For this release BobCAD chose to focus on two major topics: usability and toolpath power.
Focusing on reducing the amount of times you need to right-click, more organisation in the layer manager, added tools to manage your work offset numbers, and new toolpaths for deburring your parts, means every user is going to find enhancements in the product that make programming feel more natural.
MULTIBLADE
New Toolpath to program impellers/blisks with minimum effort.
- Roughing, Blade Finishing, Hub Finishing, Fillet Finishing
- Simplified geometry selection
- Machining patterns specifically for impellers/blisks
PORT MACHINING
New Toolpath to program ports with minimum effort
- Roughing and finishing of port geometries
- Automation for machining from each end
- Automatic gouge free linking
AUTO 3 + 2 ROUGHING
5 Axis complex roughing made simple.
- Automatic indexing
- Stock tracking & dynamic holder avoidance
- Adaptive and offset patterns
MULTIAXIS FINISHING
5 Axis wall and floor finishing made simple.
- Optimized toolpath wizard
- Simplified geometry selection
- Relative contact point tilt control
3 TO 5 AXIS CONVERSION
Tilt tools to avoid collisions based on a few simple settings.
- Use 3 Axis Toolpaths for 5 Axis
- Auto tilting tools based on gouge checking
- Quick to setup and use
TURN MILLING
4 Axis turn milling made simple.
- User customizable Y offset value
- Orthogonal or tangential linking
- Single and bi-directional sorting
DEBURRING
Improved part processing e ciency with in setup part deburring.
- Model based geometry selection
- Auto detect edges, user defined, and exclusion edges
- Edge breaking with undercut for 3, 4 and 5 Axis.
WORK OFFSET UPDATES
Faster / smarter editing of work offset numbers.
- Work Offset Monitoring
- Change work offsets for multiple features at one time
- Update work offset when pasting machining features
2D DETECT OPEN EDGES
Reduces / Eliminates geometry creation for advanced pockets
- Surface Geometry Selection
- Surface driven advanced pockets
- Surface driven profiles
CAM TREE ENHANCEMENTS
Less mouse miles, improved visibility, more options.
- Double click edit of machining features
- Auto blank machining features
- New extended CAM Tree