What’s new 2025 with SOLIDWORKS CAM

With SOLIDWORKS 2025, there are some new options and enhancement to SOLIDWORKS CAM add-in. Let’s take a look at the updates for what’s new 2025 with SOLIDWORKS CAM.

Contour Mill Toolpaths That Machine from Bottom to Top

New in SOLIDWORKS CAM 2025, is the ability to have your finishing passes go from the bottom to the top of the feature. This is especially useful on tapered surfaces and when you want to control where the two surfaces meet.

The default behaviour has the toolpath step down from the top. If you go to the Operation Parameters dialog box and check the new option: Bottom to Top, the toolpaths move in reverse order.

Automatic Feature Recognition of Turn Features

In a turning environment with SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional, there is always had automatic feature recognition, but it was all or nothing. In SOLIDWORKS CAM 2025, you can now control which features are recognized just like in a milling environment.

If you have custom tooling for complex interior bores or macros for parting operations, you can turn these features off and set them only to manual recognition. You can even set up revolve profile or planar section profile as the default setting.

Dockable Legends for Toolpath Simulations

Lastly, there is a quality-of-life feature update for your toolpath simulation environment. Sometimes the Show Difference legend can be in an inconvenient place for a simulation inspection. Now, you can click and drag the window so that you don’t have to move your entire viewport.

Should you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our support team.

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