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.

Machining algorithms use the latest toolpath and gouge protection methods.

Cutting cycles provide fast, error-free cutting using standard inserts for both front and rear turret configurations.
Define stock as bar stock or as a revolved sketch to represent castings and forgings.
Work In Process (WIP) monitoring of stock.
Define chuck to use for toolpath simulation.

Simulated stock shape can be saved as an STL file for use as Mill or EDM.
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.
Canned cycle support for Turn Rough, Bore Rough, Face Rough, Drill, Centerdrill and Threading.
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.
Multiple groove tool driving point options.
Option to set minimum and maximum Z limits for Turn operations either globally or for each operation.
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.
Multiple groove tool driving point options.
Option to set minimum and maximum Z limits for Turn operations either globally or for each operation.
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.
Multiple groove tool driving point options.
Option to set minimum and maximum Z limits for Turn operations either globally or for each operation.