cam works productdemo
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
www.teksoft.com Machining Intelligence for Automation
CAMWorks
Simple… Powerful… Productive!
www.teksoft.com
Company HistoryCompany History
• Founded in 1981• First PC Based CAD/CAM System• First to use a Graphical User Interface• Over 30,000 Seats Installed Worldwide• CAMWorks was introduced in 1997• First SolidWorks® Certified Gold Product for
Manufacturing/CAM Software• Acquired by Geometric Software Solutions Limited –
January 2005
www.teksoft.com
TekSoft Software SolutionsTekSoft Software Solutions
• TekSoft develops and markets Windows based CAD/CAM software products for use in the metalworking industries. Founded in 1981, TekSoft is a market leader in PC based manufacturing products that are easy-to-learn, easy-to-use and extremely productive.
• TekSoft sells its products through 140 resellers in 40 countries and has an installed base of over 30,000 licenses. Customers include the mold-making, aerospace, computer, and automotive industries, among others.
www.teksoft.com
TekSoft Software SolutionsTekSoft Software Solutions
• Listening to the industry enables TekSoft to identify enhancements needed by its customers, and an aggressive development schedule allows its customers to have the opportunity of keeping up with the latest advancements in technology.
• TekSoft's ongoing, systematic dialogue with customers and distributors is an important source of ideas for new products and enhancements.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
www.teksoft.com
Geometric Software Solutions Ltd.Geometric Software Solutions Ltd.
The company is head quartered in Bombay, India and has wholly owned subsidiaries in the USA and Singapore and a branch office in Germany. The Singapore subsidiary, Geometric Software Solutions Pte. Ltd., has a branch office in Japan. The Geometric scrip is traded on both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in India.
(US$ 38 million for the 2004-05 fiscal)
www.teksoft.com
Geometric Software Solutions Ltd.Geometric Software Solutions Ltd.
• Software Engineering• Focus: CAD / CAM / CAE• Pioneers In Feature Recognition Software
www.teksoft.com
GSSL Partners GSSL Partners
www.teksoft.com
Geometric Software Solutions Ltd.Geometric Software Solutions Ltd.
Mission Statement:
"Customer Satisfaction through World Class PLM Solutions Delivered with Passion"
www.teksoft.com
SolidWorks®SolidWorks®
• SolidWorks® is a Dassault Systems Company (NASDAQ: DASTY)
• Products are sold through a network of resellers in 100 countries
• 400,000+ Seats Worldwide• 4,500 academic institutions
• training nearly 1 million students each year• US$ 180 million for the 2004 fiscal year
www.teksoft.com
SolidWorks®SolidWorks®
SolidWorks® Mission:
“To unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development.
“
www.teksoft.com
CAMWorks Integration into SolidWorks®CAMWorks Integration into SolidWorks®
• CAMWorks offers true knowledge based machining capabilities.
• CAMWorks offers true associative machining.
• Automatically accommodates changes to the part model.
• Eliminates time consuming CAM system rework due to design updates.
www.teksoft.com
Integration into SolidWorks® means:Integration into SolidWorks® means:
• You never have to leave SolidWorks® to generate toolpath.
• CAMWorks uses the same SolidWorks® geometry to generate toolpath.
• Time-consuming file transfers are eliminated.
www.teksoft.com
Ease of useEase of use
• CAMWorks uses the familiar SolidWorks® interface.
• The CAMWorks trees are similar to the SolidWorks FeatureManager design tree.
• Online help, an Installation and Quick Start Guide.
• The tutorials are provided electronically in Adobe PDF files.
www.teksoft.com
Automatic and Interactive Feature RecognitionAutomatic and Interactive Feature Recognition
• CAMWorks is a feature-based machining CAM system.
• Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) automatically recognizes many prismatic features including tapers.
• Interactive Feature Recognition (IFR) wizard .
www.teksoft.com
Automatic Feature Recognition CAMWorks MillAutomatic Feature Recognition CAMWorks Mill
Rectangular BossRectangular Slot
Rectangular Slot
Multi-stepped Hole
Rectangular Corner Slot
Circular Boss
Ob-round Pocket
Irregular Pocket
Ob-round Boss
Countersunk Hole
Counter-bore Hole
Irregular Boss
Irregular Corner Slot
Fillets and Tapers
Hole
www.teksoft.com
Automatic Feature Recognition CAMWorks TurnAutomatic Feature Recognition CAMWorks Turn
Face
OD Profile
Groove Rectangular OD
Groove Rectangular Face
Cut off
Groove Half Obround Face
Groove Generic OD
Generic ID
Groove Rectangular ID
ID Profile
Groove Half Obround ID
www.teksoft.com
Automatic Feature Recognition CAMWorks EDMAutomatic Feature Recognition CAMWorks EDM
D Tapered Die
Circular Tapered Die
D Die
Irregular Die
Irregular Tapered Die
Ob-round Die
Rectangular Die
Ob-round Tapered Die
Rectangular Tapered Die
Open Profile
Circular Die
Open Tapered Profile
www.teksoft.com
Steps to Generate ToolpathSteps to Generate Toolpath
www.teksoft.com
KNOWLEDGE- BASED MACHININGKNOWLEDGE- BASED MACHINING
• TechDB is the intelligence behind the machining automation in CAMWorks.
• The tooling, cutting conditions, and operation defaults are associated with the features defined by AFR.
• The toolpath is then calculated.
• TechDB are fully customizable.
www.teksoft.com
MillingMilling
Assembly Mode
• 2½ Axis Milling• 3 Axis Milling Level I • 3 Axis Milling Level II• Assembly Mode• 4/5 Axis Simultaneous
www.teksoft.com
TurningTurning
• Automatic Feature Recognition• 2 Axis Turning • 4 Axis Turning• Sub-Spindle Support
www.teksoft.com
Wire EDMWire EDM
• 2.5 Axis • 4 Axis Contour • Automatic and Interactive
Feature Recognition. • Contour Cycles• Cutting Condition
Database.
www.teksoft.com
Mill - TurnMill - Turn
• C-Axis OD (OD Free, Wrapped) • Y Axis OD (OD Fixed) • B-Axis OD • Face Milling (Fixed, Free)• Sub-Spindle Support
www.teksoft.com
CAMWorks Product DemoCAMWorks Product Demo