Software Updates

BobCAD-CAM V24 Build 546 Release Notes:

Release Date: March 2, 2012

CAM

• Instances of Z-Level Rough toolpath not cutting a BobART model have been fixed
• Errors in the Weave texture in BobART have been corrected
• Corrections have been made to the post scripting engine to handle memory issues
• Advanced Posting page variables not getting initialized in certain situations has been fixed
• Spindle speeds getting reconverted with metric units has been fixed
• Corrections have been made to loading machining features from previous versions
• Instances of Bottom of Job value in the 3D toolpaths not functioning properly has been fixed
• Angle of Approach for High Speed Pocketing feature not working has been corrected
• Drill depths inside Reamer cycle have been corrected
• Instances of the finish tool not going to clearance inside a Pocket feature has been corrected
• Problems with large tool numbers have been corrected
• Corrections have been made to cleanup cutting in the V-Carve toolpath
• Instance of Trim Modal not working properly has been corrected
• Default peck depth not being displayed properly has been corrected
• Depths not transferring from geometry page in some drilling features has been corrected
• Minor corrections to the 2 Rail Sweep feature have been made
• Errors being produced from computing a toolpath while still in selection mode of the Profile Start Point have been corrected
• Extra feed move within the lathe Threading cycle has been removed
• Instances of lathe Roughing toolpath displaying diagonal moves have been corrected
• Tap selection has been moved to Geometry page to aid in quicker editing of Tap features in Mill

BobCAD-CAM V23 Build 1812 Release Notes:

This release offers several updates and fixes to the BobCAD-CAM V23 application. In addition to these updates, tabbing for profile cuts inside of the Nesting Feature can now be applied.

General

• Tabbing page added to the Nesting Wizard and Nesting Edit dialog box.
• Corrections have been made to prevent system from not opening due to corrupted tool database files.
• Corrected the system not launching if Disable Visual Themes flag is set for the BobCAD23.exe on Windows XP systems.
• Corrected the application not gaining focus when opened.
• Corrected the black undo button on mouse over.
• Corrected crashing related to Catalyst 10 ATI drivers when modifying geometry.
• Corrected application hanging when opening files on Windows 7.
• Corrected the dockable windows not closing when using the toolbar right click menu.
• Corrected the highlight color being incorrect when reselecting geometry assigned to a machining feature.

Mill

• Corrected a lead in and out bug when using None for the offset type in the profile. Now the lead in/out will always lie to the left of the chain direction allowing for consistency.
• Corrected problem with the Active flag not updating for nesting sheets inside of the Nesting Wizard.
• Corrected the sheet sizes always being displayed in inches, even when in metric mode.
• Spindle speeds being overwritten

Lathe

• Software crashing when only a single entity was assigned to a roughing feature has been corrected.

BobCAM V2 Build 676 Release Notes:

Release Date: November 9, 2011

New Languages Available

The complete software and help system are now available in the Spanish and Portuguese languages.

General Fixes & Enhancements

• BobCAM CAM Tree is now available in the second instance of the SolidWorks FeatureManager using the split panel display.
• Arc fit algorithm was enhanced for better performance for use with 3 axis toolpaths.
• An instance of Through Holes not being detected has been corrected.
• Web Help search bar function has been corrected.
• Internal grooving insert geometry being displayed incorrectly has been resolved.
• Rapid plane being used as absolute value in the Facing cycle has been corrected to an incremental value.
• Crashing when editing a Machining Feature with the SolidWorks Measure tool active has been corrected.
• Posting API functions not properly working on x64 systems has been corrected.
• Helical arcs not being properly output in the threading cycle has been corrected.
• Tool label not being displayed inside of the simulation has been corrected.

BobCAM V1 Build 250 Release Notes:

This method is an update to the latest BobCAM for SolidWorks Add-in.