Mill Standard & Pro Manual - BobCAD-CAM

BobCAD-CAM Version 25 Getting Started Guide
Lathe Tutorial
The Feature Shortcut Menus
The bullet points listed next are the shortcut menu commands for each feature item in the tree.
Feature Type
Insert Rough- inserts a Rough feature.
Insert Finish - inserts a Finish feature.
Insert Groove - inserts a Groove feature.
Insert Thread - inserts a Thread feature.
Insert Drill - inserts a Drill feature.
Insert Cutoff - inserts a Cutoff feature.
Insert Stock Feed- inserts a Stock Feed feature.
Delete - removes the selected milling feature.
Save Feature - allows you to save the selected feature to a file.
Load Feature - allows you to add a previously saved feature.
Post Yes/No - controls whether or not the feature is included in the posted NC program.
Blank/Unblank Toolpath - hides or shows the computed feature toolpaths.
Rename - allows you to change the feature name.
Geometry
Re/Select - enables selection mode for you to select geometry in the Workspace that is used to create
the feature operations.
Remove - eliminates the geometry association with the feature.
Drill Depth Point/End Point/Start Point
Re/Select - enables selection mode for you to select geometry as the location (or depth) for the
feature.
Remove - eliminates the geometry association with the feature.
Feature Parameters
Edit - opens the Feature dialog box for you to modify the settings used to create the Toolpath. View the
Turning Features to learn about the available options.
Important: This is how you access the Feature dialog boxes to define the feature.
Compute Toolpath - calculates the toolpath defined in the feature.
Post Yes/No - controls whether or not the feature is included in the posted NC program.
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