Beginner

[NetStorm]

Hello everyone,

The company I work for is purchasing a new CNC router. it has been ordered and will arrive within the month. No one here has ever used CAD/CAM software before so we have a bit of a mission ahead of us.

I have downloaded the demo of Bobcad-cam from their website and have begun trying to understand how it works before our software arrives with the machine to give us a kind of head start.

I have a few questions which I hope you could all help with.

1) What is roughing? What is it used for?
2) What is approach-Depart? What is it used for?
3) What is a Pocket? What is it used for?

I know these must seem like really stupid questions to all of you but please remember I have never even looked at cad design before. Also there are no courses or seminars to go on here in England so I am quite stuck.

I will have many more questions after these have been answered so I hope you don't mind me returning with more stupid and obvious questions.

Thanks for any help, really appreciate it.

[tobyaxis]

For right now (have to get ready for work) here are two sites that you might get immediate responses from.

Sorin Nenu's Forum. He is the Official BCC Trainer
http://cadcamtrainer.com/forums/index.php

This is BCC's Support Forum
http://216.117.147.20/bobcadsupport/forums/

CNC Zone is great too but sometimes it is best to spread questions everywhere

[NetStorm]

Thanks

[tobyaxis]

YW,

I saw your post the other day on CAD/CAM Trainer. I always ask in more than one place. You tend to get lots of different ideas and views.

Cheers