Machinists using BobCAM software have a little something to be excited about.
The new version of BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS CNC programming software has officially been released. The release, v5, is the latest in a lineup of 2.5- to five-axis milling plug-ins for SOLIDWORKS CAD software.
Here’s a summary tour of the new release:
Features
With this new release comes a whole lineup of features to look forward to. BobCAD-CAM has picked out two in particular—namely CNC Mill Turn and BobART Artistic CAD—to headline the show.The new Mill Turn module for BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS enables more complex part creation. (Image courtesy of BobCAD-CAM.)
What’s included?
- Two-axis turning
- C-axis machining support
- Five-axis milling head support
- Machine simulation
- Compatibility for multiple document interface (MDI) programming
The BobART Artistic CAD software add-on is a nifty little tool for creative projects. It lets the user add some flair to CNC-manufactured parts by taking pictures or drawings and turning them into relief models or vectorized geometry. These can then be machined with CNC mill, router, waterjet, laser and burning machines.
This add-on, which is reminiscent of Delcam’s ArtCAM offering, is particularly useful for creative endeavors such as woodworking, jewelry making, instrument machining, engraving work, mold making and more.
The BobART package lets users bring out their creative sides for such uses as instrument machining. (Image courtesy of BobCAD-CAM.)
- Sketch, photo or image conversion
- Embossing and wrapping
- Relief model creation from images
- Texturing, smoothing and sculpting
- Component-based embossing
- V-carving and X-cornering
“We’re all very excited about v5,” said Greg Myers, development executive at BobCAD-CAM. “We gathered a lot of feedback as part of this build to find out what machinists felt was needed and where we could improve.”
“I’m happy to report that we were able to roll out a lot of those key features in v5 and that the software should go a long way in making programming quicker and easier,” Myers continued. “It’s also great to introduce the new BobART package to give BobCAM users an artistic option and the Mill Turn add-on for handling the most complex of machining jobs.”
Both are available with the new release, which is available for demo or purchase from the BobCAD-CAM website.
If you’d like to learn more about the BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS v5 release, check out the full list of new and improved features here.