CAMWorks is embedded in SOLIDWORKS as a fully integrated module. CAMWorks is a virtual machining tool designed to increase your productivity and efficiency by simulating machining operations on a computer before creating a physical product. The CAMWorks Tutorial Training Class and Course will help you learn the core concepts and steps used to conduct virtual machining using CAMWorks. I doubt they want to stay with Gibbs.CAMWorks Tutorial Training Class and Course Parent company will evaluate Camworks (via a demo by me), and decide if they want to go with it, or seek a 3rd package. I'm not real anxious to change, but would if there was a distinct advantage worth going through all the stuff that it takes to start up a new package. Although I went though a lot of labor pains initially, it now does what I need it to do, and since I've been using for 9 years, I'm pretty comfortable with it. Don't know the extent of their work, but I do 2.5X mill, some 3X surfacing, 4X VMC rotary, 2X lathe, and mill/turn with subspindle. They say they don't really like GibbsCam very well. We use Camworks, parent company uses GibbsCam. What our company is looking in to is going to one common CAM package among the divisions.

Another tedious task, but once done, you're good. Posts are bad, but aren't they in most packages? I've already tweaked mine so they work well. And yes, it takes a while to get the Tech Database (tools and strategies) the way you like, but once you do it works pretty well. Yes, it's quirky, but it seems like many packages are in their own way. Right now, we're using Camworks 2015, and have used it since 2006.

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