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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LabVIEW

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ANational Instruments headquartered in Austin offers LabVIEW, a systems engineering software platform and toolkit.

    $407

    per year

    NX CAM

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ANX CAM provides NC programming capabilities that enables the use of consistent 3D models, data and processes to connect planning and shop floor operations with a digital thread. It is used to streamline and automate NC programming, while reducing cycle time using application-specific tools.

    $174

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    LabVIEWNX CAM
    Editions & Modules
    LabView Base
    $407
    per year
    LabView Full
    3,206
    per year
    LabView Professional
    5,344
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LabVIEWNX CAM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—To get information about all the available NX CAM configurations, please contact: Americas: 1 800 498 5351 EMEA: 00 800 70002222 Asia-Pacific: 001 800 03061910
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    Features
    LabVIEWNX CAM
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of National Instruments LabVIEW and NX CAM
    Feature
    National Instruments LabVIEW
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    NX CAM
    -
    Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Parametric Design8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assembly Design6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    LabVIEWNX CAM
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    User Ratings
    LabVIEWNX CAM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LabVIEWNX CAM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NI (National Instruments)
    LabView is a great tool to connect your sensors to your data aquisition hardware. It makes it really easy to set-up a data acquisition routine that meets your individual requirements. I, as an engine researcher, find it very well suited for engine experimentation. For any other programming needs, i.e. not data acquisition, I would not recommend using LabView because of its graphical programming architecture. The architecture makes it a great tool for Data Aquisition but puts at a disadvantage when it comes to other computational tasks, e.g. making a thermodynamic engine model. For those applications having text-based programming is better suited
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    Siemens AG
    NX CAM is highly useful in the medical industry for creating tool paths for complex part geometry and generating G-codes. It helps us facilitate cross-functional collaboration from design to manufacturing to quality checks. It also gives us optimized potential solutions. We have also started using NX CAM for additive manufacturing of medical implants.
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    Pros
    NI (National Instruments)
    • Being a graphical programming language, it is a little easier for a layperson to understand than text based programming languages.
    • The program has very good debugging features.
    • Support is good.
    • There are a variety of tutorials which make it easier to do something that you aren't sure about.
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    Siemens AG
    • routing
    • sketch
    • design
    • modeling
    • assembly
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    Cons
    NI (National Instruments)
    • improve the management of pc resources to use the minimum amount of resources
    • add a utility for zooming in the block diagram window
    • Improve management of complementary applications, such as real time module or dsc
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    Siemens AG
    • Greater Automation
    • Easier on lower spec PCs
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    Usability
    NI (National Instruments)
    No answers on this topic
    Siemens AG
    NX CAM is very user-friendly; it saves engineers a lot of time, effort, and money. Simulation in NX CAM helps us create real-life scenarios and identify potential solutions. It also provides us with an edge in components manufactured using additive manufacturing. NX CAM also offers a significant advantage in conventional machining, such as CNC.
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    Alternatives Considered
    NI (National Instruments)
    We chose LabVIEW over MATLAB due to the integration with hardware and the graphical programming interface. Also, the ability to use LabVIEW with FPGAs and real-time processors without having to make large changes to the code base or swapping to a separate programming environment was a big benefit since we don't know what hardware will be suitable for each customer application.
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    Siemens AG
    Powermill did not use model associativity or parametric so was not easy to respond to design changes but was good at toolpath strategies and collision avoidance
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    Return on Investment
    NI (National Instruments)
    • We use NI's data acquisition hardware as well which has made it possible to get whatever experimental data we need to get for our studies.
    • LabView has made it possible for us to post-process and tailor the raw data to our specific needs.
    • With a responsive customer support team, NI allows us to expand our data acquisition and post-processing capabilities to carry out the kind of research projects that we would want.
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    Siemens AG
    • SAP does not work good with Teamcenter
    • improved the process
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of 5-axis roughing with NX CAMScreenshot of Adaptive milling with NX CAMScreenshot of Multi-channel turning with NX CAMScreenshot of Prime turning finish with NX CAMScreenshot of Prismatic part machining with NX CAM