

Depths of cut can be constant or variable.

This cycle removes the material between the stock or contain area and the selected feature at decreasing Z depth levels by making a series of parallel cuts across the stock, or by pocketing out toward the stock. This may be sad news if you’ve been using these, but there is another, BETTER option for CAD/CAM. 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. What if I need more 3 axis tool paths? Area ClearanceĪrea Clearance is the 3-axis roughing operation. MasterCAM and GibbsCAM both previously developed add-ins for SOLIDWORKS. Integrated Tolerance Base Machining (iTBM)Īdvanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilitiesģ Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools NC Editor with Backplotting – powered by CIMCO But what is included with SOLIDWORKS CAM and CAMWorks? Compare the features in the table below: Productįeature-based machining with feature recognitionĪrea clear roughing, Flat area, and Z level finishing
