Control. Monitor. Maximize Productivity. The Most Tested & Proven 5-Axis Machining Toolpaths in Your Shop Today! SolidCAM Sim5X offers a comprehensive suite of cutting strategies to handle complex geometries with precision. With its user-friendly interface and robust capabilities, Sim5X enhances productivity and delivers superior surface finishes for intricate parts. The Future of CAM
SolidCAM – Overview 2 Circular-segment cutters with barrel-, oval- and tapered geometry are being supported in SolidCAM Benefit from the most tested and proven 5-Axis machining toolpaths in the industry, with a user-friendly interface, collision checking and the most advanced control over all aspects of the toolpath: ù Wide variety of Simultaneous 5X cutting strategies ù Flow line cutting that produces a toolpath following the natural shape of the component ù Multi-surface finish machining keeps the tool normal to the surface (or with specified lead and lag) to achieve a smooth surface finish ù Advanced tool tilting control including direct control over side tilting and lead/lag angles ù Automatic collision avoidance strategies that assess each part of both the tool and holder ù Multi-axis rest roughing efficiently removes the remaining material of the larger cutter diameter used previously. ù Realistic full 3D machine simulation offering comprehensive collision and axis limits checking Flexibility and Control Each 5-Axis machining strategy provides sophisticated options for approach/link control and tool axis control. Link and approach moves are fully gouge protected and different strategies may be used depending on the distance of the link move. SolidCAM also provides options for control over lead/lag and side tilt angles to give complete control over the final toolpath. Collision Avoidance for Tool and Holder Collision avoidance is supported for both the tool and holder, and a range of strategies is offered for avoiding collisions. The Machine Simulation provides complete visualization of the gouge checking. Impeller Manufacturing SIMULTANEOUS 5-AXIS MILLING
www.solidcam.com 3 Multiblade Machining The Multiblade machining operation easily handles impellers and bladed disks, with multiple strategies to efficiently rough and finish each part of these complex shapes, which are being used in many industries. Port Machining With this 5X operation you can machine intake and exhaust ducts as well as inlets or outlets of pumps, in castings or steel blocks with tapered lollipop tools. Roughing and finishing operations can be quickly and easily defined and reliably simulated with complete collision control for the entire tool and holder. Contour 5-Axis Machining The Contour 5-Axis machining strategy tilts the tool along a chained 3D profile drive curve, while aligning the tool axis according to defined tilt lines, making it ideal for generating 5-axis toolpath for deburring and trimming. SWARF Machining With SWARF machining, the tool is tilted over to cut with its lateral surface. SWARF cutting utilizes the entire cutting length of the tool, resulting in better surface quality and shorter machining time. Multi-Axis Drilling The Multi-Axis Drilling operation uses SolidCAM’s automatic hole recognition and then performs drilling, tapping or boring cycles, at any hole direction, easily and quickly. All the advanced linking, tilting and collision avoidance strategies are available in this operation. Convert HSM to Sim. 5-Axis The Convert HSM to Sim. 5-Axis milling operation converts HSM 3D toolpaths to full 5-Axis collision-protected toolpaths. This maintains optimum contact point between the tool and the part, enabling the use of shorter tools for more stability and rigidity. Screw Machining This operation generates 4-Axis rotary roughing and finishing toolpath for screws using bull nose, ball nose or flat end mills. SolidCAM – The Solid Platform for Manufacturing
SolidCAM – Overview 4 Simultaneous 5X Edge Breaking After machining a CAM part, a burr can sometimes be found that have straight edges or non-tangent outer surface topologies. This occurs when the tool chips the metal off the edge, potentially compromising the functionality of the part, endangering the user due to its razor-sharp nature. Removing it is the best option. SolidCAM's Edge Breaking operation creates a deburring toolpath on the outer edges of a part geometry. The position of the tool relative to the edge is always the bi-vector between the two surfaces of that edge. ù Enables creation of a fully automatic toolpath by just selecting the part geometry. ù Additional features include Automatic Feature Detection, Linking, Lead-In and Collision avoidance. ù Ball mill cutters and quality geometry input (mesh) are required for the detection feature to work properly. Simultaneous 5X Edge Trimming SolidCAM's Edge Trimming operation efficiently machines parts that require edge trimming to get their final shape. This operation uses a highly automated algorithm to create a toolpath to trim the edge thin materials. ù Designed for the edge trimming of thin materials ù Position of the tool relative to the geometry can be defined by various options from only a 3-axis output to a more complex 5-axis output with different tool axis orientation options. ù Axial shift enables the tool to be engaged with a certain value into the material. ù Edge trimming can be automated or user defined, and offers a variety of corner handling functions to create a seamless toolpath. SIMULTANEOUS 5-AXIS MILLING
www.solidcam.com 5 2 3 1 Drag & Drop Templates One of the most intuitive and fastest ways of programming a part is to use SolidCAM´s Drag & Drop templates. These are ready-made templates that you can drag directly onto surfaces and holes. The templates can be created by the user directly from existing jobs and can be flexibly adapted at any time in a clearly structured database. Drag & Drop is available in a wide span of SolidCAM´s operations including 2,5D, iMachining, HSS, HSM etc. Grab operation template from template directory Drag the template to the face to be machined A new Operation is added to the CAM Manager operation tree and the toolpath will be calculated The new "Drag to Surface" function will create operations for all holes with the same coordinate system alignments. SolidCAM – The Solid Platform for Manufacturing DRAG & DROP AUTOMATION
SolidCAM – Overview 6 With the single-window integration, all machining operations can be defined, calculated and verified without leaving the SOLIDWORKS assembly environment. All 2D and 3D geometries used for machining are fully associative to the SOLIDWORKS design model. If you make any changes to your SOLIDWORKS model, all of your CAM operations will be automatically updated. SolidCAM + SOLIDWORKS is scalable for all CNC machine types and applications. The integrated CAD/CAM Solution, is available from SolidCAM, as a bundle-package. Major Benefits of SolidCAM seamlessly integrated in SOLIDWORKS: ù SOLIDWORKS look and feel through seamless single window integration – with full support for modern 4K displays ù Full associativity: toolpaths automatically update when the SOLIDWORKS model changes ù SolidCAM works in the SOLIDWORKS assembly mode to define fixtures, tooling and vices The complete, ‘Best-in-Class’ CAM Suite for Profitable CNC-Programming in SOLIDWORKS CAD INTEGRATION
www.solidcam.com 7 Customers rave about SolidCAM's integration in SOLIDWORKS Ɓ This approach shortens the learning curve for programmers, offers greater geometry editing and manipulation power to manufacturing and provides a common tool for supporting interaction between designers and machinists.” Ɓ If changes are made on the manufacturing side, we capture them on both the design side and the manufacturing side because SOLIDWORKS and SolidCAM are fully associative.” Ɓ The integrated approach facilitates discussion and resolution of manufacturing issues because everyone is working with the same model and modeler. We communicate issues and features a lot better working with an integrated system.” Ɓ The integrated approach has a lot of advantages, including saving time, accessing a single geometry file, and using the intelligence of our design data in a more efficient, systematic way.” Ɓ SolidCAM is the Swiss pocket knife for machining. With the modules for the 2.5D, 3D, simultaneous 5-axis machining and rotary milling, all daily machining tasks can be done quickly – from the complex drilling pattern to the most demanding 5-axis impeller. Program the part, simulate and off you go on the machine. The software delivers, what it has promised!” You Never Have to Leave the SOLIDWORKS Window! Ɓ Since loading the SolidCAM trial version integrated in SOLIDWORKS, I’ve been able to program complex parts and run them without concern. The machine seems to run smoother than before, cutters last longer and confidence levels are high. I am able to train others here to use SolidCAM with ease. The software is pretty self-explanatory and the tutorials are easy to follow.” Ɓ The tight integration with SOLIDWORKS makes my design-to-production life cycle easy and fast. The SolidCAM support team is rock solid. I do some pretty complex 4-axis production projects and SolidCAM handles them very nicely.” SolidCAM – The Future of CAM
SolidCAM – Overview 8 ABOUT SOLIDCAM With close to 40 years of experience in the development and support of SolidCAM, we have created the most powerful CAM solution that takes your CNC machines to maximum productivity. Founded in 1984, SolidCAM's strategy of integrating with the most popular CAD systems has created tremendous growth and established SolidCAM as the ultimate solution for integrated CAM systems. SolidCAM's Add-ins for SOLIDWORKS, Solid Edge and Inventor provide seamless, single-window integration and full associativity to their design models. OUR MISSION In today's world of manufacturing, productivity counts, and every CNC-machine must be utilized to the maximum. SolidCAM provides the ability to drive CNC machines in the most efficient and productive way. In 2011, we launched the revolutionary iMachining, taking the machining industry to a new level. Still today, the patented iMachining technology offeres tens of thousands of users unique, amazing benefits, including more than 70% faster machining times and dramatically increased tool life. In addition, iMachining's patented Technology Wizard guides machinists all over the world to perfect machining results on every single part. SolidCAM is the perfect solution for multi-tasking machining needs, with the ultimate in programming flexibility and configurability. With full channel synchronization, you can optimally program multi-turret THE SOLIDCAM ADVANTAGE ù Easiest-to-use CAM system with short learning curve ù Seamlessly integrated in SOLIDWORKS, Solid Edge and Inventor, with extensive import of all common CAD data formats ù Patented iMachining – amazing and unique technology ù The leading integrated CAD/CAM solution that can control the most complex Mill-Turn & Swiss-Type CNC-machines ù SolidCAM supports Hybrid Manufacturing – combining 3D Metal printing with CNC Manufacturing and multi-spindle operations, then watch SolidCAM's simulation of your part being machined in multiple stages. SolidCAM best supports Swiss-Type and MillTurn machines, including multi-channel synchronization. SolidCAM's large customer base spans across all industries including aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical, optics, energy, mold making, prototyping, and more. SolidCAM customers include Job Shops, medium size Engineering and Manufacturing companies, large Aerospace and Automotive companies as well as technical colleges and vocational institutions. We believe that the perfect CAM solution involves both, the best software and the best support. SolidCAM's technical and postprocessor support, appreciated by tens of thousands of our customers, is a core philosophy of our company and is routinely enhanced to provide maximum service to our customers. ABOUT SOLIDCAM
www.solidcam.com 9 ® SOLIDCAM TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS Our worldwide cooperation with a large number of leading suppliers of CNC machine tools, CNC controllers, cutting tools, tool holders, fixtures and clamping, as well as toolpath verification and tool data integrators, has great benefits for SolidCAM's large customer base. For a more complete listing, please visit www.solidcam.com SolidCAM – The Solid Platform for Manufacturing
Control. Monitor. Maximize Productivity. ƁMy personal goal was to be able to program all CNC machining operations consistently with a single CAM system. The biggest challenge here was to bring the Swiss-type lathes on board. Thanks to the extensive support provided by SolidCAM, that also worked out wonderfully!” Steffen Rudischhauser | Managing Director Rudischhauser Surgical Instruments & Implants Manufacturing GmbH | rudischhauser.com ƁWhat matters to us are the structure and quality of the generated CNC programs that go to the machine, as well as how quickly and easily they can be generated. The service at SolidCAM is unparalleled. The technicians have done a great job with the post-processors for our complex Bumotec machines. And if we ever have a problem, someone from the support team is immediately offering help. These days, that isn’t a given; it’s unique!" Stjepan Matacun | Production Manager Stuckenbrock Medizintechnik GmbH © 2025 SolidCAM Ltd. All brand names and trademarks are property of their respective owners. Errors and technical changes reserved. V141/02.25 www.solidcam.com ƁCNC programming with SolidCAM enables us to produce much more efficiently on our sliding headstock automatic lathes. Particularly when manufacturing prototypes, changes can be made directly on the model and strategies can be effectively adapted with reference to the CAD model. Checking for collisions or machine limits via the advanced machine simulation is particularly valuable for us. It enables us to check material removal, approach and retreat movements of the tools and if the tool clamping is correct. We effectively avoid programming errors and have experienced a substantial cost reduction." Waldemar Böshans | CAM-Programming DOPPKON GmbH & Co. KG | doppkon.de
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