CAMWorks 2014 Whats New

Whats new in CAMWorks 2014

View and Compute the Canned Cycle Start Position
Create Turn Feature from Model Faces
Improved associativity of the turn features defined from
Sketches
Simplified Interactive Turn Feature Creation
Application of SolidWorks Filters to simplify Turn Feature
Creation
Provision to override Turn Feature Extents at Operation
Level
Improvements to the Sub spindle operation
Stock Manager now available in Property Manager UI
Machining Threading operations using Groove Inserts
Support for Holders in Turn Single Point Tools
Auto Setting for Turn Cored Stock
Change in name of the Machine Node
Change in name of the Example Turn Machines
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Whats new in CAMWorks 2014

Use Work-in-process model for Simulation
Provision to view Tool vectors for toolpaths during Step
Through
Access to CAMWorks Tutorials
Change in name of all Insert commands and dialogs
from Insert to New
Change in location of the Edit Definition command on
the context menu
Preview Window in Create Tool/Holder utility
Functionality to configure CAMWorks License from
within CAMWorks
API Macro to create a multi surface feature from the
faces having a particular color
License Improvements to Preserve User data
Saving commercial mode files in Educational or Demo
versions
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Canned Cycle Start/End Position

Provide the ability to compute the canned cycle start point based on the stock
and to override the automatically computed turn canned cycle start position

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Create Turn Feature from Model Faces

Simplify entity selection for defining turn feature by providing a
new functionality to define turn feature from model faces
Improved associativity because the segments are associated
with the faces

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Improved associativity of the turn features

defined from Sketches
Associate turn feature segments with the sketch segments so
that turn feature gets rebuilt properly
Previously, the turn feature would fail to rebuild if any of the
segment start or end did not match with the new profile. For the
features defined from the sketch, this will not be the case and
the features will get rebuilt successfully

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Turn Feature Definition Ease of Use

Button to delete all selected entities in the Insert Turn Feature
and Edit Turn Feature dialogs
Simplify the process of interactively creating a Turn feature by
eliminating the accidental selection of unintended SolidWorks
entities
In the Part Profile method is Plane Section, the SolidWorks filter
Filter Faces ensures that only turn model faces are selected.
In the Part Profile method is Revolved Section, the SolidWorks filter
Filter Vertices ensures that only turn segment entities are
selected.
For turn features defined from open or closed sketches, the
SolidWorks filter Filter Vertices ensures that only turn segment
entities are selected.

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Provision to override Turn Feature Extents at

Operation Level
Enables changing the Turn Feature Extents at the Turn Operation level in addition to the existing functionality of defining Feature extents at the Feature level
Defining the Turn Feature extents will be available on the Feature Options tab of the Operation Parameters dialog for the following Turn operations:

Face Rough
Face Finish
Turn Rough
Turn Finish
Bore Rough
Bore Finish
Rough Groove
Finish Groove
Turn Threading

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Improvements to the Sub spindle operation

Few of the sub spindle commands were missing and were not
organized properly

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CAMWorks 2014

Changes

Spindle Axis Control

(formerly Spindle on/off/lock)
will have following options
Engage Milling Mode
Disengage Milling Mode
Lock
Unlock
Synchronize Spindles will have
following options
Speed synchronization for
Turning
Phase synchronization for
Turning
Turn off synchronization
Mill C-Axis synchronization
Turn off Mill synchronization
Spindle speed will have an
option to turn off the spindle

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Stock Manager now available in Property

Manager UI
Provides better access to the viewable graphics view area.
UI looks native to SolidWorks

Turn Stock Manager

Mill Stock Manager

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Stock offsets for Turn Stock

Similar to Mill, Turn bar stock can be defined from offsets
Makes it easy to define the stock
Improved associativity because of offset definition

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Machining Threading operations using Groove

Inserts
Enables machining of threading operations using Groove inserts
Using Groove inserts facilitates machining of square threads

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Holder for Point-to-Point tools in turning

Holders similar to mill holders are not available for the tools in
Turning

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Automatic update of Turn Stock Strategy

Automatic update of Turn Stock Strategy based on core
diameter
When the user tabs out of the Core Dia control with a value > 0.00, the
Strategy will automatically be set to Cored
When Strategy is set to Solid, the Core Diameter value will be set to 0.00
If Core Diameter == 0.00, the Strategy can be set to Cored if required

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Change in name of the Machine Node

The Format of the machine node is changed from Machine name to
Machine[<Machine name>]
This will help in identifying the node, especially during the support
calls/mails
Examples:

Mill-in renamed to Machine[Mill-in].

Mill-in 4ax renamed to Machine[Mill-in 4ax].
Turn-in renamed to Machine[Turn-in].
Turn-in 4ax (2+2) renamed to Machine[Turn-in 4ax (2+2)].
Mill/Turn-in renamed to Machine [Mill/Turn-in].
Mill/Turn-in 4ax (2+2) renamed to Machine[Mill/Turn-in 4ax (2+2)].
Wire EDM Mode-inch renamed to Machine[Wire EDM Mode-inch].

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Change in name of the Example Turn Machines

The default names of the Turn machines are confusing. It needs
to be changed as per the industry name.

Turn-in Turn - Single Turret

Turn in 4ax (2 + 2) Turn Twin Turret
Mill/Turn in Mill-Turn Single Turret
Mill/Turn-in 4ax (2+2) Mill-Turn Twin Turret

Turn mm Turn - Single Turret

Turn mm 4ax (2 + 2) Turn Twin Turret
Mill/Turn mm Mill-Turn Single Turret
Mill/Turn-mm 4ax (2+2) Mill-Turn Twin Turret

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Use Work-in-process model for Simulation

Option to use work in process model when the simulation is
invoked on an operation or a setup node
If <SHIFT> is pressed while invoking the Simulation command
on an Operation or on a setup node then the user will be shown
a dialog to use WIP model as a stock

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View Tool vectors for toolpaths during Step

Through
Option to view tool vectors for toolpaths when Step Through
Toolpath command is executed
Useful for 5-axis toolpath

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Access to CAMWorks Tutorials from CAMWorks

Facilitates easier access to CAMWorks Tutorials while CAMWorks is
running within the SolidWorks/ CAMWorks Solids application
Currently, the CAMWorks Tutorials can be accessed from the Start Menu
of the Windows taskbar by selecting
Start>>Programs>>CAMworks201x>>Manuals, but hardly anybody
goes to Start Menu as CAMWorks does not have any EXEs

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Change to CAMWorks Commands

Change in name of all Insert commands and dialogs from
Insert to New
For example

Insert Group renamed to Create Group

Insert 2.5 Axis Feature renamed to New 2.5 Axis Feature
Insert Part Perimeter Feature renamed to New Part Perimeter Feature
Insert Multi Surface Feature renamed to New Multi Surface
Feature
Insert Wrapped Feature renamed to New Wrapped Feature
Insert Turn Feature renamed to New Turn Feature
Insert Profile Feature renamed to New Profile Feature

Context Menu (RMB Menu) rearranged for consistency

Edit definition is always the first command
Properties moved downwards

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Preview Window in Create Tool/Holder utility

Preview shows the tool shape that will get created
Improved interactions
Automatic file name
Dialogs remembers the type of tool (Mill/Turn) created

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License Configuration from Within CAMWorks

Launches easy to use dialog when license is not detected.

Remembers last license type used and guides accordingly.

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API Macro to create a multi surface feature from

the faces having a particular color
An example, but fully functional macro that shows hot to create
a Multi Surface Feature from the faces having a particular color.
Macro path and name is
C:\CAMWorksData\CAMWorks2014x64\API\API_Samples\Mill_Feat
ures\DefineMultiSurfaceFeature_FaceColor.swp

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License Improvements to Preserve User data

Once a file is opened in CAMWorks, the CAMWorks data present
in this file will be saved in the same mode (Commercial/
Educational, etc.) in which it was originally opened.
Commercial data will not get converted to Demo or Educational
mode

CAMWorks data saved in commercial mode cannot be saved in

Demo or Educational mode

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