2.5Axis Milling:

Getting products to market faster, more efficiently and within budget is essential in today's machine shop environment. CAMWorks, which is fully integrated into SolidWorks, incorporates Machining Intelligence for Automation, a suite automates the generation of toolpaths based on a user-defined technology database. Hours of complex programming time are eliminated by using Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) to automatically define prismatic machinable features, while the technology database defines operations to automatically generate accurate toolpaths quickly.

2½ Axis Milling includes automatic roughing, finishing, thread milling, face milling and single point (drilling, boring, reaming, tapping) cycles to machine prismatic features.

• Machining algorithms use the latest toolpath and gouge protection methods.
• Cutting cycles provide fast, error-free toolpaths using ball, flat end mill, taper, corner round, thread mill and hog nose tools.