![]() The integration requires the CAM software people to update the software when SW updates theirs, and this sometimes causes problems. Another downside is version compatibility. If you're the only guy using either, then its not a problem. If you change a model, you will need to regenerate (not recreate) the toolpaths and re-post your G code.ĭownside is that you're tying up a seat of SW whenever you're using CAM, and tying up a seat of CAM when you're using SW. People have some odd ideas about CAD -> CAM associativity, but it doesn't extend to the actual G code file. Another is that SW is a better modeler than a CAM program, so if you have to model something or fix/change the model, you can do that easily. One advantage is the associativity you mentioned. There are advantages and disadvantages of having CAM software integrated into CAD. I know there are Elearning courses for SolidWorks & Inventor, but I have not found anything for SolidCAM. I see the touting of associativity on the SolidCAM website, but is this true associtivity to SolidWorks models and sketches? I'm always a skeptic on this because of what MasterCAM said about associativity to SolidWorks. What advantages does SolidWorks/Inventor & SolidCAM offer over using SolidWorks/Inventor & MasterCAM? I never had major complaints about CAM in MasterCAM, except thier multi-axis support, but the CAD functionality and associativity was nonexistant when used with SolidWorks. (I guess there is some sense to this, since the only way I found it was by typing in "SolidWorks" in google, I think they need better marketing). When looking over the SolidCAM website they seem to be intergrated in quite a bit of packages (Bently, SolidWorks, AutoCad & Inventor) and I had never heard of this product before. ![]() How exactly does this work if SolidCAM is not owned by SolidWorks? I justnoticed that there is a product called SolidCAM that "runs inside" SolidWorks( and it looks like Inventor?). Even though I'm not in this field anymore I still continue to read up on CAD and CAM as you never know where live leads you. I used to be a CNC programmer who used SolidWorks and MasterCAM(Mill Level3) several years ago.
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