With SolidCAM every CNC machine can be safely controlled Having one unified CAM package that will run all of his CNC machines ( Milling, Mill-Turn, Swiss) will greatly simplify the programmers' jobs.Īt the end of the day, it was superior software and technical support that won the day and the business for us, something he wasn’t comfortable he would get with Fusion 360.He is starting out simple, but this opens up a new realm of possibilities of what can be produced on his machines. One of the driving factors in getting CAM for the Swiss machines was the ability to engrave the company's name on their parts. This was fine for basic parts but was a serious limiting factor when it came to more advanced operations. The customer was hand programming his Swiss machines.

Scott Neil was able to walk the prospect through a 5 axis part that was cut on the machine, further proving the level of support and software functionality of SolidCAM.

SolidCAM was able to provide him with a more robust 5 axis product that allowed him full control over the tool path and index alignment. The customer spent many hours with Autodesk support and looked on web forums, with no real solution on how to fix the issue.

When using Fusion360, the programs that were generated would always put the table between the operator and the part, so visibility was lost.

Here are some of the technical issues Greg Payton and Erik Forwith unearthed when they were onsite to finalize the Swiss post: He also quickly noticed how robust our software was when compared to Fusion. We also demoed SolidCAM on his part and were able to answer every question he gave us 'on the fly'. Kevin Rankl helped me with the demonstration and the prospect quickly realized he was dealing with a company that spoke his language and who he would be comfortable working with. Being a long-time Solidworks user he was intrigued by our integration along with the fact that we worked with complex mill-turn and Swiss.

The owner also had a Tsugami Swiss machine (BO326-III) that they were programming by hand, along with a Tsugami Mill-Turn (M08SY) and he quickly realized that Fusion didn’t have the horsepower necessary to work with these more complex machines so he went shopping. The gentleman said it wasn’t bad but he wasn’t a big fan. I engaged with a prospect where they were using Fusion 360 to program for a 5 Axis Haas VF-2.

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