Solid Edge CAM Pro
Delivering CNC machine tool value
Benefits• Get the most out of your tools
using the latest manufacturing
techniques• Maximize shop floor efficiency
with a single unified CAM system• Work directly with Solid Edge parts
and assemblies, maintaining
associativity• Low cost of ownership, easy todeploy, learn and use
Features• Scalable solutions offer wide-ranging capabilities, including turning,
milling and feature-based
machining• Tutorials, templates and wizards
simplify use

Summary
Solid Edge® CAM Pro software, a capable,
proven computer-aided manufacturing(CAM) solution from Siemens, features arich set of tools to help you finish the jobright the first time. Solid Edge CAM Pro isa modular, flexible configuration ofnumerical control (NC) programming
solutions that allows you to maximize thevalue of your machine tools. Designedwith Solid Edge users in mind, CAM Pro
provides powerful NC programming witha low total cost of ownership and is easy
to deploy, learn and use.
Powerful, yet easy to use
Solid Edge CAM Pro helps manufacturers define and execute a wide range ofmanufacturing processes, including

milling, turning and feature-based
machining, with comprehensive
machining simulation.
Solid Edge CAM Pro delivers accurate
and efficient manufacturing processes
working directly with Solid Edge parts
and assemblies. Sending files from Solid
Edge to CAM Pro is as easy as one click,and the data retains associativity so that
late-stage design changes can be easily
incorporated into the manufacturingplan.
An intuitive, modern user interface (UI),easy-to-follow tutorials, built-in templates and wizards make Solid Edge CAM
Pro remarkably easy to use. Consistentnavigators manage key elements while
dialogs provide graphical help andinstant feedback in the graphics area.
Templates are used extensively throughout the system to capture and re-apply
methods, geometry, setups, operations
and tool selections. Built-in wizards andthe ability to create custom wizards take

• Tight integration with Solid Edge
Mechanical Design, launch with
one click• Postprocessing, including searchable, online database of
downloadable postprocessors• Machine simulation, featuringmachine-code-driven motion

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Solid Edge CAM Prothe user to the next level of automatedinteraction. Easy-to-follow tutorials canhelp users initially learn the powerfulsoftware and can be revisited later as arefresher.
Full range of capabilities
Avoid the need for (and the cost of)multiple CAM systems in the machine
shop with Solid Edge CAM Pro. The scalable solution offers a wide range of indepth NC programming capabilities,
providing flexibility and maximizing thevalue of your investment.
Drilling – addresses drilling, reaming,boring, tapping, peck drilling and custom cycles. Automated hole making isavailable with the feature-based
machining options.
2.5-axis milling – 2.5-axis roughing
patterns can be applied based on basic
boundary data or solid geometry.
Zig-zag, offset, and plunge milling are
examples of the toolpaths provided,and high-speed roughing toolpaths
such as trochoidal are available.
Feature-based machining functions
automate the identification andprogramming of slots and faces.
Turning – a complete solution that iseasy enough to use on simple programs
and capable enough to tackle your toughest geometry in multi-spindle, multi-turretapplications. The system can work withsolids, wireframe or 2D profiles.
3-axis milling – for roughing, rest
milling, semi-finishing and finishing ofcontoured surfaces, with a complete setof milling strategies to address thechallenges of complex geometry. This
capability includes additional functions,
including adaptive roughing, needed forhigh-speed machining.
Wire EDM – a complete solution forprogramming 2- to 4-axis wire electricaldischarge machining (EDM) machines.
A range of wire operations is available,including multi-pass profiling, wire
reversing and area removal
Synchronization – a graphical meansof displaying an unlimited number ofchannels, with scrolling code in a choiceof formats, time displays and with functions to add wait and sync codes. The
synchronization manager, very usefulfor today’s complex mill-turn and turnmill machines, is directly linked to theinternal postprocessor and runs fromposted output for the greatest accuracy.
Machining simulation – to avoid tying
up a machine in unproductive proveouts, the integrated machine tool simulation provides a more complete
simulation than most systems with its
machine-code-driven motion.
5-axis milling – CAM Pro offers highly
flexible 5-axis programming functions
combining highly automated elements
for tedious tasks such as geometry
selection and detailed user control forroughing and precise machining. 5-Axis
Roughing allows for greater efficiency
and longer tool life when machining
complex geometry
Tool path visualization and editing
You can stay confident with built-in tool
path visualization and material removal
verification tools. Integrated collisionchecking identifies any possible problems. You can also make fast changes totool path results with graphical editing
tools and protect your edits by locking
tool paths from future re-calculations.
No need for third-party visualization or
machining simulation software.

Postprocessing
CAM Pro has a comprehensive postprocessing capability that allows posts to behandled easily. You can edit and fine tune
existing postprocessors with our included
interactive post builder application oreven build a postprocessor from scratchusing post builder templates. In addition,
you can use included sample posts or
download posts from Post Hub, a searchable, online database of postprocessors.
Included with Solid Edge CAM Pro, thePost Hub library enables a streamlined
process to generate production-ready
CNC programs for your applications.
Post Hub lets you access more than
1,100 postprocessors directly from CAM
Pro and download them to your workstation. The extensive online postprocessor library enables you to program awide range of milling, turning andmulti-function machines. It includes
postprocessors for many machines andcontrollers, including DMG MORI, Haas,Makino, Mazak, and Okuma.
Shop documentation
You can produce HTML setup documentswith the included shop doc capability.
Product manufacturing information (PMI)
is transferred along with geometry datafrom Solid Edge to Solid Edge CAM Pro.
That makes it easy for the NC programmers to design the manufacturing plan
according to the engineer’s specifications.

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Solid Edge 2.5-Axis
Bundle SE425

Solid Edge 3-Axis
Bundle SE430

Solid Edge 5-Axis
Bundle SE445

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Solid Edge Foundation
3D Printing Preparation
STL, 3MF and OBL Export
3D Printing Service Access
Gateway and CAM Base
Industry translators
Assemblies
Toolpath Visualization and Material Removal
Graphical Toolpath Editing
Post Processing
Post Builder and Post Configurator (Basic License)
Post Hub
Shop Documentation
Work Instruction Authoring
Planar Milling
Face Milling
Feature Based Machining
Cavity Milling
Z-level Profiling
Probing
3+2 Axis Positioning
Fixed Axis Area Milling
Flow Cut for Valley Rest Milling
Streamline Milling
Cut Between Levels for Semi finishing
Nurbs and Spline Output
Facet Machining
Adaptive Clearance Strategy
Sequential Milling for User Control
Variable Axis Surface Milling
Contour Profiling for Swarf Cutting
3-to-5 Axis Milling (Tilt-Tool)
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Optimized with Solid Edge, CAD
neutralOptimized when integrated with Solid
Edge Mechanical Design, CAM Pro canalso be used independently of any specific CAD system. Key industry translators can read data from practically any
CAD system, including Siemens
Parasolid® software, IGES, DXF and STEPand JT formats. In addition, you cansave data in all these formats, plus STL,
and maintain a high level of associativity regardless of the geometry source.
Last minute revisions are easily
accounted for, in many cases, only
requiring tool paths be regenerated.
Extending value
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable,
easy to deploy, maintain and use software tools that advance all aspects ofthe product development process mechanical and electrical design, simulation, manufacturing, technicaldocumentation, data management andcloud-based collaboration.

At the heart of the Solid Edge portfolio
is Siemens Parasolid software, the mostwidely used computer-aided geometricmodeling kernel in the industry.
Parasolid enables the creation and modification of digital 3D models and delivers 100 percent 3D model compatibility
between product development applications such as design, simulation andmanufacturing.
Minimum system configuration• Windows 10 Enterprise orProfessional (64-bit only) version
1809 or later• 16 GB RAM• 65K colors• Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
• 8.5 GB of disk space required forinstallation

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