Very user-friendly and intuitive SolidCAM user interface.Ĥ. See this presentation on iMachining vs so-called competitors: T hat takes away the guesswork in setting the cutting conditions - a major advantage to all machinists - the more experienced and the less experienced. SolidCAM amazing iMachining is far superior to EdgeCAM Waveform Milling- the iMachining module maintains constant tool load, by varying the feed according to the cutting angle, generating efficient morphed spiral and trochoidal tool paths, where machining time is drastically reduced (70% and more), tool life is dramatically increased (5 times and more).Īlso, iMachining has the amazing iMachining Wizard that automatically calculates optimal feeds and speeds, for every point of the toolpath, taking into account the stock material properties, cutting tool type, and machine tool parameters. So, if the machine shop customer uses SolidWorks, he will be very excited to use SolidCAM, which is seamlessly integrated and associative to the SolidWorks model.Ģ.

EdgeCAM has its own CAD and is not integrated in SolidWorks. It no longer uses positional tolerances to calculate the Machine to Mean value.1. SOLIDWORKS CAM tolerance-based machining only uses dimensional tolerances for the Machine to Mean value of a feature. This option is available in the VoluMill Settings dialog box in SOLIDWORKS CAM and Technology Database, and applies to 2.5 axis and 3 axis VoluMill toolpaths. You can split arcs that are larger than 90 degrees into smaller lines using Lines only. The calculation of Leadin and Leadout moves is improved so that the XY start and end points are accurately represented in a compensated toolpath.

Improved Leadin and Leadout Calculations for Contour Mill Toolpaths.

The Geometry tab in the Operations Parameters dialog box lets you define and modify Multisurface features, Avoid features, and Contain and Avoid areas for 3 axis milling.

Geometry Tab in Operations Parameters Dialog Box.

An advantage to using barrel tools is that they provide a larger area of contact, which results in a better surface finish.

You can define barrel tools to generate toolpaths, mainly for multiaxis finishing operations in SOLIDWORKS CAM and the Technology Database.

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