Tech Tuesday is a weekly blog that addresses some of the most common questions and concerns that I hear throughout the previous week from users of BobCAD’s CNC software. Both customers and future customers are more than welcome to leave a comment on what they would like to see covered for the following Tech Tuesday.
Reporting
BobCAD-CAM has many reporting options to view and modify information to machining jobs efficiently. Documenting your programming process with live feedback as you fine tune your toolpath features are available in many forms. CAM Tree Flyouts, Setup Sheets, Tool Assignment , Gouge and Collision Reports, Move Operation and Sequence Statistics: all created automatically and easily accessible at any stage of machining.
CAM Tree Flyouts
New CAM Tree Flyouts are useful in changing certain parameters about any operation in the CAM Tree. They provide a way to quickly view information you may be looking for easily. They also provide a way to edit some values without the need to open a dialog and search for them in that dialog. CAM Tree Flyouts help customers save time viewing and editing necessary information about the cutting feedrate, spindle RPM, and other data in every operation created in BobCAD-CAM.
Setup Sheets
Setup sheets created in BobCAD are useful to print out for other members of a company for pertinent information about a machining job. Certain important information in a setup sheet includes total cycle time, number of tools, tool assignment for each operation, and cycle time for each individual operation. Setup sheets are possible for all types of jobs: milling, turning, mill turn, laser, plasma, waterjet, and wire EDM.
Tool Assignment
The Tool Library contains all of the available system tools based on the main categories Drill, Mill, Lathe, Laser, Plasma, and Waterjet. This dialog box is used to add, delete, and modify tools. You can also load tool information from a previously saved file. On the left side of the dialog box is a list of the supported tool types. The right side contains the tool parameters list for each tool. Taking the time to create all of the tools in your shop can greatly speed up the process of creating milling features. You can then add the tools to the Tool Crib to quickly create the equivalent of the tool changer for each job. The Tool Crib tool list can be saved to a file for repeated use.
Gouge and Collision Reports
Gouge and collision reports allow customers the way to avoid the tool and tool holder gouging into the stock. These reports also help you check surfaces on the 3D models within the workspace. There is now a fixture option to make sure every tool avoids the fixture within the machining job as well. Within the machining simulation, there is also a report showing if there are any gouging or collisions in each operation. These features provide the option to define extra tool clearance values that are applied in addition to the selected Gouge Check settings and avoid all gouging and collisions.
These reporting options can be very helpful in making the most of your BobCAD-CAM software program.
Try these new Reporting options in BobCAD-CAM V34 today!
BobCAD-CAM has provided CAD-CAM CNC Software products to the global manufacturing industry for over 30 years. BobCAD-CAM software can be found to increase CNC productivity for many applications in aerospace, automotive, production manufacturing, mold making, general machining, woodworking as well as the medical manufacturing industry, consumer products, musical instruments, custom fabrication, defense industry and many others due to the products ability to automatically generate NC programming code for such a wide variety of CNC controllers. BobCAD-CAM software is also found in educational institutions throughout the world as well as independent hobby home use. Products include machining technology for 2, 3, 4 & 5 Axis CNC Milling, Routing, Waterjet, Plasma and Laser machines as well as 2 Axis CNC Lathe. BobCAD-CAM is modular allowing shops to start off at a reduced technology level and add technology as it is needed including an add-on, BobART, for artistic machining. Unique technology includes adaptive high-speed machining multiaxis milling and routing which is a first in the world of CAD-CAM software. BobCAD-CAM also provides a variety of quality training products that include regional and online training classes or private sessions tailored to specific applications. Professional certification and multi-tiered support solutions are available. Contact BobCAD-CAM directly for more information at 877-262-2231 or 727-442-3554
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