To change the Current Units to the Current Part follow the steps
below:
* Go to the top of the screen and Left-Click Preferences this will
expand ...
If you are running into an issue with your X and/or Y being reversed
in your posted code click here to run the Trouble Shooter. [1]
Keywords:
...
For further assistance with surfaces missing on an imported part
click here to run the Trouble Shooter. [1]
If the file will not import there ca...
If your software will not launch click here to run the Trouble
Shooter. [1]
Keywords: Software will not launch launching error install
installat...
The first cause of this usually pertains to not having a line
thickness large enough to be visible. When you Click Print in BobCAD
you should see a...
If you're running into an issue when where you have toolpath created
and the program is not posting please review the Troubleshooter that
covers th...
An "Unexpected File Format" Error means that the file is corrupted.
This is usually caused when a file is interrupted or it does not
complete when ...
If you are running into issues with creating a solid fillet click
here to run the Trouble Shooter. [1]
Keywords:
Solid fillet fillets solids fil...
Below is a video on how to deal with crop circles and non-tangent
lines in fonts for BobCAD.
Keywords:
Fonts crop circles circle tangent non-tangent ...
Attached is a document which explains how to use selection mode.
Keywords:
selecting select selection hi-lighting hi lighting light hi-light mode
Attached is a .PDF which explain how to set up options for an .IGES
file import.
Keywords:
.IGES IGES Option Options import importing bringing in
If you are working in the software and your code will not post click
here to run the Trouble Shooter. [1]
Keywords: Code not posting post comput...
Post Variable Formatting - See attached .PDF
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Explained
USES:
* Eliminate decimals
* Control trai...
If your machine reads a .PGM file extension, it is possible to convert
your iso style format to a .PGM file extension by saving the zip
attachment to ...
Attached is a document that covers locating the center of rotation for
Tilt/Rotary units.
Keywords:
Tilt Rotary Multi Axis Multiaxis Multi-Axis rotat...
To change from radius to diameter mode for lathe there are two
changes required one in the CAD window and one in the Post Processor.
* In the C...
Version V17 through 21 and below offered a compressed file format. .NC
and .CNC .
Files saved under this format are compressed. These compressed files...
BobCAD-CAM's tool library does not currently offer custom shape tools
such as dovetail or shaped profile cutters. These cutters can be used
but the...
BobCAD-CAM will allow for multiple tool drilling operations, to
change the tools in these operations you will need to edit the tool
pattern. For ex...
If you are running into issues where you are unable to select your
machine click here to run the Trouble Shooter. [1]
Keywords:
Can't cannot ...
If you are unable to right-click on the desktop and go to new to
create a BobCAD-CAM Document, then this is a windows registry setting
issue. The c...
Are you getting a table and tool collision in the simulation?
In the attached PDF you will find the fix for the table and tool
collision in simulati...
In the attached PDF we explain what work offsets are and what they do.
In the Attached PDF we will show you how to fix text to a curve.
In the attached PDF you will find the start to finish setup of how to
program a Plasma/Laser/Waterjet.
In the attached PDF you will find the steps to take a stl stock from a
previous job that you machined and use it as the stock of the new job.
In the attached PDF are the steps to do a undercut with a 2 axis
profile using a T cutter.
