Bosses can be defined by faces, edges, or closed, non-intersecting sketches.Īllowable operations: Contour Mill, Thread Mill HoleĪ Hole is a round recess to a depth or through the stock using point-to-point tools. SOLIDWORKS CAM distinguishes between Rectangular, Circular, Irregular, and Obround shapes.

Corner slots can be defined by faces, edges, or closed, non-intersecting sketches.Īllowable operations: Rough Mill, Contour Mill BossĪ Boss is a raised area of material to be cut around. SOLIDWORKS CAM distinguishes between Rectangular and Irregular shaped corner slots. SOLIDWORKS CAM will identify the open sides and allow the tool to travel beyond the edges of the feature on the open sides to ensure the geometry of the feature is fully cut. Slots can be defined by faces, edges, or closed, non-intersecting sketches.Īllowable operations: Rough Mill, Contour Mill Corner SlotsĬorner Slots are recessed areas with two sides open to the air. SOLIDWORKS CAM will detect the open side and allow the tool to travel beyond the edge to ensure the feature is fully cut. Pockets can be defined by faces, edges, or closed, non-intersecting sketches.Īllowable operations: Rough Mill, Contour Mill, Thread Mill, and all Hole Machining Operations SlotĪ Slot is a recessed area with one side open to air. The tool will stay within the edges of the feature. Open pockets can be defined by faces, edges, or closed, non-intersecting sketches.Īllowable operations: Rough Mill, Contour Mill PocketĪ Pocket is a recessed area where none of the sides are open to air. This is similar to a face feature but includes islands/ bosses or an area that you want to work around. Face features can be defined by faces, edges, or closed, non-intersecting sketches.Īllowable operations: Rough Mill, Contour Mill Open PocketĪn Open Pocket is an area to cut that is open on all sides. SOLIDWORKS CAM moves the tool parallel to the selected face past the boundaries of the feature. Related Video > SOLIDWORKS CAM and CAMWorks: What's New in 2021 Face FeaturesĪ Face Feature is an open area to be cut using a Facemill.

In this article we'll cover the following 10 SOLIDWORKS CAM features as well as their allowable operations:

Let's take a tour through the feature types and allowable operations used by SOLIDWORKS CAM. The core of SOLIDWORKS CAM is its feature recognition engine, but these features are not the same extrudes and revolves we are used to with SOLIDWORKS.

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