BobCAD-CAM, Inc. has released v27 CAD CAM software for 2.5-axis to 3-, 4- and full 5-axis simultaneous CNC machining.
The v27 provides a new CAD Solid Action Tree that allows users to modify any step of their solid creation. According to the company, the solid creation tree is fully associative to designed solid model, making editing steps to a drawn model faster and easier. Dynamic Drawing has been added, making simultaneous sketching and editing of values available to users.
New surface and solid creation tools have been added, giving users on-the-fly extruding and modifications of solid shapes. A new CAD shape library with 40 common shapes speeds up the design process. Other CAD enhancements include new 2D Boolean features for faster editing of intersecting 2D geometry. A Project to Z feature allows the user to extract edges from a 3D model and flatten the geometry along the Z plane or a defined axis. Geometry scaling features have also been added. The new Extrude Boss and Extrude Cut features provide added flexibility to designing models, along with a new Shelling feature that allows users to hollow out a solid model, leaving a thin walled solid on the remaining surfaces.
New CAM benefits include the Mill 3 Axis Pro module. Finishing styles can now be added to the Advanced Planar option, including "up" and "down" cutting, which provides the ability to control the cut direction by forcing the tool to cut only in the up direction or down direction on the model. Further control of the toolpath is provided by an Overlap Distance and a Minimum Height Change to handle shallow areas of the model. Adaptive Step-over for Planar surface machining automatically adds more passes to eliminate steep jumps in the toolpath.
The software now automatically adds additional cuts when the depth between the current pass and previous pass exceeds the step-over value. In addition, the new Trim to Operation Stock option allows users to pick an STL to define the stock for the current operation. The software then trims out all air cutting. This can also be utilized as a 3D boundary to give users more control of the toolpath creation. New boundary options have been added as well as a new Planar REST finishing feature.
The Pro module Z-Level Finish operation has been enhanced and now includes Zig, Zig Zag and Spiral cutting options. The Adaptive Depth of Cut option that has been added to the Standard and Pro modules automatically detects shallow areas on the part and adds extra passes to get a more consistent finish. The advanced Z-Level Finishing operation now includes a REST finishing option.
The new Project Curves operation, which has been added to the Mill 3 Axis Pro module, allows users to select one or more chains to project onto a 3D Model with the ability to compensate for the tool. This toolpath has uses such as engraving text and manually creating a 3D toolpath from standard 2D geometry. The software also provides the ability to offset the 2D shape automatically on both sides, to the right or to the left of the chain direction.
New time saving functionalities include the Boundary Options, which provide an improvement to user-defined operation boundaries. Previously, the tool center always went to the defined boundary. Users can now select whether the tool stays inside the boundary, goes outside the boundary or cuts with the center of the tool on the boundary. The additional Offset parameter provides further control of the tool at the boundary when using inside or outside. According to the company, this results in less time spent creating CAD geometry to use at the boundary.
A variety of enhancements have been made to the 4 and 5 Axis modules, such as the SWARF operation, MultiAxis roughing enhancements and improvements in gouge checking. The Tool Axis control has been improved with several new tilt strategies. WireEDM improvements include automatic set-up sheets and the ability to edit wire cutting condition tables, create toolpath patterns and more.
BobCAD-CAM software now supports the 3DConnexion 3D Mouse products.
For more information contact:
BobCAD-CAM, Inc.
28200 US Highway 19 N, Ste. E
Clearwater, FL 33761
877-262-2231 / 727-442-3554
sales@bobcad.com
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