The HRS Blog – SolidWorks and CAMWorks

It always comes down to cost. How many times have you been deprived of something because it’s just too expensive? On the design side, you always have to keep in mind how much your product is going to set you back, going from computer screen to an actual tangible product. Conversely, if you are on the side that’s going to be manufacturing that design, you probably don’t want to spend your entire day quoting out your clients’ projects, but actually spend some time building the part too!

Whichever side of the equation you fall under, SolidWorks Costing should have something to satisfy everyone. The best part about it is that it updates in real time and is extremely configurable. This means that as a designer, you can add or subtract features and have SolidWorks tell you the impact of your design change on the over-all cost per part; whether it’s a quantity of one, five, or 4000. If you have a cost target in mind, Costing lets you make decisions where you can choose what’s most important to you in your design, and you can nip and tuck until you achieve your goal.

Need to take your new product design to its full manufacturing potential? CAMWorks is your ultimate CAM solution for taking your 3D CAD models from concept to production. Hawk Ridge Systems now has a CAM solution for SolidWorks users. With our world renowned sales and support teams fully behind CAMWorks, customers can now have the same confidence our SolidWorks customers already enjoy. We’ll get you up and running in no time, with our goal of making you as productive as possible.