U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0324
TOPIC: SolidWorks CAM Feasibility
IMPORTED: 2026.05.21

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: We currently have Solid Works 2025 with CAM features but have 3 guys using MasterCAM and such to program machines. with the correct setup in Solid Works could we get away with using only Solid Works

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USER MESSAGES:
1. We currently have Solid Works 2025 with CAM features but have 3 guys using MasterCAM and such to program machines. with the correct setup in Solid Works could we get away with using only Solid Works

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Short answer: yes, potentially — but it depends heavily on what machines you have, how complex your parts are, and how standardized your workflow is. From what you’ve described about your company (waterjet, weldments, fabrication, sheet metal, routing/process-driven workflow), you are actually in one of the better industries to make [embedded media omitted] work effectively. The biggest question is: Are your Mastercam guys doing mostly 2.5-axis production machining, or are they doing advanced multi-axis/toolpath work? Where SOLIDWORKS CAM works REALLY well For fabrication shops like yours: - Plate parts - Waterjet profiles - Simple milling - Drilling - Hole patterns - Pocketing - Basic prismatic parts - Weldme…

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- *Are your Mastercam guys doing mostly 2.5-axis production machining, or are they doing advanced multi-axis/toolpath work?
- Plate parts
- Waterjet profiles
- Simple milling
- Drilling
- Hole patterns
- Pocketing
- Basic prismatic parts
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