Onshape Introduces Onshape CAM Studio

Onshape introduces CAM Studio Beta to the Onshape platform, with AWS. This release represents a significant platform expansion, adding comprehensive manufacturing capabilities to PTC’s fully cloud-native product development solution, the company says.

Note: CAM Studio is currently in beta.

CAM Studio: From Model to Machine

CAM Studio adds manufacturing capabilities directly within the Onshape environment. This new workspace provides the tools manufacturing engineers and machinists need to transform designs into machine-ready geometry, according to Onshape.

Core Manufacturing Capabilities

In CAM Studio, there is support for 2.5-axis and basic 3-axis machining operations. The toolpath generation engine handles basic facing operations to complex adaptive clearing strategies.

Onshape has built a comprehensive post-processor, machine, and tool library that supports common machines and machining operations. For those needing more customization, you can create your own custom tools. CAM Studio also includes several simulation options, including a fully integrated machine simulation environment. These tools help you verify everything before sending it to the shop floor.

Manufacturing Process Control

Fine-tune cutting parameters based on your specific material and tooling requirements. Also, the stock definition system helps you visualize exactly how material will be removed with each operation.

You can experiment with different tools and cutting strategies. Once satisfied with your setup, generating G-code is straightforward, and the system maintains a clear connection between your CAD model and manufacturing operations.

While CAM Studio operations are limited to one user at a time within a workspace, all team members maintain access to view manufacturing data and related documentation.

Cloud Advances Manufacturing Workflows

The integration of CAM Studio with Onshape’s cloud architecture brings advantages to manufacturing processes:

Ease-of-Access

Since CAM Studio is fully integrated with Onshape, there’s no complex setup process to worry about. You won’t need to provision special hardware or manage software installations across your organization—if you can run Onshape, you can run CAM Studio.

Updates and maintenance happen automatically in the background, so you’ll always have access to the latest features.This is delivered through your browser, making CAM Studio instantly accessible from any workstation that meets Onshape’s basic system requirements.

Up-to-Date Design Information

When your design team updates a model, you’ll see those changes almost immediately. Our version control system tracks the design changes andyour manufacturing strategies as well, giving you a complete history of how parts evolve from concept to production.

Since everything runs in your browser, you can access your manufacturing data from anywhere with an internet connection.

For more on CAM Studio Beta, click here.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.