MechSoft support staff helps users of all levels with Milling module for every CAM product.
If you venture to MecSoft’s homepage, you get the sense that this Irvine, Calif.-based producer of CAD/CAM software really wants to help existing and potential customers with any problems or issues regarding any of its products. That was the idea behind CAMJam 2015, a video series that was designed to help schools, machine shops and others who use any of its products—including RhinoCAM, Visual3DPRINT, freeMILL, VisualCAM-Mill for SOLIDWORKS, VisualNEST and VisualCAM-Turn for SOLIDWORKS.
And why not try it out? It counts Apple, 3M, NASA, Adidas, GM, Intel, Suzuki and Panasonic among its customers. These users stretch across many industries, including advanced manufacturing, tooling, robotic milling, tool and die, mold making, music, rapid prototyping, automotive, aerospace, woodworking and education.
If you’re new to CAM, MecSoft offers a variety of webinars, on-demand training, classroom training and self-training options. You can also schedule an online demo with a MecSoft engineer.
Besides all of this, the company decided to create a video series called CAMJam 2016 MILL to help with as many aspects of the MILL 2016 module’s functionality as possible. Over 80 instructional videos are included along with a PDF catalogueto understand which video may be the right place to start. It also comes with all of the source part files referenced in the 80 videos.
The videos cover a lot of material, starting with the basics. Learn how to setup 2016 MILL User Interface Machine in one video and watch the “What’s New” segment which discusses all the new features.
You can check out a video to learn about stock and geometry considerations for 2½-axis, 3-, 4- and indexed 5-axis setups. Understand machining strategies a bit more with a video about every 2-, 3-, 4- and indexed 5-axis machining strategy. There are new 2½-axis roughing strategy videos. You can learn about setting up custom tool libraries and how to create user-defined form tools for custom 2½-axis profiling operations.
You get the idea. CAM in general and software like 2016 MILL can be difficult to understand and a video series like CAMJam can help understand how to do things like using 3-axis machining regions and controlling geometry more effectively. Simulating, editing and viewing different toolpaths operations can be challenging, depending on your level of experience.
Small machine and job shops in particular need ways to maximize the benefits of every CAM software they purchase. Having a video series like CAMJam 2016 MILL available to search through can only help you save time (and therefore money), maximizing the ability of your shop-floor.
