SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Course
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard teaches you how to use the SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard software to generate, modify, and post-process 2.5 axis milling tool paths used for the machining of SOLIDWORKS part files.
Prerequisites: Experience with the SOLIDWORKS design software.
Experience with the Windows® operating system.
Length: 2.5 days
Lesson 1: SOLIDWORKS CAM Basics and User Interface
- What is SOLIDWORKS CAM?
- SOLIDWORKS CAM User Interface
- Process Overview
- Case Study: Generate Toolpaths and NC Code
- Exercise 1: Generate Toolpaths and NC Code
Lesson 2: Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) and Operation Modification
- Working with Features, Operations, and Toolpaths
- Case Study: Working with Features, Operations, and Toolpaths
- Exercise 2: Generate and Modify Toolpaths
Lesson 3: Interactive Feature Recognition (IFR)
- Interactive Feature Creation
- Case Study: AFR and IFR Feature Creation
- Case Study: IFR 2.5 Axis Feature and Operation Creation
- Case Study: IFR 2.5 Axis Feature Selection Filters
- Exercise 3: Interactive Feature Creation
Lesson 4: Interactive Operations
- Interactive 2.5 Axis Mill Operations
- Case Study: Interactive Operation Creation
- Case Study: Create Operations
- Save Operation Plan
- Case Study: Save Operation Plan
- Exercise 4: Interactive Operations
Lesson 5: Merging Features and Operations
- Machining Similar Features
- Case Study: Combine Operations
- Case Study: Combine Selected Operations
- Exercise 5: Combine and Link Operations
Lesson 6: Avoid and Contain Areas
- Adding Avoid and Contain Areas
- Case Study: Add Avoid Area
- Exercise 6: Avoid Areas
Lesson 7: Pattern Features and Mirror Toolpaths
- Patterning
- Case Study: Create Linear, Circular, and Sketch Driven Patterns
- Case Study: Mirror Toolpaths
- Exercise 7: Pattern and Mirror Toolpaths
Lesson 8: Camera Animations
- Camera Animations
- Camera Movement with the Triad
- Camera Animation
- Keyframe Properties
- Exercise 17: Guitar
- Exercise 18: Pencil Sharpener Camera Animation
Lesson 9: Customizing the Technology Database
- SOLIDWORKS CAM Technology Database (TechDB)
- Case Study: User-Defined Tool Creation
- Case Study: TechDB Add Machine
- Case Study: TechDB Add Tool
- Case Study: TechDB Create and Apply Strategy
- Exercise 10: User-Defined Tools
- Exercise 11: Add Tool to Tool Crib
- Exercise 12: Customize Technology Database