CAMWorks provides interactive wizards to define features that are not recognized automatically or features that need to be defined for your particular machining requirements. Die (pocket), punch (boss), open profile and punch perimeter features can be defined interactively. The 2.5 Axis EDM Feature wizard defines 2 Axis and 2 Axis with taper features. The 4 Axis EDM Feature wizard defines 4 Axis features with an equal number of segments on top and bottom curves or with multiple shared swing points. Sync curves can be defined automatically or interactively.

2 Axis Contour operations automatically generate rough, tab and skim cuts on 2.5 Axis features. Typically, this cycle would be used to cut a punch or die cavity. Optionally, CAMWorks can automatically generate toolpath passes that will cut both a die and punch at the same time.

4 Axis Contour operations automatically generate rough, tab and skim cuts on 4 Axis features.

Geometric Technologies’ proprietary TechDB™, a Microsoft Access database, is the intelligence behind the machining automation in CAMWorks. Using knowledge-based machining technology, TechDB associates operation parameters to the machineable features. When you generate operations, CAMWorks applies these settings automatically.