Programmers must also manually align on company standards for consistency. This is fine for experienced programmers, but it can limit the productivity of newer programmers as they ramp up. This requires the user to know the operations, order of operations and tools needed before even starting. The user creates operations, one by one, to completely program the part. This all sounds familiar, right? So what IS the difference between these SW CAM and MC/GC add ins? Any changes made to the CAD model will update the toolpaths, just like the MC/GC add ins. Using SOLIDWORKS CAM or CAMWORKS means you’re able to work with CAD and CAM data within the same space. Plus, SOLIDWORKS subscriptions include SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard for free. SOLIDWORKS CAM and CAMWORKS are seamless integrations with SOLIDWORKS.
This may be sad news if you’ve been using these, but there is another, BETTER option for CAD/CAM needs. The developers will no longer support these add-ins by 2024 (See below for details). These allowed for geometry updates, easy transitions between CAD and CAM, and efficiency. MasterCAM and GibbsCAM both previously developed add-ins for SOLIDWORKS.
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