool Selection: Automatically selects optimal tools, speeds, and feeds based on tolerance data.
- Accelerated Toolpath Generation: Reduces time spent on preparing parts with complex tolerances and asymmetric dimensions.
4. High-Performance Machining with VoluMill™
CAMWorks VoluMill™ offers an ultra-high-performance roughing solution that optimizes toolpaths for complex geometries, reducing cycle times and enhancing tool life.
- Intelligent Toolpath Generation: Ideal for machining hard materials like titanium and stainless steel.
- Significant Time Savings: Reduce cycle times by up to 80% and programming times by 50%.
- Extended Tool Life: Increase cutting tool lifespan by up to 500%, reducing operational costs.
5. CAMWorks Virtual Machine for G-Code Simulation
CAMWorks Virtual Machine provides true G-code simulation directly from the code used by CNC machines, ensuring accurate and collision-free machining.
- Full Collision Detection: Monitors tool, holder, machine components, and fixtures for collisions.
- Reduced Setup Time: Cut setup times by 50% or more through precise G-code validation.
- Extended Machine Life: Minimizes maintenance costs by preventing costly errors.
Conclusion
CAMWorks empowers manufacturers with a comprehensive CAM solution that integrates seamlessly with SOLIDWORKS. Its advanced features, from knowledge-based machining to high-speed toolpaths, make it an industry leader in CNC programming. By leveraging CAMWorks, companies can significantly reduce programming and cycle times while enhancing precision and tool life.
