I gave fusion about 30 min of my time and it just felt clunky. The feature recognition will populate the toolpath as you have defined in your database so you don't have to manually create a bunch of toolpaths. Everything is based off of the tech database and the guidelines you give it.
HSMWorks well LOVE IT, but it is more of an experienced machinist CAM as there is no speed and feed, no feature recognition so you are more the driver than the software, but it is just a dream to program in.Seriously? Do you know Camworks? It doesn't "learn" anything.
The free version of SW CAM you cannot program in an assembly, full blown CAMWorks can and HSMWorks also HSMWorks well LOVE IT, but it is more of an experienced machinist CAM as there is no speed and feed, no feature recognition so you are more the driver than the software, but it is just a dream to program in. It also has a much better lathe than HSMWorks The big difference is that CAMWorks has a technology data base that give you speeds and feeds to the materials and cutters, learns how you program and uses feature recognition to help asses you part and put the most appropriate toolpath to it. What I'm getting at is, the benefits that CAMWorks advertises seem to be equal to those of HSM.the free version of SW CAM you cannot program in an assembly, full blown CAMWorks can and HSMWorks also CAMWorks had something like 7 options on their website, whereas HSM has 2 (not including 360). The only true difference I've noticed between them are the pricing tiers. They both have tabs right in Solidworks, I'm able to start programming directly from a SLDPRT file or assembly. I guess I don't see the difference between the integration of CAMWorks to that of HSM.
It gets a B+ in almost every area where some of the CAM software options have a solid F in one area, an A+ in another area, and Bs in the other areas.Thanks for the input Pete. I have found CAMWorks to be the best overall. They are all good it just comes down to what you like. I have used Mastercam, Gibbscam, Delcam, Fusion 360/hsmworks. I have trained a few people with little to no CNC knowledge very quickly and painlessly in camworks. I have had good success with it most people do not utilize the support CAMWorks resellers offer This is their mistake. I ended up sticking with CAMWorks.ĬAMWorks can do anything everyone is talking about including 5 Axis, Mill Turn, Lathe, etc. At one point I desperately tried to replace it and purchased a couple other software options due to not enjoying working with the reseller. At my previous place I used CAMWorks for about seven years. This is the second place I have used CAMWorks. We have around 40 CNC machines, mostly horizontals. I am a manufacturing engineer at a medium sized manufacturer. If you are looking to post a job opening, our only requirement is that you post the salary or hourly wage of the job posting. If you see a pic that isnt tagged please report. We are, by default an adult community but plenty of adults are squeamish. Be it machine gore or how you sliced your finger off on a bandsaw. Posting gory or gruesome pictures is totally fine. If you see this behavior taking place in a thread, please report it so that the moderation team can remove the offending posts. You don't have to like the way that someone else drills a hole, but there is absolutely no reason to personally attack, harass or insult another user. Have some pride in your specialty, and set your flair on the sidebar to declare your area of expertise!īe polite. Just remember to wash your hands before and after you go to the bathroom.įor anything tooling related, from belt grinders to Bridgeports to CNC programming.