![]() The third axis remains at a fixed depth, only changing the depth once the X and Y axes have stopped moving. Whilst most CNCs are at least 3 axis, ie they are able to be controlled in an X direction, Y direction, and a Z direction, the method used to cut parts typically involves only moving 2 of these axes at one time, usually XY. It simply refers to the way the machine motion cuts the material. “What’s this 2.5 axis you talk of?” I hear you ask. So what are we looking at here? Well, SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard is a 2.5 Axis CAM package that’ll generate toolpath on SOLIDWORKS part files and produce CNC code (G-code) for a CNC mill, waterjet, plasma or router. What is the Difference Between SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard and Professional? ![]() So fire up your SOLIDWORKS and check on the SOLIDWORKS CAM add-in from the Tools>Add-Ins menu. Well lucky for you, the kind folks at SOLIDWORKS give you a CAM system with every seat of SOLIDWORKS on subscription. You want to get some of that alpha-numeric gibberish created without so much as straining a pinkie. And let’s not forget, it means tying up the machine and being stood in the cold shop. ![]() And you’ve quickly realized that conversational programming is about as fun as explaining to your wife why she must park on the street and why your kid needs to get a job because their college fund is ‘invested’ in a big box in the garage. You’ve jogged it around, loaded up the hand-written g-code that you spent all of Sunday night writing, double checking, and testing… without crashing…much. You’ve taken the garage door off, cut a hole in the roof, broke your back in 5 places and dropped a thousand bucks into a curse jar but you’ve got your machine in its final resting place. ![]() So you’ve done it…you’ve sunk your life’s savings (or should that be wife’s savings) into a CNC.
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