Cam (not CAM) design

[garmitage]

I came upon this page while searching the internet for cam design, but I haven't found anything about where to access this tool or anything anywhere on the web about this capability.  Does this "Cam Design and Calculation dialog box" exist, or is it a stale April fool's joke?

The URL is: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoCAD-Mechanical/fi...

[TheCADWhisperer]

Autodesk Inventor. 

[TrippyLighting]

That particular page is referring to Autodesk Mechanical Desktop I believe. But If had to use an AD product for that I'd also use Autodesk Inventor.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@TrippyLightingwrote:

That particular page is referring to Autodesk Mechanical Desktop I believe. But If had to use an AD product for that I'd also use Autodesk Inventor.

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Autodesk Mechanical Desktop was discontinued in Feb 2002 (although there were maintenance versions after that - it has been completely discontinued).

The page was referring to AutoCAD Mechanical - a 2D Autodesk product.

Autodesk Inventor Professional has a plethora of professional design tools - the image below is a composite of some of the Cam Generator tools.

Autodesk Inventor Professional - Cam Generator

[TheCADWhisperer]

It is rather astonishing how much better the Autodesk Inventor Professional Design Accelerator tools are than the "equivalent" SolidWorks tools.

SolidWorks Cam Generator

[TheCADWhisperer]

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-22EC1A3C-3409-4A7C-9985-172467A93945

[garmitage]

Thanks for all the responses.  Unfortunately, my institution doesn't carry Inventor Professional or AutoCAD Mechanical.  Can anyone explain why the top of the page in the screenshot shows Fusion 360?

[I_Forge_KC]

What you're seeing up there is a filter for the search box.

If you expand the little text that says "Products and Versions Covered" you will find that this specific article is for AutoCAD Mech (as already stated).

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@garmitagewrote:

...  Unfortunately, my institution doesn't carry Inventor Professional or AutoCAD Mechanical.  ... 

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Students, faculty and educational institutions can download Autodesk Inventor Professional for FREE from http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity

I can't use Fusion 360 in my institution (other than for basic intro that it exists) because it does not have the professional tools that my students expect (equivalent to SolidWorks) to learn in preparation for professional employment. 

[garmitage]

Thanks.