資料介紹

CAMWorks®采用加工智能化是一款最先進的CAM編程軟件，可以使得您的產品更快上市，更加有效率，並保證您的預算。CAMWorks代表了由實體模型到加工模型的下一代一流 CNC 編程解決方案。

CAMWorks 是SolidWorks® 認定的加工/CAM軟件黃金產品，為公眾認可的SolidWorks設計軟件提供了先進的加工功能。作為SolidWorks第一款CAM軟件，提供了正真的基於知識的加工能力。CAMWorks 在自動可加工特征識別 (AFR) 以及交互特征識別 (IFR)方面處於國際領先地位。CAMWorks 提供了真正跟隨設計模型變化的加工自動關聯，消除了設計更新後重新進行編程上的時間浪費。

與 SolidWorks集成，CAMWorks可以讓用戶做到:
采用CAMWorks加工樹和命令，保持SolidWorks按鈕點擊的風格，刀具軌跡的生成無須離開SolidWorks的環境。
采用SolidWorks 同一幾何模型生成刀具加工軌跡，保證加工零件與創建的零件模型的唯一性。
完全消除采用IGES和SAT文件格式進行文件轉換時的時間浪費。

CAMWorks 模塊可以進行各種打包和組合。

可選加工模塊
2.5軸, 3軸, 4和5軸預定位
4和5軸聯動銑削
2和4軸車削
旋轉銑削
2和4軸線切割

每個模塊提供了一個先進的切削策略的集合，具有自動加工丶時間節約的特點。

特點

使用容易
CAMWorks® 采用用戶熟悉的 SolidWorks® 界面，因此學習容易並使用方便。 CAMWorks樹與SolidWorks 特征管理器設計樹相似。樹上的項目可以如SolidWorks相同操作過程進行壓縮丶展開丶重命名以及移動。 在線幫助丶安裝和快速啟動指導以及教程可以幫助您快速生成加工軌跡。教程是以Adobe PDF電子文件的方式。

最小投入
CAMWorks 是一個基於特征的 CAM 系統，可以提供自動識別多種加工特征的能力。自動特征識別 (AFR) 分析實體幾何模型，並區分銑削特征，如孔丶槽丶凹腔以及凸台，車削特征如外圓丶表面丶槽以及割斷，線切割特征如模腔等。無論采用哪種CAD系統創建的特征，AFR均可識別。

對於不能自動找到的特征或需要特殊定義加工的特征，可以輕松通過交互特征識別(IFR) 向導來完成。
可加工特征定義之後，用戶可以利用CAMWorks中的加工自動化生成操作。加工操作包括粗加工丶精加工丶鑽孔等。操作關聯可加工特征。

自動化和控制智能化
幾何技術公司創新的TechDB™ (工藝數據庫) 可以顯著降低生成加工策略和加工過程的時間。采用基於知識的加工技術，數據庫與加工關聯，操作策略和加工參數與特征關聯。當生成操作的時候，CAMWorks會自動應用這些設置。在TechTB中基於知識的規則可以完全支持您企業實際的情況下客戶化設置，由此進一步提升了自動化加工的能力。

CAMWorks在自動化方面促進了時間的節省，但您在任何時刻都可以采用手動交互方式進行加工操作。

加工仿真
CAMWorks 提供了完整機床的真實仿真，使得檢查刀具與零部件之間的碰撞成為可能。仿真可以在實際三維模型下顯示刀具的軌跡。可以創建完整的機床包括達到5軸的刀具配置丶加工限制等。圖像可以在仿真過程中進行操作，由此可以從不同角度提供近距離的表示和視圖。

CAMWorks2012新增功能

CAMWorks 2012對車削及多軸銑削功能進一步增強。大量的改進工作使得編程更加容易丶簡單。

在車削方面，可選擇STL文件作為車削或車銑復合的毛坯。在管理毛坯對話框，可以為車削或車銑復合選擇STL文件的毛坯。此毛坯文件可以用於刀具路徑的生成和模擬。

CAMWorks 2012在多軸加工方面有很多改進功能。增加了旋轉刀具路徑的功能選項。在剩余粗加工中忽略細小輪廓等。

此外，在銑削丶工藝數據庫丶線切割等方面都有功能改進。

CAMWorks2012支持SolidWorks2012以及2011。此外CAMWorksSolids2009以及2010可以運行於XPProfessional, Vista 以及Windows 7的32位丶64位系統。











Geometric Limited, a leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Global Engineering Services and Offshore Product Development (OPD) solutions and technologies, announced the release Service Pack 2.0 solids-based CNC programming solution, CAMWorks 2012, with support for SolidWorks 2012, as well as improvements to enable faster and easier programming, and to produce more efficient tool paths for improved machining productivity.

“We constantly strive to meet the requirements and changing needs of our users, while also ensuring they benefit from the latest technology advancements for machining. Moreover, providing them with the newest version support for SolidWorks, reinstates our commitment towards always making CAMWorks ready to be paired with the latest upgrade in their design CAD package”, said Bruce Wiener – Director, R&D for CAMWorks.
Some of the improvements in functionality and ease-of-use in CAMWorks 2012 include:

Support for SolidWorks 2012

- Feature recognition performance and recognition improvements
- Version 4.0 of VoluMill with the new Non-Concentric Milling technology that reduces cutting-tool loads, and evacuates chips more effectively, thereby increasing the tool life
- Reduction in the time taken to save the files containing a large number of tool path moves
- Ability to add new tools into the TechDB from within CAMWorks
- Shaded display of Contain and Avoid areas Turn roughing operations now support user defined inserts

About CAMWorks

CAMWorks is the first Gold Partner CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) solution designed exclusively to operate in SolidWorks. CAMWorks runs within SolidWorks, or as part of a cost?effective CAD/CAM package that includes CAMWorks Solids, an integrated solid modeler.

What's new and fixed in CAMWorks 2012 SP2.0:
About Geometric

Geometric is a specialist in the domain of engineering solutions, services and technologies. Its portfolio of Global Engineering services and Digital Technology solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) enables companies to formulate, implement, and execute global engineering and manufacturing strategies aimed at achieving greater efficiencies in the product realization lifecycle.


CAMWorks System Requirements


There are 2 versions of CAMWorks 2012:

32-bit version: CAMWorks 2012 runs in the 32-bit versions of SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2011 and SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2012 on Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher (32-bit or 64-bit version), Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions (32-bit version) and Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions (32-bit version).


64-bit version: CAMWorks 2012x64 runs in the 64-bit versions of SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2011 and SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2012 on Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher (64-bit version), Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise editions (64-bit version) and Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions (64-bit version).

Because CAMWorks runs within the SolidWorks environment, the system requirements are basically the same as for SolidWorks:

RAM

1GB
Recommended: 6GB or more

CPU

Platform: Intel® and AMD® processors
Intel® Pentium® 3, AMD Athlon™ and Athlon XP CPU's are not supported. CPU must support SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 ), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2 for more details.

Video

A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver. For a listing of tested and certified graphics cards and driver combinations visit the SolidWorks website

Other

Mouse or other pointing device
DVD drive - to install from the CAMWorks 2012 DVD
CAMWorks License/Security Dongle - required only when using a hardware device for license/security (one for each CAMWorks license purchased)

Network

Microsoft's Windows Networking environment
Novell networks and non-Windows based network storage devices are not tested or recommended

Required Software

Microsoft Access® 2003, 2007 or 2010


Note: These requirements also apply to running CAMWorks in CAMWorks Solids.