
Both solutions provide users of SolidWorks software with powerful integrated CAM tools that improve productivity of their design to manufacturing workflows. HSMXpress 2016 is a free product that provides 2.5-axis milling.

HSMWorks Premium 2016 includes all of these capabilities and adds simultaneous 5-axis machining. HSMWorks Professional 2016 supports 3+2 strategies for CNC milling machines as well as turning support for CNC lathes. HSMWorks and HSMXpress 2016 are part of a broader portfolio of advanced manufacturing solutions from Autodesk including Inventor HSM, CAM capabilities within Fusion 360, Delcam products, TruNest and TruLaser products and Factory Design Suite. The newest version of the family of Autodesk HSMWorks products, the company’s fully integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) solutions supporting SolidWorks 2016 was announced today.
