Make sure SOLIDWORKS CAD is not running when you save or restore format settings. This new functionality enables you to create a format that makes sense to you as you generate rules in a database that is optimized for how you actually work.įinally, I want to let you know one thing to not forget regarding customization. Similarly, in SOLIDWORKS CAM, you can now create a customized Technology Database that is personalized to your work preferences.Ī customized format can be saved and reused, or you can develop additional formats based on how you edit your unique machines. For example, we customize smartphone ringtones, email and text notifications, screen savers, and automated alarms-whatever fits our needs from day to day. Tweaking settings to make electronics easy to use and uniquely ours is pretty much standard these days. Probe functionality is now available in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional-think of it as a productivity pack that will take you to the next level of speed and efficiency. To make Probe even easier and more flexible, SOLIDWORKS CAM added common feature types such as Single Point, Pocket, Boss, 3-Point Boss, and 3-Point Hole. Also, you don’t have to worry about varying operator skill levels when changing from first shift to second shift the machine automatically locates that same zero point every time. By leveraging Probe’s features, you can automatically find zero every time you run the program.Īdding Probe functionality means that as you change out parts to move to the next one, you can automatically run that routine-a repeatable process. Initially, you need to determine your zero or program origin.
Let’s say you need to machine ten parts from a rectangular block of rough stock. The new Probe functionality helps you speed up the setup and manufacturing process. Lots of machines today-from Tormach to Matsuura-have probing capabilities to make machining faster, easier, and more repeatable. Probing plays a big part in productivity. Let’s take a quick look at some of the key features in this release. SOLIDWORKS CAM 2020 is a complete 2.5 axis CAM solution. We are excited to positively impact your efficiency and productivity in manufacturing-thanks to all our users for their constructive feedback! SOLIDWORKS CAM 2020 is an important component of our design-to-manufacturing solution. As you may know, SOLIDWORKS CAM is powered by CAMWorks®, but you should also know that SOLIDWORKS has its own development team focused on improving the solution.
It eliminates hours of complex programming through Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) that automatically defines prismatic machinable features, while the TechDBTM (Technology Database) defines machining operations to automatically generate accurate toolpaths at the click of a button.CAMWorks machining modules include: 2½ Axis Mill, 3 Axis Mill, Turning, Mill-Turn with 5 Axis Simultaneous Machining Support, 4/5 Axis Simultaneous Machining, and Wire EDM.This is the fourth blog post in a series of What’s New in SOLIDWORKS® 2020. Pioneered by Geometric Technologies, this suite of tools automates the generation of toolpaths based on a knowledge-based database. The part model-to-toolpath associativity in CAMWorks increases machining productivity and lowers manufacturing costs by eliminating time-consuming CAM system rework due to design updates.CAMWorks eliminates the drudgery of CNC programming with Intelligent Machining through automation. Toolpath simulation allows users to compare "as designed" parts to "as machined" parts. CAMWorks was the first fully integrated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) solution designed exclusively to operate in SOLIDWORKS and the first to offer knowledge-based, feature recognition, and associative machining capabilities within SOLIDWORKS.CAMWorks uses the same SOLIDWORKS geometry to generate toolpaths to ensure the part you machine is the same part you've modeled.