Autodesk has acquired certain assets of HSMWorks Aps, a developer of computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software.
Through the acquisition of the HSMWorks technology, Autodesk will add software to control machine tools and related machinery to its portfolio of software for manufacturing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition of the HSMWorks technology brings machining expertise and next-generation CAM technology to the Autodesk's manufacturing software.
Autodesk intends to integrate the HSMWorks technology with its software and cloud services for manufacturing, and will make current HSMWorks products available for purchase and HSMXpress available as a free download.
Existing SolidWorks customers using HSMWorks will continue to receive support and product updates. HSMWorks Aps is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.