Product Matrix
BobCAD-CAM
Product Matrix
Product Matrix
BobCAD-CAM Product Matrix
CAD/CAM Software Features
CAM Features (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro | BobCAM | BobCAM Pro |
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| User Defined Custom Lathe Tools |  |
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| RS-232 Communication | |
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| RS 232 DNC | |
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| Independent Lead In Lead Out Controls | |
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| Pocket Ramping | |
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| 3D Linking and Lead Control | |
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| Tool Database | |
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| Material Based Calculated Feeds and Speeds for Mill | |
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| Ability to Save and Load Features | |
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| Individual and Compound Drilling Operations | |
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| Associative CAM | |
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| 3D Simulation for Mill and Lathe | |
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| Stock Wizard | |
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| Machine Setup | |
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| Tool Crib | |
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| Machine Definitions | |
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| Material Speed & Feed Library | |
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| Tool Holder Library | |
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| Boundary Selection Options | |
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| Advanced Roughing / Adaptive Toolpath | |
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| 3 Axis Machine Tolerance Option | |
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| Facing for Irregular Shapes | |
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| Advanced Roughing Flatlands Operation | |
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| Hole Recognition | |
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| Depth Recognition | |
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| Pocket Recognition | |
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Mill & Router Tool Paths (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro | BobCAM | BobCAM Pro |
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| Drilling | |
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| Peck Drilling | |
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| Tapping | |
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| Ream | |
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| Counter Bore | |
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| 2.5 Axis Profiling | |
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| 2.5 Axis Pocketing | |
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| 2.5 Axis Facing | |
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| 2.5 & 3 Axis Engraving | |
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| 2.5 Axis Chamfer | |
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| 3D Slice Planer | |
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| 3D Slice Spiral | |
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| 3D Engraving | |
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| 4 Axis Indexing | |
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| 4 Axis Rotary Conversion | |
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| 3D Slice Radial | |
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| 2D & 3D Plunge Roughing | |
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| 3D Z-Level Roughing | |
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| 3D Z-Level Finishing | |
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| 2.5 & 3 Axis Threading | |
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| 3D Advanced Roughing & Rest Machining | |
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| 3D Adaptive Roughing | |
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| 3D Pencil | |
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| 3D Flatlands | |
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| EquiDistant Offset Contour | |
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Posting Features (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro | BobCAM | BobCAM Pro |
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| Fanuc Style Canned Cycle Support | |
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| Profile Cutter Compensation G41 & G42 | |
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| Work Offset Selection | |
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| Coolant Selection | |
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| Sub Program Output | |
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| 3D Arc Fit – G17, G18 & G19 Plane Cutting | |
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| Associative CAM Tree | |
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Laser, Plasma and Waterjet Toolpath (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro | BobCAM | BobCAM Pro |
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| Profile Cutting | |
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| Cutter Compensation | |
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Lathe Tool Paths (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro | BobCAM | BobCAM Pro |
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| OD Profile Roughing | |
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| OD Profile Finishing | |
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| ID Profile Roughing | |
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| ID Profile Finishing | |
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| Grooving Cycle | |
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| Threading Cycle | |
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| Cut Off Cycle | |
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| Stock Feed Cycle | |
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Custom Functionality and Dialogs – (Additional Cost) (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro | BobCAM | BobCAM Pro |
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| Custom Cutting Conditions Database for Posting | |
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| Multi-Head Support | |
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| Additional Axis Indexing | |
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| Custom CAM Dialogs with Custom Functionality | |
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Surface Creation & Tools (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| Planar | |
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| Skin | |
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| Revolve | |
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| Offset | |
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| 3 Edge | |
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| 4 Edge | |
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| Cross Section | |
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| Extrude Curve | |
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| Extrude Surface | |
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| Multi-Sided Patch | |
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| Fillet | |
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| Extend Surface | |
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| Intersection Curves | |
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| Un-Trim Surface | |
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| Break Surface | |
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Solid Creation & Editing (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| Sphere | |
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| Cube | |
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| Cone | |
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| Cylinder | |
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| Torus | |
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| Fillet | |
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| Add, Subtract and Intersect Booleans | |
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| Sweep | |
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Text (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| Center Line Fonts Included | |
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| Windows TTF (True Type Font) Files Can Be Used | |
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| Fit Text to Curve | |
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| Text Vectorization (Explode) | |
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Dimensions (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| Standard Dimensioning | |
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| Dimension Preferences | |
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| Point Dimensioning | |
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General CAD (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| Points Lines, Arcs & Splines | |
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| Snap Point Placement | |
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| Coordinate Placement | |
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| Deform and Drag | |
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| Incremental & Absolute Coordinate Input | |
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| Continuous Sketch Arcs | |
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| UCS & Layer Control | |
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| Select by Color | |
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| Select by Layer | |
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| Selection Filters | |
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| Rotate, Translate & Copy | |
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| Many Trim & Extend Features | |
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| 3D Surface Edge Extraction | |
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| Stitch and Un-Stitch Surfaces | |
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| Project Curves to Surfaces | |
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| Erase Doubles Tool | |
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| Mark Arcs Tangential Tool | |
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| User Preferences | |
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| Multi View Windows | |
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| Tangent Lines | |
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| Hole Patterns | |
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| Roller CAM Generator | |
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| Arc Fit | |
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| Full Time 3D Render | |
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| Quick Trim | |
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| Gear & Sprocket Generators | |
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| Unwrap | |
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| Improved User Coordinate System | |
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| View Normal | |
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| Stretch | |
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| Feature Preview | |
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| Spline Modify | |
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*Optional Add-In Required (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| Multi-Sheet Nesting | |
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| Dado Detection Based on Layers | |
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| Summary & Leftover reports | |
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| Hole Detection Based on Layers | |
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| Machining Order Selection | |
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| Bridge Distance and Stock Margin Control | |
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| Start Point Control for BobCAD Parts | |
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| Batch DXF Import | |
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| Automatic Tabbing | |
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| DXF Sheet Export | |
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| Sub Programs with Rotation | |
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| 3D V-Carving* with BobART Add-In | |
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File Import (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| CAD – Legacy BobCAD-CAM | |
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| DXF – AutoCAD | |
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| DWG – AutoCAD | |
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| STEP,STP – Step | |
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| IGES,IGS – Iges | |
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| SAT – ACIS | |
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| 3DM – Rhino | |
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| X_T – Parasolids | |
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| X_B – Parasolids | |
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| SLDPRT – SolidWorks | |
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| BBCD – BobCAD-CAM | |
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| STL – Stereo Lithography | |
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File Export (click to expand)
| Machining Features | V21 | V25 | V25 Pro |
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| IGES, IGS – Iges | |
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| DXF – AutoCAD | |
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| DWG – AutoCAD | |
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| SAT – ACIS | |
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| 3DM – Rhino | |
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| STP,STEP – Step | |
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| BBCD – BobCAD | |
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| STL – Stereo Lithography | |
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