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There has been some rumours that Autodesk cut all the HSMWorks employees and SolidWorks cut off HSMWorks. Where do you sit? Are you a SolidWorks user of HSMWorks? Or, are you an Inventor user that has been waiting for an integrated CAM tool from Autodesk? On another level, this has got to have InventorCAM, GibbsCAM and other Autodesk compatible CAM programs worried. What if you could upload one model, have the toolpaths/g-code churned out, while you continue working on the others, then get the batch sent off to your manufacturer of choice? If itвЂ™s on the cloud, do you need it integrated in the software? Well, thereвЂ™s the set-up and checksвЂ“nothing a few options and visuals couldnвЂ™t solve. YouвЂ™ve got to get some models to manufacturing. WhoвЂ™s interested? LetвЂ™s put it into perspective. When asking AutodeskвЂ™s Noah Cole about this he said,ДЄs weвЂ™ve done with PLM and Simulation, weвЂ™re using the cloud to make some of these previously inaccessible/expensive technologies more available to a broader set of users and want to do something similar with CAM.

What are AutodeskвЂ™s plans for the HSMWorks technology?ДЄutodesk intends to integrate HSMWorks technology into the Autodesk portfolio of software, suites, and cloud services for manufacturing. They announce new compatibility for HSMXpress and SolidWorks 2013 and give some clue as to the future of the product within the Autodesk product line.

In the HSMWorks Forums, youвЂ™ll see announcements for both HSMWorks customers and HSMXpress customers. No other branding except for when you pull up the About HSMWorks.

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Install HSMWorks and you see вЂњAutodesk HSMWorksвЂќ on the install screen, but thatвЂ™s it. SolidWorks users of HSMWorks, now see Autodesk branding and, I would imagine, options for other Autodesk products/servicesвЂ¦ but thatвЂ™s not what youвЂ™ll see, not yet.

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IвЂ™ve always thought companies creating plugins or complementary product for a competitive software is smart idea. Not that Autodesk isnвЂ™t capable of creating software plugin for a competing companyвЂ™s softwareвЂ“itвЂ™s just, you donвЂ™t see this happening (except with Autodesk.) вЂњBut isnвЂ™t it helping to sell SolidWorks seats?вЂќ No, I donвЂ™t think so. Autodesk HSMWorks represents the very best of integrated of CAM for SolidWorks and there are no intentions of discontinuing the product.вЂќДЄutodesk HSMWorks for SolidWorks. вЂњAutodesk HSMWorks will continue to be developed and we will continue to release updatesвЂ¦. вЂњExisting SolidWorks customers using HSMWorks will continue to receive support and product updates.вЂќ

So, with the influx of Autodesk funds, whatвЂ™s the future of CAM? And exactly, what does this acquisition mean for the SolidWorks user?ДЇirst, whatвЂ™s happening to the SolidWorks product? The press release is pretty straight forward. ItвЂ™s an industry Autodesk was lacking in and this acquisition is a strategy that compliments every level of their Manufacturing product line.

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Obviously, Autodesk sees this, loves this, wants this integration in their own product and with the popularity HSMWorks achieved by offering a free version of their CAM Solution, HSMXpress, theyвЂ™ve built an strong user base in the CAM industry.

If you use it, you also know itвЂ™s the best integrated CAM solution for SolidWorks. What is surprising is thisвЂ“HSMWorks is a CAM Solution for SolidWorks. That Autodesk acquired another company isnвЂ™t surprising. Autodesk announced it has acquired HSMWorks. Today, the biggest news for CAD/CAM in years happened.