I'm responsible for the latter, because I find CAMWorks' workflow to be terribly restrictive.įirst I will say that any integrated CAM in SW is going to support solids since the operating environment requires it.Įverything in CW has to be a CAM feature before it can be a toolpath, which means sometimes cutting a simple contour turns into a huge headache, which turns into drawing a sketch to drive the toolpath, which is counter to the entire idea of having a solid body to work with inside the native CAD program.

My current workplace is asking me to look into this and I'm wanting to get a user point of view rather than a sales rep that has probably never used it but just trying to sell their software.Īlso is this a Feature based machining software and is this better or worse as far as manipulating geo to get the toolpaths needed to complete work pieces. What are the pros and cons of this software from experienced users that currently use Camworks are they impressed with the ease of use and is it better than what they had expected or does it have a lot to be desired. I have also used Work NC and Bobcad but preferred mastercam over them all but its not my money to spend hence the questions about Camworks. ( I used to use a stand alone seat of mastercam mill level 3 for many years at previous employers and in my opinion was most user friendly software in terms of ease of uses and being able to get other co-workers up to speed on using of other software I have used in my yrs in the trade. Is this a user friendly software for new users to get up to speed in a efficient manner and easily manipulated to fit the needs of the machine centers as far as post modification, tool libraries, templates, tool path default modifications etc. ( I'm Trying to get an estimate for the cost of the software for the above needs or if its a good software worth investing in without being contacted by sales dept on a weekly basis trying to get me to purchase there software. Also the request for quote instead of a base or estimated price on the site has me wondering about pricing of it.įirst off what is the base or estimated price for this software that supports 3 axis machining and Lathe machining that supports full 3d surfacing and supports solids. I have checked out their website and it in my opinion looks like a somewhat cumbersome software to use. My current work place is asking about this software for basic 2D to simple and somewhat complex 3 axis machining as well as possible lathe support. Few questions about Camworks for solid works.

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