Why BobCAD-CAM for Lathe?
The Lathe CNC CAD-CAM software provides complete 2D & 3D Design capabilities with an associative CAD Design Tree, 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. New Dynamic Machining Strategies™ allow you to use single or multiple machining strategies within a CAM job operation. This saves time and streamlines the programming process. 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 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.