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CAMWorks Turning
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
automates feature recognition and the generation of toolpaths based
on a user-defined technology database. |
Automatic and Interactive Feature Recognition
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.
- 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. The
interactive definition of features is similar to feature definition in
SolidWorks.
Turning for 2 and 4 Axis Lathes
CAMWorks 2 and 4 Axis Turning
includes automatic roughing, finishing, grooving, threading, cutoff and
single point (drilling, boring, reaming and tapping) cycles.
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Cutting cycles provide fast,
error-free cutting using standard inserts for both front and rear
turret configurations.
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Define stock as bar stock or as a
revolved sketch to represent castings and forgings.
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Work In Process (WIP) monitoring of
stock.
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Define chuck to use for toolpath
simulation.
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Simulated stock shape can be saved
as an STL file for use as Mill or EDM.
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Extend or shorten the length of a
turn feature from within Face Rough/Finish, Turn Rough/Finish, Bore
Rough/Finish and Cutoff operations.
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Reverse machining for Face Finish,
Turn Finish, Bore Rough and Bore Finish.
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Reverse machining for threading to
generate left hand threads.
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Canned cycle support for Turn
Rough, Bore Rough, Face Rough, Drill, Centerdrill and Threading.
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Drill and Center drill tools for
both mill and turn can be specified from a common drill and center
drill database.
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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.
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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.
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Rough Groove
cleanup pass to remove scallops generated by the Rough Groove toolpath.
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Finish Groove
cutter compensation support.
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Multiple groove
tool driving point options.
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Option to set
minimum and maximum Z limits for Turn operations either globally or
for each operation.
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