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CAD CAM System Requirements | BobCAD-CAM
Find out what the hardware requirements are in order to run BobCAD-CAM software. Specs for BobCAD-CAM, BobCAM and for SOLIDWORKS implementations.
BobCAD-CAM System Requirements
These CAD CAM system requirements apply to BobCAD-CAM, BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS, BobCAM for Rhino, and Machinist ToolBox. Meeting or exceeding the specs below ensures stable performance, smooth 3D graphics, and reliable toolpath calculation across all supported CNC programming workflows.
BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS System Requirements
SolidWorks Version: SolidWorks 2026 Operating System: Windows 10 & 11 x64 CPU: 3.3 GHz multi-core processor or higher Memory: 16 GB RAM or higher Available Hard Disk Storage: 2 GB or higher Video: Nvi
BobCAM for Rhino System Requirements
Rhino Version: Rhino V7 Operating System: Windows 10 & 11 x64 CPU: 2.0 GHz multi-core processor or higher Memory: 6 GB RAM or higher Available Hard Disk Storage: 2 GB or higher Video: 1 GB *graphics c
Machinist ToolBox™ System Requirements
Pentium 500 Mhz or better 256 Mb RAM 800 x 600 Screen Resolution (1024 x768 recommended) 256 Colors (24 or 32 bit color recommended)
Important Notes
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NOTE:These are MINIMUM System Requirements. If you experience problems running on minimum system requirements, please contact Technical Support. Version 9.x of Machinist ToolBox™ uses a new license key algorithm. Users of Machinist ToolBox™ v7.0.7 or below will require an updated license code. Please contact Technical Support for your updated license code.
Note
BobCAD-CAM’s stability is dependent on the graphics card ability to process information, integrated memory graphics cards may work but are not recommended.
Note
4K displays are not currently supported and may require reducing your screen resolution.
Note
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.
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