Aerospace Machining Capabilities in BobCAD-CAM
Purpose-built toolpaths for the part complexity, surface quality, and cycle-time demands of aerospace manufacturing.
High-Speed Adaptive Roughing
BobCAD-CAM’s HSM Adaptive Roughing delivers powerful material removal with efficient engagement” protecting tools, reducing cycle time, and improving finish quality on aerospace alloys. BobCAD-CAM was first to offer Multiaxis High-Speed Adaptive roughing for simultaneous 5-axis CNC machining.
5-AxisHSMRoughing
Z-Level Roughing & Rest Machining
Efficiently remove bulk material on complex 3D parts. The Advanced Roughing module adds an Intermediate Step that forces an additional cutting pass between Z levels” eliminating the staircase effect and leaving a uniform stock for finishing. Includes a dedicated REST roughing operation for corners and transitions.
3D RoughingRest Machining
Z-Level Finishing
Refine complex aerospace surfaces after roughing with Z-Level Finishing” a reliable strategy for cleaning up 3-axis parts and preparing surfaces for final inspection or coating.
Surface Finishing3-Axis
EquiDistant Finishing
Maintain a constant scallop height across any surface complexity. EquiDistant keeps the stepover uniform regardless of curvature changes” producing near-polished aerospace surfaces without secondary hand finishing. (Pro)
Constant ScallopPro
Swarf & Trimming (Multi-Axis)
Machine aerospace blades, brackets, and complex walls with Swarf toolpaths that keep the tool side engaged for cleaner cuts. Trimming strategies follow complex boundaries to maintain edge quality on aerospace flanges and pockets.
SwarfTrimming5-Axis
Full Machine Simulation
Verify every toolpath against your actual machine model before cutting begins. Detect collisions, overtravel, and unsafe transitions” essential for expensive aerospace billets where a single crash is unacceptable.
Collision DetectionSimulation
Flatlands & Pencil Finishing
Flatlands targets flat regions within complex surfaces for efficient planar finishing” ideal for aerospace mounting faces and datum surfaces. Pencil Finishing cleans up tight corners and blend regions where larger tools cannot reach.
FlatlandsPencilCleanup
Post Processor Reliability
Aerospace shops run demanding multi-axis machines. BobCAD-CAM’s post processor library and technician support ensures your G-code output matches your controller” so rotary motion, safe transitions, and TCPC output are correct from the start.
Post ProcessorMachine-Ready