Getting Setup

Pre-Installed Post Processors

If you are new to BobCAD or are looking for a post processor but can not one for your machine in the software or in the post processor database on the support site, this information is for you.

Request a Post Processor

If you are new to BobCAD or are looking for a post processor but can not one for your machine in the software or in the post processor database on the support site, this information is for you.

Registration of Legacy License (V24 - V29)

This step-by-step guide show you how to Register BobCAD-CAM V24 - V29 or BobCAM for SolidWorks V6 & Older

Register a Demo License

This article will provide information on how to register a demo license in BobCAD. 

Offline Registration: Standard License (Node-Locked)

 This article will provide information on how to setup a standard license using the manual request option in the Registration wizard.

Online Registration: Standard License (Node-Locked) (V30 - Current)

This article will provide information about how to register a standard license of BobCAD using the internet. 

Transfer Machine & Post Processor

If you have a previous version of the software and want to use an existing Machine / Post Processor in the new software, you can transfer these files to the new software.

Transfer Any BobCAD Library to New Computer (Or Version)

This article will show you how to copy the old library and paste it into a new computer or version of the software.

Transfer / Deauthorize A License (BobCAD-CAM V26 - V29)

If you are trying to deauthorize your BobCAD software (V26-V29) or if you need to transfer the license to a new computer, please follow the steps in this article.

Transfer / Deauthorize a license (BobCAD-CAM V30 and up)

Users are now able to transfer their license off of their computer by following the steps below.  Before being able to register the license on a new computer, the steps below will have to be completed.

Using Multiple Machine Setups

The Machine Setup in the CAM Tree is used to define each setup of the part on the machine. In this example, we create two Machine Setups and demonstrate their setup on the machine.

How to Setup a Network License Through a Firewall

This article will discuss how to set up a Network License if you are experiencing issues where your Firewall is blocking the License Server from connecting to the client computer. For Example, you might be getting an error that says, “Could Not Connect to the Server”. One reason for this could be that the Firewall is blocking the connection.

Setting a Default Post Processor

This article describes how to set your Machine / Post Processor as a default in the software.

Custom User Interface

This document is a walk-through on how to customize the User Interface for BobCAD.

Setup a Network License

The information in this article will tell you how to setup a network license in BobCAD.  

BobCAD-CAM with Baileigh Machines

Run a Network License as a Service

You can setup your network license to run as a service on your computer. This will allow the computer to run the service automatically upon starting the computer and allow the network license to be active. 

How to use the Migration Utility Tool

Introducing the ultimate solution for seamless version upgrades – the brand-new BobCAD Migration utility. We’ve streamlined the process to make your transition to the latest and greatest BobCAD version smoother than ever before. Rather than finding the post processor, machine files, tool library, etc., you can import all of those with a simple selection in the Migration utility.

Install BobCAM for Rhino with Rhino 8 (BobCAM Not Loading)

If you have issues trying to install or load BobCAM for Rhino on Rhino version 8, please follow through this article.

First CAM Job Walkthrough (Mill)

This document is made to give new BobCAD users a basic understanding of how to set up a job, create toolpath and post out code for a Mill, Plasma, Laser or Waterjet machine.