SOLIDWORKS CAM & CAMWorks Matrix

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CAMWorks is available in several bundles, depending on your needs. SOLIDWORKS CAM software is available in two different packages: Standard and Professional. SOLIDWORKS CAM is capable of any and everything a 2D system can do, along with 3 Axis Lite machining via Surface Cavity Roughing and Surface Finish Machining. Learn more about the features included in each version below.

There are a variety of options for CAM software, see our Complete Guide to Buying CAM Programming Software for more help finding the best integrated CNC programming solution for your applications.

Categories and Features

CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Pro
CAMWorks Milling Pro
CAMWorks Std
SWX CAM Pro
SWX CAM Std
2.5 Axis and Limited 3 Axis Milling

Feature-Based Machining with Feature Recognition

CAMWorks Premium
Feature-Based Machining with Feature Recognition is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Feature-Based Machining with Feature Recognition is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Feature-Based Machining with Feature Recognition is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Feature-Based Machining with Feature Recognition is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Feature-Based Machining with Feature Recognition is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Feature-Based Machining with Feature Recognition is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard

3 Axis Lite Machining, Roughing, Flat Area and Z Level

CAMWorks Premium
3 Axis Lite Machining, Roughing, Flat Area and Z Level is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
3 Axis Lite Machining, Roughing, Flat Area and Z Level is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
3 Axis Lite Machining, Roughing, Flat Area and Z Level is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
3 Axis Lite Machining, Roughing, Flat Area and Z Level is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
3 Axis Lite Machining, Roughing, Flat Area and Z Level is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
3 Axis Lite Machining, Roughing, Flat Area and Z Level is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Standard Features

NC Editor with Backplotting - Powered by CIMCO

CAMWorks Premium
NC Editor with Backplotting - Powered by CIMCO is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
NC Editor with Backplotting - Powered by CIMCO is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
NC Editor with Backplotting - Powered by CIMCO is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
NC Editor with Backplotting - Powered by CIMCO is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
NC Editor with Backplotting - Powered by CIMCO is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
NC Editor with Backplotting - Powered by CIMCO is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard

Integrated Tolerance Based Machining (iTBM)

CAMWorks Premium
Integrated Tolerance Based Machining (iTBM) is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Integrated Tolerance Based Machining (iTBM) is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Integrated Tolerance Based Machining (iTBM) is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Integrated Tolerance Based Machining (iTBM) is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Integrated Tolerance Based Machining (iTBM) is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Integrated Tolerance Based Machining (iTBM) is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard

Part Document Machining

CAMWorks Premium
Part Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Part Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Part Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Part Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Part Document Machining is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Part Document Machining is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard

Assembly Document Machining

CAMWorks Premium
Assembly Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Assembly Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Assembly Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Assembly Document Machining is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Assembly Document Machining is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Assembly Document Machining is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
4 and 5 Axis Positioning

Support for 4 and 5 Axis Positioning

CAMWorks Premium
Support for 4 and 5 Axis Positioning is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Support for 4 and 5 Axis Positioning is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Miling Professional
Support for 4 and 5 Axis Positioning is included in CAMWorks Miling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Support for 4 and 5 Axis Positioning is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Support for 4 and 5 Axis Positioning is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Support for 4 and 5 Axis Positioning is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing

Support for VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing

CAMWorks Premium
Support for VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Support for VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Support for VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Support for VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Support for VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Support for VoluMill 2.5 Axis Roughing is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
CNC Lathes

Support for Turning for CNC Lathes

CAMWorks Premium
Support for Turning for CNC Lathes is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Support for Turning for CNC Lathes is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Support for Turning for CNC Lathes is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Support for Turning for CNC Lathes is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Support for Turning for CNC Lathes is included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Support for Turning for CNC Lathes is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard

Two Turret Support

CAMWorks Premium
Two Turret Support is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Two Turret Support is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Two Turret Support is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Two Turret Support is not included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Two Turret Support is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Two Turret Support is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Rotary Milling

Support for Rotary Milling

CAMWorks Premium
Support for Rotary Milling is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Support for Rotary Milling is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Support for Rotary Milling is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Support for Rotary Milling is included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Support for Rotary Milling is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Support for Rotary Milling is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
3 Axis Milling - Advanced

Advanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilities

CAMWorks Premium
Advanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilities is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Advanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilities is not included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Advanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilities is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Advanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilities is not included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Advanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilities is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Advanced 3 Axis Roughing and Finishing Capabilities is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard

3 Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools

CAMWorks Premium
3 Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
3 Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools is not included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
3 Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
3 Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools is not included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
3 Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
3 Axis Undercutting with Standard and Custom Tools is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Mill-Turn

Mill-Turn Multi-function Machining

CAMWorks Premium
Mill-Turn Multi-function Machining is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning
Mill-Turn Multi-function Machining is included in CAMWorks Turning
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Mill-Turn Multi-function Machining is included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Mill-Turn Multi-function Machining is not included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Mill-Turn Multi-function Machining is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Mill-Turn Multi-function Machining is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Sync Manager for Synchronized Machining

Sub-Spindle Programming

CAMWorks Premium
Sub-Spindle Programming is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Sub-Spindle Programming is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Sub-Spindle Programming is not included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Sub-Spindle Programming is not included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Sub-Spindle Programming is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Sub-Spindle Programming is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
CAMWorks Virtual Machine Standard

G-code Machine Simulation

CAMWorks Premium
G-code Machine Simulation is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
G-code Machine Simulation is included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
G-code Machine Simulation is not included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
G-code Machine Simulation is not included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
G-code Machine Simulation is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
G-code Machine Simulation is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
4 and 5 Axis Simultaneous Milling

Multi Axis Machining

CAMWorks Premium
Multi Axis Machining is included in CAMWorks Premium
CAMWorks Turning Professional
Multi Axis Machining is not included in CAMWorks Turning Professional
CAMWorks Milling Professional
Multi Axis Machining is not included in CAMWorks Milling Professional
CAMWorks Standard
Multi Axis Machining is not included in CAMWorks Standard
SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
Multi Axis Machining is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional
SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard
Multi Axis Machining is not included in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard

Additional Resources

SOLIDWORKS CAM Data Sheet

SOLIDWORKS CAM

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