Our ' Shop Floor Simulator' enables the Machinist to see a full simulation of the CAM Part, see the Tool table list with full details, to understand the clamping, the home positions, and to see the simulation, before running the G-code on the CNC machine.No changes to the CAM Part are allowed.īoth products are available in SolidCAM2020 SP5 and SolidCAM2021 SP1.īoth Shop Floor Editor and Shop Floor Simulator can be run stand-alone or inside SolidWorks.

In the Shop Floor Editor all CAM functions are available for edit: Milling, Turning, Mill-Turn, iMachining., and post-processing. Instead of receiving just G-code, the machine operator of the sub-contractor can receive the CAM part, check, do minor changes and simulate the process, before machining – thus understanding it better or making edits if needed. SolidCAM is used by a company who “outsources” their machining to a sub-contractor. The CAM programmer is new to machining or has less experience than the Machine operator - the Shop Floor editor gives shop-floor personnel the flexibility to make minor changes, more suited to a specific application and CNC machine. He opens the CAM Part, opens the operation from the tree, changes the step-over parameter, re-calculates, simulates the new changes, and outputs a new G-code. increase or decrease the step-over for a pocket. The operator wishes to make a minor change e.g. The Machine Operator is working on a different shift from the CAM programmer or the CAM programmer is not available to make changes. change step down or change the tool speeds and feeds, re-calculate the operation, check the simulation, post-process the new G-code, right by the CNC machine. This Editor gives shop-floor people full control to edit programs and operations e.g. The “ Shop Floor Editor” is designed to be used on the shop floor, to enable editing of programs created by the SolidCAM programmers it does not allow geometry changes. SolidCAM offers the “ Shop Floor Editor” version, that enables the machine operator to Open existing CAM parts, Edit them, if needed, Simulate them, and Re- Generate G-code for the CNC machine.

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