Why BobCAD-CAM for Lathe?
The Lathe CAD/CAM software provides complete 2D & 3D Design capabilities, 2 Axis CAM toolpath and G-Code programming solutions for CNC Turning. We give you the ability to create part programs and edit them inside the Job-CAM Tree Manager or on your machine’s controller. With our canned cycle support in posting you can minimize the size of your NC programs. When it comes to CAM programming for CNC Turning this system is very easy to use!
Lathe Software Features
The 2 Axis Lathe CAD/CAM system can be added to an existing Mill system or acquired as a stand-alone CAD/CAM product. For CNC Turning, the software offers a wide variety of fully associative 2 Axis machining features. This means that modifications to part geometry can be made and toolpaths automatically updated. This saves time and greatly reduces programming mistakes. And it’s very easy to learn and use!
CAD Design
- Wireframe, surfaces & Solid modeling
- Design/Geometry Editing
- Geometry Verification
- Customizable Toolbars
2 Axis Turning
- Job – CAM Tree Manager
- Save & Load Machine Features
- Feature On/OFF Posting
- OD/ID Roughing
- OD/ID Finishing
- OD/ID Grooving
- Drilling
- Threading
- Auto Cut Off
- Stock Feed
- Chamfer & Fillet Corner Break Options
- Finish contouring with optional multiple passes for casting roughing
- Automatically create a finish pass after a rough operation using the same tool
- G-Code Editor
- Customizable Post Processors
- RS 232 Communications
- DNC Capabilities
Lathe Software System Requirements
Windows (Minimum)
- 1GB RAM
- 128 MB Graphics Adaptor*
- Intel® or AMD® Processors**
- 2GHz Processor
- Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Windows (Recommended)
- 6GB RAM or More on Windows 7 x64 Operating System
- 1GB Graphics Adaptor*
- Intel® or AMD® Processors**
- 2+GHz Processor (Multi-core)
- Windows 7 x64
*BobCAD-CAM’s stability is dependant on the graphics card ability to process information, integrated memory graphics cards may work but are not recommended.
ATI® or NVIDIA® graphics cards with dedicated memory are recommended. The graphics card’s software driver must be updated to the current software drivers released by the graphics card manufacturer.
**BobCAD-CAM is not supported on Apple Macintosh® -based machines. Some customers have shown success in running BobCAD-CAM in a Virtual Windows environment on Mac computers using Boot Camp. While the end user may choose to run Windows on a MAC®, this is not supported by BobCAD-CAM Inc.
Lathe Software Testimonials
Leave a Review
