Available only in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
Note: Inventor CAM requires Inventor. If you don’t have Inventor, you can download a free trial.
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Download 2.5-axis CAM for milling and drilling applications in Inventor or SOLIDWORKS and start cutting parts today.
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Turn your ideas into machined parts using a familiar interface
Inventor® CAM software simplifies the machining workflow with CAD-embedded 2.5-axis to 5-axis milling, turning, and mill-turn capabilities.
Inventor CAM overview video (1:33 min.)
Inventor CAM is available only in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
The Product Design & Manufacturing Collection provides the tools you need for the design and manufacturing of your products. The collection includes:
- Inventor
- Inventor Nesting
- Inventor Tolerance Analysis
- And more
Inventor CAM features
Adaptive clearing
Reduce roughing time by a factor of 4 or more compared to conventional roughing and increase tool life. (video: 3:43 min.)
2.5- and 3-axis milling
Create toolpaths with powerful technology, such as 3D adaptive clearing, and the industry’s most complete package of finishing toolpaths. (video: 1:49 min.)
4- and 5-axis milling
Simultaneous 4- and 5-axis features for machining complex models include tilt, multi-axis contour, and swarf. (video: 1:52 min.)
Turning and mill-turn
Improve productivity with traditional turning, facing, grooving, and boring functions. Includes support for live tooling mill-turning. (video: 2:10 min.)
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AnyCAD in Inventor
Design changes in the source CAD system get automatically updated downstream in drawings and toolpaths.
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Waterjet, plasma, and laser cutting
Generate 2D profile cutting paths quickly with the ability to add all contours in the same plane, add tabs, and specify quality settings.
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Probing
Automatically avoid collisions between your part and tool holders during CNC calculations.
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Tool holder avoidance
Multiprocessor/multicore CPU support reduces toolpath calculation times, especially on large or complex designs.
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Slope machining
Control cutter engagement by using slope angles to minimize tool deflection and improve finish.
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Stock and toolpath simulation
See stock being removed, and check for shaft and clamp/fixture collisions.
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CNC output edit
Perform common text edits to NC program files.
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Analysis tools
Measure distances or dynamically view vital information, such as feed/speed and estimated machining time.