Need Help!- V22 ?? without CAM ???

[nelZ]

I got V22 simply for the dongle.

Question...
Does this program have the CAM side of it hidden somewhere or did I buy a CAD only? This will have been a total waste of money if so. How do I get to the CAM side?

Did they print a manual for 22 or is it just the DVD's ?

I just have the tiny booklet with it.

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nelZ

[CNCdude]

Have you figured out what you purchased yet? I don't have your information so I cannot look up your account. The software includes a complete set of up to date help files. There are also training videos available that you can watch if you purchased the series. V22 comes with a "getting started" booklet which can help you but the help files themselves are usually sufficient enough to show you anything you need to know about the software.

[nelZ]

I got version 22 for mill. It, as I've been told, is quite different from 19 which I use. In 19 there's that green icon you click to get the CAM window up.

If you could, please tell me how to perform the same function in v22.

Thank you,

nelZ

[mmc005]

In V22 there isn't the "cam tree" that your used to in V19. The Data-cam tree is already there, on the left hand side of the screen. You should see Mill stock, Lathe stock and EDM stock. If you click on the mill stock(the + sign) it will have a drop down displaying some info. Now right click on the milling stock and then select Mill 2D, this is an operation that you want to do, ie profiling. You will see a new "tree" under the milling stock tree. This is your operation for profiling.
Once you have done that you need to select your geometry, right click on the geometry and select the Re/Select option. Next, pick your geometry from the cad window, it will highlight red when selected. When you have all of your geometry selected for this operation, move the cursor off of the geometry and right click the mouse. A drop down menu will now appear, click ok.
Now go back to your cam tree and right click on profile, then click edit. A window will now pop up, this is where you input all of your information for the operation. The approach and entry screen is where you set the top of your part position and your clearance level. The top of your part is where it sits in the z axis, While clearance is just a distance from the top of your part to where you want the tool to lift to. Ie top of part is 2.0, clearance is .1. The tool will lift to 2.1 inches from z 0. Now click on pattern in the left window, this is your offset information. Offset right is like G42 except that bobcad will add the tool radius to the move, it will not insert a G42 into your program. Offset Left is the same, just in the opposite direction(G41). Clicking None will program using the center of the spindle without any offset. Comp. Right (G42) will add the G42 to your program but it will not add your tool radius to the code.
Now click Parameters, this is your depth info and finish pass allowance. The total depth is the depth from the top of your part to the bottom of your profile. Miltiple steps will break the total depth into equal parts based off your input. The finish pass section will leave what you tell it to for a final finish pass to clean the wall on your part.
Now click on leads, this is exactly what it sounds like, lead in and lead out for you cutter comp. Now click on tools, this is where you choose your tooling info. End mill size, speeds and feeds ect.. Now click ok, the window will close down.
Now you need to compute your tool path, right click on profile and from the drop down menu click compute toolpath. You should now see some new lines in your cad window. These lines are you tool path, they are not "real lines" in your drawing, just phantom lines to show you the path of the tool.

I hope that gets you started in V22.
Dave