SolidCAM 2021 delivers a range of improvements across milling, turning and tool management. Face milling gains a roll‑in entry option for smoother engagement, while profile cutting now allows lead‑in and lead‑out flipping for better approach control. Thread milling becomes more flexible with enhanced depth settings, roughing parameters and easy generation of multi‑start threads. Turning operations benefit from smarter drag‑and‑drop templates, multi‑surface selection and refined trochoidal roughing. Turbo HSR and HSM introduce automatic 3D boundary creation and more efficient toolpath calculation. A major addition is geodesic machining, offering curve‑based finishing strategies for both 3‑axis and multi‑axis work. HSS and 5‑axis modules also improve with edge‑curve extension, multi‑region toolpaths and an intelligent edge‑breaking operation. The redesigned tool management system introduces a standalone toolkit with component, assembly and machine‑setup libraries, making tool definition and selection far more efficient.