V25 Getting Started - BobCAD-CAM

BobCAD‐CAM Version 25 Getting Started Guide
The Stock Wizard & Part Orientation for Mill, Router, Plasma, Laser and Water‐Jet
This help topic describes the layout of and provides navigation through the Milling Stock Wizard tutorials.
Important Information
Before creating any milling features, you must create milling stock from which the part is cut. If you try to
insert a milling feature before creating stock, you are prompted to first run the Stock Wizard.
The Stock Wizard parameters are explained in the Stock Wizard help topic.
How to access the Stock Wizard
The Stock Wizard is displayed in the
Data Entry tab. To open the Stock Wizard, do one of the following:
In the CAM Tree, right‐click Milling Stock, and click Stock Wizard.
In the CAM Tree, under Milling Stock, right‐click Stock Geometry, and click Re/Select.
The Stock Wizard Dialog Boxes
Stock Type
Select the stock type.
Stock Definition
Defines the stock size, shape and orientation in the Workspace.
Machine Setup
Select the Machine Setup, set the machining origin for the stock, and other machine settings.
How to select the Stock Type
In the Stock Type dialog box, select the appropriate Stock Type, and click
Definition dialog box.
next to go to the Stock
Rectangular/Cylindrical
These stock types both create stock by bounding the selected geometry in a rectangular or cylindrical
stock. There are three methods used:
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