The SOLIDWORKS CAM user interface closely follows the above process. These commands will be discussed in greater detail in future articles.
A Set-up options
B Program generation commands
C Options to add operations interactively
D Technology Database Options
E Options for defining features to be extracted when using (AFR)
F CAM Feature Tree – Shows extracted features
G CAM Operations Tree – Edit or add operations interactively
H CAM Tool Tree – Editing current Tool Crib SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard licenses are available to all SOLIDWORKS Subscription Service customers using SOLIDWORKS 2018 or higher.[td]
Features
SOLIDWORKS CAM
Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM
Professional
General Features
AFR – Automatic Feature Recognition – Holes
AFR – Automatic Feature Recognition – Pockets, Boss
AFR – Automatic Feature Recognition – Turn
KBM – Knowledge Based Machining
Automatic Recognition of Multiple Setups
Indexing of the 4th & 5th axes including tombstone
Sorting of the Operations
Toolpath Simulation
Step Through Simulation
Tolerance Based Machining – C# macro
Assembly Machining
CAMWorks Configurations
Stock and Work in Process Models
Setup Sheets – XML, XMLT, MDB
e-Drawings Publisher
Universal Post Generator (UPG) Ancillary applications installed separately
CAMWorks Library Features (supports only 2.5x features)