The BobCAD-CAM Help menu contains the following items.
Help Topics - displays
the Help System.
Use Online
Help - determines whether the local or online version of the
Help System displays when you click Help Topics. Click this
item to remove the check mark, and the local help system, that was
installed with the software, is used the next time you click Help Topics. To view
the most current version of this help system, select Use
Online Help.
Getting Started - displays the Getting
Started dialog box for you to select and open a demonstration file
and the Getting Started Help system. These tutorials teach you about
creating parts and machining them from start to finish using BobCAD-CAM.
Tip of the Day - displays the Tip
of the Day dialog box which contains software usage tips.
System Info - displays a dialog box listing information about the host computer.
Licenses - displays a dialog box showing the current status of active licenses.
Activate Licenses - allows you to modify the state of the software licensing for the system. by launching a dialog box to allow you to either; Register Automatically via the Internet, or Register Manually via Email.
Transfer Licenses - removes the license
file from the computer. This is commonly used for transferring licenses
from one computer to another.
Switch
to Local
license - When a network license is in use, and a local license
is available, this option will allow you to switch to the local license.
If this option is grayed out, a network license is in use, but no
local license is available.
Switch
to Network
license - When a local license is in use, and a network license
is available, this option will allow you to switch to the network
license. If this option is grayed out, a local license is in use,
but no network license is available.
Update License Network
Connection Info - launches the Network Connection Info dialog
box to allow you to update the Hostname and Port Number of the network.
This option is only available when a network license is in use.
Checkout Roaming
License From Server - When a roaming license is available,
this option will launch the Check Out Roam License dialog. This dialog
allows you to enter a number of days to check out a license from the
server. Once a number is entered, click OK and the roaming license
will allow you to use it while disconnected from the network.
Return Roaming License
to Server - selecting this option will return a roaming license
to the network.
Post Encryption - launches the Post File Encryption dialog box to allow you to encrypt selected post processors. This will allow you to set selected post processors to be used, either, by particular License ID's, or any working License ID.
About BobCAD- displays a dialog box detailing information about this version of BobCAD-CAM , such as the build number.