stenews Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hi guys, may be my question can sound to you pretty much easy answer: Can I use and work with SolidCam without havinfg SolidWorks installed? I'll more than a thank to you for any advice Stefano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidWorksEngineer Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 simple answer: NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 yes you can BUT you need another cad application. The only thing you get if you open the program as a stand alone is the feature tree. It will run in Acad and Inventor if i remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenews Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 @SolidWorksEngineer thanks for your answer @shift1313 hi mate, when you say: ...It will run in Acad and Inventor if i remember rightdo you mean that it'll be integrated in AutoCad?I mean, I need AutoCad to draw the solid and later than I can export it to SoildCam to simulate the manufacturing...? Am i right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I remember when i first got SolidCAM 08 i still had acad, inventor and SW on my computer. When i opened Acad to do something with a dxf i had a SolidCAM menu at the top. I never tried to machine anything from there but i believe when you open solidcam you can use the geometry in ACAD. So the feature tree is a stand alone floating window but its still running with acad. http://solidcam.co.uk/products/CADIntegration.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenews Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 @shift1313 Thanks, now I get you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 let us know if/how it works out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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