V25 Getting Started - BobCAD-CAM

BobCAD‐CAM Version 25 Getting Started Guide
Drilling Operation Setup
The drilling operations within BobCAD‐CAM are multi‐tool or compound operations meaning, that if you choose to drill a
hole the software by default will use first a center drill and then a drill or if you tap a hole, by default they software will
Center Drill, Drill then tap the hole. These features can be fully customized to include multiple tools or to only use single
tools.
To edit the Tools used within features follow the instructions below.
Drilling Parameters
Much of the drilling done by BobCAD‐CAM is automated. BobCAD automatically accounts for items such as drill tip angle
and through holes and adds depth to the drilling operations. Before creating a program for drilling you should first
understand exactly what BobCAD is going to do when drilling. The drilling parameters used by BobCAD can be
customized to suit your needs, see the information below to see how to access the drilling parameters and how to
change or edit them.
The drilling parameters are configured within Cutting Condition Parameters see below for instructions on how to
access them.
To access the Cutting Condition Parameters, in the CAM tree, under CAM Part, right‐click Milling Tools, click
Part or Default, and click Cutting Conditions. If you selected Part, only the current part or file is affected. If you selected
Default, the default software settings for all new files are affected.
Note: Full documentation on all of Cutting Condition Parameters dialogue can be found within the built in help system.
To locate this information launch the help system by clicking on Help then Help Topics from within BobCAD. Search for
the term “Cutting Condition”.
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