BobCAD-CAM Releases Mill Pro CAD-CAM Software

By DE Editors

BobCAD-CAM software has released the Pro upgrade for the company’s new Version 24 CAD-CAM software product, providing enhancements to 3-axis roughing and finishing operations as well as side roughing and contour ramping capabilities for profiling open shapes.

Profile milling is standard practice in most shops. When using the V24 Pro CAD-CAM software there is now an option for a Contour Ramp type toolpath pattern, which allows the user to generate a continuous ramping motion around the perimeter of the part. The user can enter an angle of decent,  or a depth per pass to determine the number of rotations around the part. The company says this new feature eliminates the need to pre-drill small pockets in most cases. In addition to this 2-axis operation, the software is now capable of generating side roughing toolpaths for open shape profiles.

The V24 Pro CAD-CAM software also offers new 3-axis toolpaths. The new Advanced Roughing operation includes Intermediate Steps where after the initial roughing stage has occurred, the tool comes back up the contour making intermediate cuts that reduce the stair step effect that roughing can cause. Included in this is a Rest Roughing option where the CAD-CAM Software will calculate where the larger tool could not cut and produce a toolpath for a smaller cutter to machine.

Other new advanced toolpaths are Flatlands where the software will machine all of the flat areas of the part, Pencil Machining will machine internal corners and fillets with smaller radius tools to remove the remaining material that were inaccessible with larger tools used for previous roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing toolpaths. The Version 24 Pro CAD-CAM software also includes an Equi-Distant Offset Contour toolpath, which maintains the step over for the cutting tool regardless of the complexity of the surfaces being machined. This finishing toolpath is capable of producing a near polished part in many cases, according to the company.

For more information, visit BobCAD-CAM.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.