SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional Course
This course teaches you how to use the SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional software to machine parts utilizing advanced functionality such as: CAM or SOLIDWORKS configurations, VoluMill™, mill machining in the context of an assembly, and 3 plus 2 machinings. Additionally, the course teaches how to generate, modify, and post-process 2 axis turning tool paths used for the machining of SOLIDWORKS part files.
Prerequisites: Experience with the SOLIDWORKS design software.
Experience with the Windows® operating system.
Completion of SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard training class.
Length: 2 days
Lesson 1: SOLIDWORKS CAM Configurations
- SOLIDWORKS CAM Product Review
- SOLIDWORKS CAM Configurations
- Case Study: Using Configurations
- Exercise 1: Generate Toolpaths for Part Configurations
Lesson 2: High Speed Machining (VoluMill™)
- VoluMill Overview
- Case Study: Using VoluMill
- Exercise 2: Create VoluMill Toolpaths
Lesson 3: Assembly Machining
- SOLIDWORKS CAM Assembly Mode
- Case Study: Assembly Machining Using a Vise
- Case Study: Assembly Machining -Programming with Subroutines
- Case Study: Assembly Machining – Multiple Parts
- Case Study: Assembly Machining Split Instance
- Exercise 3: Assembly Mode Machining
- Exercise 4: Assembly Mode Multi-vise Machining
- Exercise 5: Assembly Mode Split Instance
Lesson 4: 3 Plus 2 Machining
- 3 Plus 2 Machining (Indexing)
- Case Study: 3 Plus 2 – Part Machining
- Case Study: Assembly Machining with a Tombstone
- Exercise 6: 3 Plus 2 Machining
Lesson 5: Turning Basics
- SOLIDWORKS CAM Turning
- Case Study: Generate Toolpaths and NC Code
- Case Study: Interactive Features and Operations
- Exercise 7: Basic Turning Process
- Exercise 8: Interactive Turn Features
Lesson 6: Chucks, ID Features and Operations
- Section Method
- Case Study: Using Plane Section
- Case Study: Using Double Chucks
- Exercise 9: Chucks, ID and OD Features
Lesson 7: Modifying Feature and Operation Parameters
- Case Study: Custom Chuck, OD, and Thread Features
- Exercise 10: Modifying Features and Operations
Lesson 8: Probing
- Introduction to Probing
- Case Study: Probing Operations – Part 1
- Case Study: Probing Operations – Part 2
- Case Study: Probing Operations – Part 3
- Exercise 11: Using Probing Tools