{"id":6395,"date":"2020-06-04T16:51:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6395"},"modified":"2020-06-04T16:51:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:51:16","slug":"expanding-your-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/expanding-your-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding Your Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SOLIDWORKS 2020<\/strong> includes capabilities that will <strong>expand your reach<\/strong> with CAD-centric workflows by <strong>enhancing mesh body utilization<\/strong> and adding new features to <strong>SOLIDWORKS CAM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>SOLIDWORKS 2020<\/strong> you can now <strong>edit, remove<\/strong> and <strong>add<\/strong> certain features directly on <strong>imported mesh files<\/strong>. No need to spend time translating it to a solid model first! With <strong>SOLIDWORKS 2020<\/strong>, front-end work with imported mesh files offer simple workflows for reverse engineering, shortened paths to <strong>Additive Manufacturing<\/strong>, and extended collaboration with industrial design tools.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zoomLink cboxElement\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/1-EXPANDING-YOUR-REACH-mesh.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26670 size-full colorbox-26668\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/1-EXPANDING-YOUR-REACH-mesh.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you think about the back-end of the design workflow, the first thing that comes to mind is probably <strong>CAM<\/strong>. Verifying manufacturing steps is extremely valuable and it gets <strong>even better<\/strong> in <strong>SOLIDWORKS CAM 2020<\/strong>, with the <strong>probe tool<\/strong>. Machinists typically use a probe on a CNC mill to automatically find <strong>fixture coordinates<\/strong> and <strong>measure finished features<\/strong>. <strong>SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional 2020<\/strong> incorporates <strong>probes<\/strong>, which <strong>speeds up setup<\/strong> and <strong>improves part quality.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zoomLink cboxElement\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2-EXPANDING-YOUR-REACH-CAM.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26671 colorbox-26668\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2-EXPANDING-YOUR-REACH-CAM.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SOLIDWORKS 2020<\/strong> is focused on doing more than just CAD design. <strong>Mesh body editing<\/strong> and the <strong>probe tool<\/strong> in <strong>SOLIDWORKS CAM<\/strong> help you become more efficient throughout your engineering workflow, from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2020\/05\/expanding-your-reach.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOLIDWORKS 2020 includes capabilities that will expand your reach with CAD-centric workflows by enhancing mesh body utilization and adding new features to SOLIDWORKS CAM. 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