I spent all day yesterday watching Youtube videos and trying different things with no luck. This is a simple task for the other systems I've used. I want to mill around the perimeter with 2 roughing passes and 1 finish pass. I have a model that is 17.5' long by 11.5' wide and 1.355' thick. I could go on with more issues but I will get to my question. You let the system blast out an operation plan and tool path then you have to go back and edit everything to get what you want. So far I find feature based cam systems to be not streamlined. I'm trying to learn SolidCam by watching Youtube videos, but most are not 2020, and 2020 is different than 2018. Where I work now we have Feature Cam, (not a fan) and with Solidworks 2020 I have SolidCam 2.5D. I think this is the result of the product being relatively new in the U.S. Searching the forums, I've seen a few comments about SolidCAM needing better support in the US. I am also a total believer that this industry needs to adopt integrated CAD/CAM solutions the productivity benefits are simply too great to ignore. Actually is has more functionality than I expected. It also seems to have very high integrity -things just seems to work as advertised and no show-stoppers yet. My transition to SolidCAM has been pretty smooth. I completed SolidCAM training in Seattle, and I've been working in SolidCAM as diligently and rigorously as I can. Let's put our heads together and share information so we can maximize our productivity.

I desire to learn all the ins and outs of using SolidCAM in the real-world. That is, my goal in this forum is purely technical. I'm not here to sell anything, but rather to join in the discussion and hopefully help and learn from other SolidCAM users. I previously worked for 13 years with Mastercam (if you used Mastercam, you might know me as the reseller covering the San Diego/Baja area, and author of the Mastercam Handbooks).

I am a new SolidCAM distributor covering KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, and southern OH, IN.

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