Alibre CAM Comparison
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This page details the differences between the Alibre CAM product levels. Alibre Design Standard, Professional, or Expert is required to use any version of Alibre CAM.
Alibre CAM |
Alibre CAM Standard |
Alibre CAM Professional |
Alibre CAM Expert |
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Learning and ease of use |
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Fully integrated with Alibre Design |
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Easy, streamlined user interface |
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Automatically updating tool paths when design changes |
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Built-in tutorials |
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2 1/2 Axis Milling |
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Profiling |
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V-Carving |
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Hole Milling |
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Thread Milling |
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Engraving |
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Facing |
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Pocketing |
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Re-Machining |
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Advanced Pocketing |
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Advanced Profiling |
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Hole Making |
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Drilling (includes Standard Drill, Deep Drill, Break Chip, Counter Sink) |
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Hole Sorting |
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User Defined Drilling Cycles |
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Automatic Hole Selection |
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Tapping |
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Boring |
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Reverse Boring |
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3 Axis Milling |
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Horizontal Roughing |
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Parallel Finishing |
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Horizontal Finishing |
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Plunge Roughing |
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Horizontal Re-roughing |
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Plunge Re-roughing |
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3-Axis Pocketing |
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Pencil Tracing, including Flat Mills |
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Valley Re-machining |
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Plateau Machining |
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Steep Area Parallel Machining |
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Steep Area Horizontal Machining |
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Curve Machining |
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Spiral Machining |
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Radial Machining |
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Between 2 Curves Machining |
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Reverse Post Machining |
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Horizontal Hill Machining |
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4-Axis Milling |
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4-Axis Indexed Machining |
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4-Axis Continuous Rotary Machining |
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4-Axis Continuous Rotary Engraving |
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4-Axis Parallel Roughing |
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5-Axis Milling |
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Indexing |
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Tools |
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Standard Mill Tools (Ball, Flat, Corner Radius) |
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Standard Drill Tool |
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Taper Mill, Thread Mill, Face Mill |
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Center Drill, Reamer, Tap Tool, Bore & Rev Bore Tools |
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Dove Tail, Lollipop & Form Tools |
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Toolpath Simulation |
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Toolpath Animation |
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Tool Holder Simulation |
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Cut Material Simulation |
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Advanced Cut Material Simulation |
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Tool Holder Collision Detection |
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Part/Stock Comparison |
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Post-Processors |
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User Customizable Post-Processor Generator |
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User Defined Cycles |
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Arc Output |
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Simulate Cycles |
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Helix Output |
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Spiral Output |
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5-Axis |
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Toolpath Editing |
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Toolpath Graphical Editing |
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Toolpath Instancing |
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Toolpath Arc Fitting |
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