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CAMWorks 2 and 4 Axis Turning software for programming CNC lathe machines includes automatic roughing, finishing, grooving, threading, cutoff and single point (drilling, boring, reaming and tapping) cycles.

CAMWorks, which is fully integrated into SolidWorks, incorporates Machining Intelligence for Automation, a suite of tools that automate Feature Recognition and the generation of toolpaths based on a user-defined technology database.

Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) analyzes the part shape and attempts to define the most common machinable features such as the OD and ID of the part, front face and grooves.

• AFR recognizes features on native SolidWorks part models or on solid parts imported via IGES, SAT, etc.
• When bar stock is used, AFR generates a cutoff feature on the opposite side of the face feature.
• Features can be modified to add or remove elements at any time, to add or delete areas to be machined, or to limit the extent of the tool path.
• CAMWorks provides an Interactive Turn Feature wizard for defining features that need to be defined for your facility's machining requirements, such as custom OD and ID grooves.

    Get a Quote    CAMWorks Turning Datasheet 

 

Turning for 2 and 4 Axis Lathes

CAMWorks Turning provides fast, error-free cutting using standard inserts for both front and rear turret configurations and toolpath, simulation and post processing support for sub-spindles.
• Machining algorithms use the latest toolpath and gouge protection methods
• Define stock as bar stock, a revolved sketch, a 2D WIP sketch or from an STL file.
• Toolpath, simulation and post processing support for sub-spindles.
• Extend or shorten the length of a turn feature from within face rough/finish, turn rough/finish, bore rough/finish and cutoff operations.
• Reverse machining for face finish, turn finish, bore rough and bore finish.
• Reverse machining for threading to generate left hand threads.
• Output for turning canned/fixed cycles for drilling, rough OD/ID turning and facing operations.
• Drill and center drill tools for both mill and turn can be specified from a common drill and center drill database.
• Option to associate new turn features to current turn features. CAMWorks generates new operations for the new feature that are copies of the operations for the selected current feature.
• Cutoff operation spindle speed/feedrate slowdown option to decrease the speed and feedrate at a user specified length from the end of a cutoff toolpath.
• Rough groove cleanup pass to remove scallops generated by the rough groove toolpath.
• Finish groove cutter compensation support.
• Single pass option for groove cycle.
• Multiple groove tool driving point options.
• Option to set minimum and maximum Z limits for turn operations either globally or for each operation.
• Back turning support.
• Option to define varying allowances on turn toolpaths.
• Ability to mirror about the centerline to generate toolpaths below centerline.
• APT CL support for external post processing.
CAMWorks Mill-Turn (Live-C) Machining
CAMWorks Mill-Turn multifunction machining includes milling and turning capabilities for multi-tasking machine centers.
• Supports C, Y and B axis machining at compound angles.
• Supports 5 axis simultaneous machining.
• The same Mill and Turn features identified by Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) and defined using Interactive Feature Recognition (IFR) in Turning are supported in Mill-Turn. IFR can be used to define 3 Axis features for Y-axis milling and wrapped features for cylindrical features machined by C-axis motion.
• The operations that are generated for features are the same as the operations in CAMWorks 2.5 Axis Milling, 3 Axis Milling and Turning. These include automatic roughing, finishing, thread milling and single point (drilling, boring, reaming, tapping) cycles and all 3 Axis cycles.
• Option to set minimum and maximum Z limits for turn operations either globally or for each operation.
• Back turning support.
• Option to define varying allowances on turn toolpaths.
• Ability to mirror about the centerline to generate toolpaths below centerline.
• APT CL support for external post processing. 

    Get a Quote    CAMWorks Turning Datasheet 

CAMWorks Mill-Turn (Live-C) Machining

CAMWorks Mill-Turn multifunction machining includes milling and turning capabilities for multi-tasking machine centers.

• Supports C, Y and B axis machining at compound angles.
• Supports 5 axis simultaneous machining.
• The same Mill and Turn features identified by Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) and defined using Interactive Feature Recognition (IFR) in Turning are supported in Mill-Turn. IFR can be used to define 3 Axis features for Y-axis milling and wrapped features for cylindrical features machined by C-axis motion.
• The operations that are generated for features are the same as the operations in CAMWorks 2.5 Axis Milling, 3 Axis Milling and Turning. These include automatic roughing, finishing, thread milling and single point (drilling, boring, reaming, tapping) cycles and all 3 Axis cycles.

    Get a Quote    CAMWorks Mill-Turn Datasheet 

CAMWorks Module - Turning (Lathe)

SolidWorks or CAMWorks Solids

"Turning" - Includes: 2 and 4 Axis Turning for programming CNC lathe machines includes automatic roughing, finishing, grooving, threading, cutoff and single point (drilling, boring, reaming and tapping) cycles.

Mill-turn modules

CAMWorks Module - 2.5 Axis Mill-turn

SolidWorks or CAMWorks Solids

"2.5 Axis Mill-turn" - includes 2.5 Axis Milling, Turning, and Rotary Milling. X/Y/Z/B indexing - C axis live- wrapped only

CAMWorks Module - 3 Axis Mill-turn

SolidWorks or CAMWorks Solids

"3 Axis Mill-turn" - Includes 3 Axis Milling, Turning, and Rotary Milling. X/Y/Z simultaneous , C axis live-wrapped only / B axis indexing

CAMWorks Module - 4 Axis Mill-turn

SolidWorks or CAMWorks Solids

"4 Axis Mill-turn" - Includes 4 Axis Milling, Turning, and Rotary Milling. X/Y/Z/C simultaneous / B axis indexing

CAMWorks Module - 5 Axis Mill-turn

SolidWorks or CAMWorks Solids

"5 Axis Mill-turn" - Includes 5 Axis Milling, Turning, and Rotary Milling. X/Y/Z /C/B simultaneous

 
CAMWorks System Requirements
 

There are 2 versions of CAMWorks 2012:

  • 32-bit version: CAMWorks 2012 runs in the 32-bit versions of SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2011 and SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2012 on Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher (32-bit or 64-bit version), Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions (32-bit version) and Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions (32-bit version).

  • 64-bit version: CAMWorks 2012x64 runs in the 64-bit versions of SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2011 and SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2012 on Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher (64-bit version), Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise editions (64-bit version) and Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions (64-bit version).

Because CAMWorks runs within the SolidWorks environment, the system requirements are basically the same as for SolidWorks:

RAM

  • 1GB
  • Recommended: 6GB or more

CPU
  • Platform: Intel® and AMD® processors
  • Intel® Pentium® 3, AMD Athlon™ and Athlon XP CPU's are not supported. CPU must support SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 ), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2 for more details.

Video
  • A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver. For a listing of tested and certified graphics cards and driver combinations visit the SolidWorks website

Other
  • Mouse or other pointing device
  • DVD drive - to install from the CAMWorks 2012 DVD
  • CAMWorks License/Security Dongle - required only when using a hardware device for license/security (one for each CAMWorks license purchased)

Network
  • Microsoft's Windows Networking environment
  • Novell networks and non-Windows based network storage devices are not tested or recommended

Required Software
  • Microsoft Access®  2003,  2007 or 2010
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