BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS™ V8
FEATURE MATRIX
SUPPORTED LANGUAGES V8
ENGLISH
SPANISH
TURKISH
JAPANESE
PORTUGUESE
RUSSIAN
GERMAN
CZECH
GENERAL V8
Lathe Module
64-bit Application
Mill 4 Axis Pro Module
5 Axis Standard Module
5 Axis Pro Module
BobART Module
Mill Turn Module
Network Licensing
Mill 3 Axis Premium Module
On-Line License Registration
Part & Assembly Programming
Anonymous Software Usage Analytics
Mill
Hole Making V8
Center Drill/ Spot Drill
Drill Single Depth
Peck Drill
Tap/Rigid Tap
Thread Library
Rolled Tap
Bore
Ream
Counter Bore
Multi Size Hole Drilling
Multi Depth Hole Drilling
Hole Geometry Picking from Surfaces
Machining Sequence
Pecking Cycles for all Hole Features
Hole Feature Recognition
Knowledge base
2D Milling V8
Face
Profile
Contour Ramp
Side Roughing
New Side Roughing Pattern Option
Offset Pocket
Zig Zag Pocket
Advanced Pocket (Open Pocketing)
Adaptive Roughing
Engraving
Thread Milling
Chamfer
Plunge Rough
Rest Pocketing
Corner Round
Tabs
Taper Thread Milling
Helical Posting for Spiral Leads
Chamfer Roughing
Peck Lead In
Minimize Retracts
Toolpath Extensions (Open Profiles)
Adaptive Facing
Enhanced Geometry Picking
Drag Knife
Advanced Feedrates
Advanced Parallel
Advanced Offset
Advanced Morph Spiral
Volume Based Feed Rates
Chip Thinning Based Feed Rates
Adaptive Break Through Amount
3D Milling V8
3 AXIS Wire Frame
Z Level Rough
Z Level Finish
Slice Planar
Slice Spiral
Slice Radial
Plunge Rough
Template Strategy
Pick Top/Bottom
Enhanced Geometry Picking
Select Solid Body
Advanced Rough V8
Offset
Offset In/Out
Parallel
Morph Spiral
Adaptive Roughing
Adaptive Roughing Break Through
Rest Roughing
Pilot Hole Start Position
Smooth Corners
Smooth Links
Smooth Final Contour
Ignore Small Contour
Remove Corner Pegs
Intermediate Steps
Machine Flatlands
Intermediate Steps Cutting Order
Operation Stock
Side and Bottom Allowance
Boundary Options(Center,Inside,Outside)
User Defined Top/Bottom Job Pick
Gouge Checking
In Process Stock Check Holder
Vertical Arc Leads for Adaptive
Peck Entry
Enhanced Geometry Picking
Advanced Feedrates
Convert Rapid to Feed
Link Feedrate Definition
Volume Based Feedrate
Chip Thinning Based Feedrate
Advanced Allowance for Part and Fixtures
Intermediate Steps - Detect Stock Thicker Than
Flatlands V8
Zig/Zig Zag
Min/Max Width
Boundary Options(Center,Inside,Outside)
Side and Bottom Allowance
Rapid Retract For Large Gaps
Adaptive Roughing
Gouge Check
Gouge Check with In Process Stock
Gouge Check with Machining Surface
Smoothing
Peck Entry
Enhanced Geomtery Picking
Advanced Allowance for Part and Fixtures
Equidistant Offset V8
Standard
Center Away
Outside To Center
Top To Bottom
Bottom To Top
Extents
Part Bottom
3D Extents
Rest Finishing
Zig/Zag/Spiral
Drive Curves
Step Direction/Number of Cuts
Trim To Stock
Boundary Options(Center,Inside,Outside)
Top of Vertical Walls
Bottom of Vertical Walls
Rest Finishing
Slope Angles
Operation Stock
Side and Bottom Allowance
Rest Finishing Stock STL
Gouge Check
Enhanced Geometry Picking
Advanced Feedrates
Convert Rapid To Feed
Lead In/Out Feedrate
Expand Rest Machining Area
Advanced Allowance for Part and Fixtures
Pencil V8
Climb/Conventional
Pick Top/Bottom Job
Multiple Passes
Boundary Options(Center,Inside,Outside)
Slope Angles
Side and Bottom Allowance
Gouge Check
Enhanced Geometry Picking
Advanced Feedrates
Convert Rapid To Feed
Lead In/Out Feedrate
Expand Rest Machining Area
Advanced Allowance for Parts and Fixtures
Advanced Planar V8
Zig/Zig-Zag
Up Cutting
Down Cutting
Start Corner
Adaptive Step Over
Multiple Passes on Full-Width Cut
Pick Top/Bottom of Job
Trim To Stock
Boundary Options(Center,Inside,Outside)
Slope Angles
Rest Finishing
Link Blended Spline
Operation Stock
Round Corners
Perpendicular Stepover
Side and Bottom Allowance
Full Retract Link
Step Down
Rest Finishing Stock STL
Gouge Check
Peck Entry
Enhanced Geometry Picking
Advanced Feedrates
Convert Rapid To Feed
Lead In/Out Feedrate
Expand Rest Machining Area
Advanced Allowance for Part Fixtures
Advanced Z Level Finish V8
Start From Top/Bottom
Zig/Zig-Zag - Spiral
Climb/Conventional
Round Corners
Adaptive Depth of Cut
Machine Flatlands
Trim to Stock
Boundary Options(Center,Inside,Outside)
Cutting Extens - Part Bottom - 3D Extents
Rest Finishing
Slope Angles
Operation Stock
Side and Bottom Allowance
Rapid Retract for Large Cap Link
Full Contour Pass-Start-End
Machine Vertical Walls Only
Rest Finishing Stock STL
Gouge Check
Peck Entry
Enhanced Geometry Picking
Undercut
Start Location
Linking Shift Value
Advanced Feedrates
Convert Rapid To Feed
Lead In/Out Feedrate
Advanced Allowance for Part and Fixtures
Trim Adaptive Depth
4 Axis Toolpaths V8
Indexing
Index to a Surface
Index to a User Coordinate System
Multiple Index Locations
Selection Manager
Use Machine Posting Setting
Use Transform Plane
Multiaxis Feed Types
Wrapping V8
Wrapping Groups
Wrapped Geometry Supported
Wrapped Toolpath Display
Rotary V8
Along
Around
Zig
Zig Zag
Spiral
Cut Interval
Start/End
Multiple Passes
Link Full Retract
Trim To Stock
Gouge Check
Adaptive Step Over
Advanced Feedrates
Convert Rapid To Feed
Lead In/Out Feedrate
Advanced Rotary Rough
Advanced Rotary Finish
Surfaced Based Toolpaths V8
Parallel Cuts
Cuts Along Curve
Morph Between 2 Curves
Parallel To Multiple Curves
Project Curves
Morph Between 2 Surfaces
Parallel to Surface
Flowline
Mirror Toolpath
Multi-Surface Selection Flow Line
Leadout Reverse Orthogonal Line
Automatic Arc Lead
Tool Axis Smoothing
Dynamic Holder Collision Checking Against Stock
Swarf Normal To Guide Curve
Extend Cuts To Stock
Toolpath Smoothing
Automatic Arc - Tool Axis Orientation
Direct/Spline Link Feedrate Override
Side Tilt By Contact Point
Gouge Check - Minimize Tilting
5 Axis Toolpaths V8
5 Axis Trimming
Multiaxis Roughing
Swarf Machining
Swarf - Spiral Pattern
Swarf - Machining Front or Backside
Swarf - Sync with ISO Curves
Swarf - Link Between Regions
Swarf - End Angle
3 + 2 Positioning/Indexing
Transform Plane Output
Origin Tracking
CAD V8
CAD Preview
Stretch Function
Spline Modification
Solid Action Tree
Dynamic Drawing and Positioning for 2D and 3D
Shape Library
2D Booleans
Extract Edges - Project to Z
Nonuniform Scaling of Wireframe and Solids
Extrude Boss/Cut
Shelling
Solid Split
Section View
Swung Service
Ruled Surface
Improved Surface Filleting
Snap Increment for Dynamic Drawing
Spun Profile
Chain Filleting
Quick Unit Access from Status Bar
Construction Lines
Dynamic UCS
Layer Attributes
Auto Dimension
Leader Arrow Note
Point Intersection On Extension
Arc Center 2 End Points
Arc Between 2 Points Radius
Rectangle 2 Points Center Top
Rectangle 3 Points Length Width
Rectangle 3 Points Half Length Width
Rectangle Angle
Spline Multi Geometry Pick Method
Shapes With Origin Commands
Unwrap With Chain Selection
Extend With Face Selection
CAM V8
Stock Wizard
Rectangular Stock
Cylindrical Stock
Wire Frame Stock
Solid Model Stock
Stl Stock
Job Based CAM Tree
Revolved Stock
Multiple Machine Setups
Toolpath Pattern Array
Toolpath Pattern Translate
Toolpath Pattern Point
Index System
Wrapping Groups
Multi-Threaded 3 Axis Pro Toolpath Calculations
Expand and Collapse CAM Tree Items
Dynamic Machine Strategies in the CAM Wizard
Dynamic Posting Order
Geometry Preview
Operation Preview
Default Parameter Templates
Job Templates
User Defined Machining Strategy Templates
New Machining Order Dialog
Default Machining Order Options
CAM Tree Flyouts
Redesigned Tool Library
Work Offset Pattern
Fixtures
Mill Turn Chuck Jaws
Subprograms for Operations
Keep Bounding Geometry (Stock Wizard)
Subprograms for Operations
Simulation Work Offset Pick Point Method
Toolpath Features V8
Save/Load Feature
Copy/Paste Feature
Keep Feature Depth
Groups
Locked Features
Update All Geometry
Toolpath Editor
Edit Operation
Apply To All Features/Operations
Groups for Index Systems & Wrapping Groups
Save Feature Defaults
User Defined Strategy Templates
Speed and Feeds V8
Material/Cutting Conditions
Surface Radius Based Feed Optimization
Tool Contact Based Feed Optimization
Convert Rapids To Feed
Independent Lead In/Out Feed
Adaptive Feed Rate Volume Based
Adaptive Feed Rate Chip Thinning Based
Tools V8
Tool Library
Tool Types: Tapered Endmill, T-Cutter, Dove Mill, Lollipop
Tool Holder Library
Tool Crib
User Defined Tool Profiles(Form Tools)
Single Window Tool Library
Tool Library Search/Filter
Simulation V8
Machine Simulation
Setup Sheets
Backplot
Backplot with Detailed Information
Toolpath Statistics
Multi Window View
Measure Grid
Section View/Layering
Click to Advance Toolpath
Zoom Window
Show Previous View
Next Feed Move
Move List Bookmarks
Keyboard Shortcuts for ISO Views
Machine Coordinate System Display
Material Display Mode Retention
CAD V8
Preview
User Coordinates System(s)
Dimensions
Measure
Text
Text Along a Curve
Show/Hide Axis
Customizable Interface
Standard View
Section View
Dynamic CAD
Snap Grid
Show/Hide Gnomon
New Geometry Picking Interface
Instant Preview
Construction Lines
Dynamic UCS
Layer Attributes
Auto Dimensions
Leader Arrow Note
CAD Tree Optimization
Delete CAD Tree History
Wire Frame V8
Point Sketch
Point Coordinates
Point Incremental
Point End
Point Intersection
Point Intersection on Extension
Point Arc Center
Point Perpendicular
Point On Entity
Line Sketch
Line Coordinates
Line Join
Line Tangent
Line Parallel
Line Angle
Line Angle Tangent
Line Chamfer
Line Chamfer Single Click
Line Continuous
Arc Sketch
Arc Coordinates
Arc Snap
Arc Fillet
Arc Fillet Chain
Arc Fillet Single Click
Arc 3 Entities
Arc Center 2 End Points
Arc Between 2 Points Diameter
Arc Between 2 Points Radius
Fit Arcs
Rectangle
Rectangle 2 Points(Sketch)
Rectangle 2 Points Center Top
Rectangle 3 Points Length Width
Rectangle 3 Points Half Length Width
Rectangle Angle
Ellipse
Ellipse with Spline
Spiral
Contour
Offset
Offset Sharp Corner
Continous Sketch
Equalize
Project Curves
Hole Pattern
Point Pattern
Gear
Sprocket
Roller CAM
Shape Library
Shape with Origin Commands
Spline Interpolated
Spline Fit
Spline Blended
Spline Approximated
Spline Multi Geomtery Pick Method
Editing Tools V8
Mirror
Rotate
Rotate 3D
Translate
Trim Extend
Break
Extract Edges
Extract Edges Project to Z
Stiching
Reorganize
Explode
Reverse Surface Normal
Drag Corner
Deform
Stretch
Nonuniform Scale
2D Boolean
Spun Profile
Dynamic Scale/Scale Sketch Handle
Unwrap
Unwrap with Chain Selection
Surfaces V8
Rectangle Plane
Rectangle 2 Points Center Top
Rectangle 3 Points Length Width
Rectangle 3 Points Half Length Width
Rectangle Angle
Circular Plane
Circular Plane 2 Points Radius
Circular Plane 2 Points Diameter
Circular Plane Center 2 End Points
Circular Plane 3 Points
Planar
Extrude Curve
Extrude Surface
Revolve
Sweep
Cross Section
Skin
Offset
3 Edge
4 Edge
Multi-sided Patch
Fillet
Extend
Extend with Face Selection
Intersection Curves
UnTrim Surface
Break Surface
Swung
Ruled
Solids V8
Sphere
Cube
Cube with Origin Control
Cylinder
Torus
Fillet/Chamfer
Boolean Add/Subtract/Intersect
Extrude Boss
Extrude Cut
Split
Shell
Imprint
Lathe V8
Center/Spot Drill
Drill/Peck Drill
Face Rough/Finish
Turn Rough/Finish
Face Groove Rough/Finish
Turn Groove rough/Finish
Thread
Taper Thread
Cut Off With Chamfer/Fillet
Stock Handeling
Chamfer
Bore
Ream
Tap/Rigid Tap
Rolling Tap
Canned Cycle / Seperate Moves
Tip Calculation
Pick Top/ Bottom
Rapid on Exit
Rapid Apporach
Feature Type Programming ( OD ID Front Face Back Face )
Region Programing ( 1, 2)
Remove Undercut
Toolpath Constraints
Toolpath Extention
Standard & Offset Pattern
Standard & ZigZag Sorting
Rough & Finish Allowance
Overlap Control
Round or Sharp Corner
6 Lead In / Out types
Single Pass Groove
Zig Zag Groove
Standard, Center out / Alternate & Skip Groove
Multiple Depths
Stock Tracking / Trim to Stock
Mill Turn V8
Support for Many of the Most Popular Mill Turn / Live Tooling Machines
Multiple Turret Machine Support
Support for Subspindles
Tool Crib for Easy Mounting of Tools and Adapters
5 Axis Milling Spindle Support
Job Setup Wizard
MDI ( Manual Data Input ) for Motion, Part Transfers, Tailstocks and More
Turret and Tool Adapter Library
New Lathe System
Wire EDM V28 V29 V30 V31
Wire EDM Jobs
CAM Wizard
Stock Wizard
Wire EDM Features
2 Axis Inside, 2 Axis Outside and 2 Axis Open (No Taper)
2 Axis Inside, 2 Axis Outside and 2 Axis Open (Constant Taper)
Land and Taper (Land on Top or Bottom)
Cut One or More Profiles in a Single 2 Axis Feature
4 Axis Inside, 4 Axis Outside and 4 Axis Open
4 Axis Syncing
Dynamic Machining Strategies
Wire EDM Simulation
Dynamic Posting Order
BobART V8
Load Vector Files
Image Vectorization - 64 Colors
Emboss Models
Emboss Feature
Wrap Embossed Models
Remove Non-Emboss Area
Save as Component/STL
Emboss from Component Feature
Supress One or More Individual Features
Custom Cross Sections
Material / Texture Selection
V Carve Toolpath
Nesting V28 V29 V30 V31
Screen Selection
Batch Selection
Holes
Dados
Multi Part Nesting
Part Priority
Part Quantity
Sheet Size
Multiple Sheets Supported
Nest Only
Nest & Toolpath
Cut Direction Control
Machine Order Control
Part Rotation
Distance Between Parts
Stock Margin
Fill Order
Tabs
Part in Part
True Shape Nesting
Export Sheet to DXF
Nesting Job
Nesting Wizard  
Layer Sorting Control  
Filler Quantity  
Angle List  
Grain Direction  
Advanced Part Parameters  
Custom Sheet Shape  
Variable Stock Margin  
Advaned Sheet Settings  
Max Part Distance  
Thermal Distance  
Cut Large Parts Later  
Filler Part Settings  
Best Nesting Direction  
Nest only full Quantity  
Flat End Fit  
Nesting Optimizers  
Remnant Sheet Settings  
PRODUCT FAMILY V8
Mill Express
Mill Standard
Mill Professional
Mill Premium
Mill 4 Axis Standard
Mill 4 Axis Professional
Mill 5 Axis Standard
Mill 5 Axis Professional
Lathe
Mill Turn
BobART
NCEditor Standard
NCEditor Professional