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The True SolidWorks速 Experience Designed from the ground up to work inside SolidWorks and will
working with Autodesk速 HSMWorks and will be able to create
benefit from the unmatched 2D and 3D CAD capabilities of providing a
high-quality toolpaths within minutes. New users knowledge gained to
logical extension of the parametric SolidWorks SolidWorks mechanical
the CAM process, resulting in improved design quality and reduced
design solutions and quickly extend any assembly environment into
product development time.
the CAM world. Experienced SolidWorks users will feel right at home
HSMWorks integrates directly into the SolidWorks速 3D design software offering a single user interface for both CAD and CAM
Best in Class Toolpaths HSMWorks is designed to generate the smoothest toolpaths possible
HSMWorks includes all of the conventional machining strategies
resulting in reduced machining time, improved surface quality, less
including parallel, contour, pocket, scallop, radial, spiral and pencil
tool wear and extended machine tool life.
familiar to most CAM users. HSMWorks takes these strategies further by generating smooth linking moves that reduce machining time and
HSMWorks features innovative toolpath strategies, like Adaptive Clearing, that typically reduces roughing time by a factor of 4 or more compared to conventional roughing, and increases tool life by as much as a factor of 10 depending on material hardness. 1
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increases tool and machine tool life.
Multi-Core / Multi-Processor Support True 64-bit Application
HSMWorks utilizes the latest technologies including native 64-bit support for users of the 64-bit version of SolidWorks resulting in superior performance, especially when working on large or complex designs.
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HSMWorks takes advantage of multiple cores to dramatically reduce the toolpath calculation time
Distributed CAM
HSMWorks is designed to take advantage of the latest workstation
The HSMWorks Distributed CAM server enables users to
technologies including 4 - 24 core systems. Multi-processor/multi-
respond even faster to design changes, by automatically utilizing
core support dramatically speeds generation of complex toolpaths
idle PCs on the local network to reduce toolpath calculation time.
and is beneficial not only when generating multiple operations or
Distributed CAM is automatically used by HSMWorks when
rebuilding complex parts after a design change, but also when
installed on selected PCs and requires no additional setup or
generating a single toolpath.
interaction from the user.
Users are able to continue working inside SolidWorks while toolpaths are calculated in the background due to HSMWorks' advanced task manager capabilities.
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SolidWorks速 3D Design Software SolidWorks 3D design software can help you design better products
an intuitive, heads-up user interface that significantly increases design
faster. When you have an idea for a great product, SolidWorks gives you
efficiency. SolidWorks improves user productivity by automatically detecting
the tools to design it in less time and at lower cost. SolidWorks features
and resolving modeling challenges that typically frustrate new users.
SolidWorks速 gives you the tools to get it right on-screen, saving the time and cost of physical prototyping and remanufacturing
The fastest, easiest way to create and modify 3D part geometry Mechanical CAD Capabilities Instant3D is the fastest, easiest way to create and modify 3D part
SolidWorks 3D design software helps design better products faster
geometry. Simply click and drag to precisely create, resize and
using built-in sheet metal, weldment and mold design tools. Model
section features. As you ready your design for production, use
advanced surface features and complex shapes. Improve the aesthetics,
DimXpert to create accurate 2D drawings (or drawingless data) to
ergonomics, and usability of product designs. The Freeform feature
ensure manufacturing has all the information needed to fully understand
makes creating new geometry, or importing and manipulating new
the design intent.
surfaces, easy and intuitive.
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Work Simpler, Smarter, and Faster
Get it right on-screen
Mold Design Tools
SolidWorks gives you the tools to get assemblies right on-screen,
With SolidWorks, you can import part geometry in IGES, STEP,
saving the time and cost of physical prototyping and remanufacturing.
Parasolid®, ACIS®, and other formats to begin your mold designs. Create, validate, and execute your mold designs and reduce manu-
Mate components by picking individual surfaces, edges, curves, and
facturing errors with a complete range of tools and checks, speeding
vertices. Create mechanical relationships between components.
the design of cores and cavities, assembly features, and lip and
Conduct interference, collision, and hole alignment checks. Link the
groove features.
motion of pulleys and sprockets. Automatically assemble fasteners and accompanying hardware, automate the assembly of commonly used components, appropriate hardware, and required features, and use MateXpert to fix conflicts such as over-constrained components.
Data Translation Easily import and use existing data, as well as data from external sources. SolidWorks includes translators that support DWG, DXF®, Pro/ENGINEER®, IPT (Autodesk Inventor®), Mechanical Desktop®, Unigraphics®, PAR (Solid Edge®), CADKEY®, IGES, STEP, Parasolid, SAT (ACIS), VDA-FS, VRML, STL, TIFF, JPG, Adobe® Illustrator®, Rhinoceros®, IDF, and HSF (Hoops) formats.
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A Truly Integrated CAM Solution for SolidWorks速 HSMWorks is designed from the ground-up to run only within
high-quality toolpaths within minutes. New users benefit from the
SolidWorks and built on a modern software architecture. Our total
unmatched 2D and 3D CAD capabilities of SolidWorks mechanical
focus and commitment to SolidWorks allows us to provide the best
design solutions and quickly extend any knowledge gained to the
CAM experience inside SolidWorks. Experienced SolidWorks users
CAM process, resulting in improved design quality and reduced
feel right at home working with HSMWorks and will be able to create
product development time.
Seamless
Engine Engine
Manufacturing Manufacturing Im Im
Engine Engine
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SolidWorks design software helps you design better products faster
Seamless Workflow Experience from Design to Manufacturing Defining machining geometry and parameters by selecting entities directly from the SolidWorks model, enables HSMWorks to maintain full associativity between the SolidWorks model and machining operations so any changes to the model are automatically reflected in the toolpath. Late design changes no longer mean missing delivery deadlines or introducing last-minute programming errors.
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Full Associativity Between the Model and Machining Operations
Workflow
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HSMWorks is designed from the ground up to work inside SolidWorks
Key Advantages of HSMWorks: Instant association with the CAD model No data translation errors Fewer files to manage Superior CAD tools Lower training cost Superior machining flexibility 6
2D / 2½D Milling 2D machining can range from the very simple to the very complex. HSMWorks includes all the tools you need for precise control over all aspects of 2D machining, including lead in/out and transitions between passes.
Pocketing Pocket toolpaths machine closed areas with and without islands. Entry can be selected anywhere on the model and set for plunge, ramp, or at a pre-drilled position. The special high-speed option creates smooth toolpaths that allow for maximum tool engagement, significantly higher feedrates, and reduced machining time and tool
Contouring Use HSMWorks to easily machine 2D and 3D contours. Control lead-in and lead-out with or without tool compensation. Choose multiple roughing and finishing passes and multiple depth cuts for any contour. Machine open and closed contours without creating additional geometry and eliminate sharp motion with corner smoothing.
Facing
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Drilling
Drilling and Hole Making Facing Pocketing Adaptive Clearing Contouring
Simply Powerful 2D Machining
Drilling and Hole Making HSMWorks includes powerful tools for generating drilling, counterboring and tapping operations. All operations are optimized to minimize tool travel and overall cycletime. Both standard and customized cycles are supported for all point-to-point operations, including spot-drilling, deep drilling with chip break, and boring cycles.
Drill Wizard Using the HSMWorks Drill Wizard simplifies complex drilling operations by analyzing part geometry to automatically identify holes for boring, counterboring and tapping.
Complete control over every aspect of the toolpath
Adaptive Clearing
Pocketing
Contouring
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3D Milling HSMWorks stands for High Speed Machining. The main goal of High Speed Machining is minimizing run time. Other factors, including surface quality and tool life, are also important. HSMWorks toolpaths are optimized to address all these factors by reducing cycle times, improving surface quality, and extending tool life.
Best-in-class 3D Strategies HSMWorks strives to generate the shortest and smoothest toolpaths possible, resulting in reduced machining time, improved surface quality, less tool wear, and extended machine tool life. In addition to the traditional pocket clearing strategy, HSMWorks features the innovative Adaptive Clearing strategy that typically reduces the roughing time by 40% or more and increases the tool life by as much as a factor of 10 depending on the material hardness. Finish paths follow the part faces to create the final part shape. Many machining strategies are available to suite the part topology. HSMWorks provides superior finish machining technologies that incorporate smooth/tangent lead in/out moves to keep the tool moving in a smooth motion, reducing machine wear and tool marks.
Scallop
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Parallel
Pocket Adaptive Clearing Contour Parallel Pencil Scallop/Constant Stepover Spiral Radial Horizontal Clearing 3+2 Machining
High Speed Machining for Everybody
Define all relevant tool parameters in the HSMWorks tool library
Manage tools and holders with the HSMWorks tool library
Tool Library
3+2 Machining
Tool information can be specified directly using the HSMWorks
All 2D and 3D strategies support 3+2 machining (5-axis positioning) by
tool library or imported from 3rd party tool databases. Production
rotating the part or the head of the machine tool through a combination
documents, including a tool list, are automatically generated and
of A, B, or C axis motions. Create 3+2 operations by simply selecting
can be exported in a number of different formats including
a work plane for the operation. HSMWorks takes care of the rest by
HTML, XML, Excel and Word documents.
finding the most efficient rotations to orient the part. Once positioned, all machining strategies are available. Tools and holders are gouge protected for all strategies that normally support this feature.
Adaptive Clearing
Pencil with multiple steps
Contour
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Multi-Axis Milling HSMWorks seamlessly integrates multi-axis simultaneous machining
advanced technology best suited to the aerospace and automotive
into its milling and mill/turn environment using the same intuitive
industry. HSMWorks improves production machining by breaking
approach to toolpath programming found in our 2D/3D machining
down this barrier and making multi-axis machining accessible to
strategies. Multi-axis machining has traditionally been regarded as an
everybody.
3D Toolpath Tilting Many parts contain deep cavity areas and small radii that need to be machined with small diameter tools. With HSMWorks these areas can be machined effectively by automatically tilting the tool and holder away from the workpiece, allowing the use of shorter tools to reduce vibration and deflection.
Multi-axis Simultaneous Machining HSMWorks offers a number of multi-axis strategies that provide the programmer with a productive solution for easily creating highly efficient multi-axis toolpaths with advanced collision control for the most complex 3D models.
Flow Swarf Multi-Axis Contour Tilting 3D Toolpath
Multi-axis Swarf
3D Parallel with Tilting
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Turning Whether you are looking for a CAM system to help you improve
your multi-axis machine tools, HSMWorks helps with our intuitive
your productivity with traditional turning operations like roughing,
approach to creating high quality turning toolpaths.
grooving or finishing, or you want to start taking full advantage of
Traditional Turning HSMWorks features all the traditional turning toolpaths, including facing, roughing, using either canned cycles or expanded toolpaths, grooving, drilling and profiling. For drilling and hole making, choose between pre-programmed machining cycles and canned cycles, or use a combination of both.
Twin-Turret, Sub-Spindle and Mill/Turn* HSMWorks supports programming twin-turret and twin-spindle lathes using all of the traditional turning operations. Mill/Turn operations are supported when combined with the HSMWorks 2D or 3D milling option.
Facing Roughing Profiling
Grooving Drilling Parting
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Roughing
2D Adpative Clearing
ID Roughing
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Additional Features in HSMWorks HSMWorks features integrated simulation and verification tools,
by the user or reseller to generate NC code for any CNC control. The
allowing the user to inspect generated toolpaths directly in relation to
advanced NC code editor included with HSMWorks can be used for manual
the SolidWorks model. The advanced post processor can be customized
editing, g-code verification, and transfer of the generated CNC programs.
Post Processors No CAM system is complete without a post processor that produces ready-to-run code tailored to your machine, control, and programming
Stock Simulation
style. HSMWorks uses a flexible, open, and exceptionally fast post processor to perform this critical task.
The integrated stock simulation allows the user to see the stock being
The HSMWorks post processor is based on the standard JavaScript
removed and automatically checks for shaft and clamp/fixture
programming language, allowing on-site customization by customers and
collisions. The resulting stock model can be inspected by coloring
resellers, resulting in a significant reduction of the post development time.
the surface by tool number, and the model sliced to inspect different sections through the model.
HSMWorks comes with numerous generic post processor configurations. Each post processor is customizable to the user's specific requirements.
Using the target part comparison feature rest and gouge areas are
Our aim is to produce 100% ready-to-run code for your machine.
highlighted using different colors. 3+2 machining is supported and multiple toolpaths can be verified in a single operation.
Tool Lists, Setup Sheets, etc. Production documents, including tool lists and setup sheets, are automatically generated and can be exported in a number of different formats including HTML, XML, Excel, and Word documents. Production documents are generated by the advanced HSMWorks post processor for a high degree of flexibility and user customization.
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Fanuc Heidenhain Haas Hurco MillPlus Okuma Siemens Yasnac and many more....
Simulate, Verify, Post Process and Transfer
Toolpath Simulation After generating a toolpath the user can inspect the result with the integrated backplot and inspection tool. Controls include simulation speed and direction, visibility and translucency of tool, shaft, tool holder, and coloring of rapid moves, lead moves, and cutting moves. Use the advanced analysis tool to measure distances or dynamically view all vital information about tools, feed/speed, estimated machining time etc. 3+2 machining is supported, and multiple toolpaths can be inspected in a single operation.
Machine Simulation* Machine simulation detects collisions and near-misses between all machine tool components such as axis slides, rotary tables, turrets, spindles, tool changers, fixtures etc. HSMWorks uses a SolidWorks model of your machine tool to detect potential collisions, making it easy to modify or build new machine configurations directly inside SolidWorks.
HSMWorks Edit HSMWorks includes HSMWorks Edit for inspecting and manually editing NC program files. HSMWorks Edit provides a number of CNC code specific functions including line numbering/renumbering, XYZ range finder and file compare. HSMWorks Edit features a DNC link for reliable RS-232 communications with a variety of CNC controls.
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For more information visit www.hsmworks.com Evaluating HSMWorks Existing SolidWorks users can request a fully functional trial version of HSMWorks at www.hsmworks.com/evaluate.
HSMWorks is available in three versions: HSMWorks for SolidWorks HSMWorks Standard
Software Requirements Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. (64-bit versions supported). SolidWorks 2008 or newer (HSMWorks for SolidWorks only).
HSMWorks Professional HSMWorks for SolidWorks is available for customers who already have SolidWorks, and functions as an add-in in any existing SolidWorks 2008 or newer installation.
Hardware Requirements 1GB of main memory. 2 GB or more is recommended, especially if working with complex parts.
HSMWorks Standard includes SolidWorks Part Modeling. HSMWorks Professional includes SolidWorks Part Modeling, Drawings and Assemblies.
Intel or AMD CPU. Multi Processor and Dual/Quad/Six core CPUs will be utilized when calculating toolpaths. A mouse with 3 or more buttons and a scroll wheel is recommended. Internet access is recommended.
Reseller
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