When you program out of the machine or with G code, you usually use cycles with linear movements that go back and forth.  When you use BobCAD CAM, you can follow the shape of the final profile throughout the roughing process. This entails several advantages when cutting, like:

1.The tool is always in contact with the material, increasing tool life and roughing quality.

2. By following the shape of the workpiece, the machine does not perform as many retractions.

3. The toolpath adapts to the material shape, eliminating cutting in the air, especially for special materials or repairing existing parts.

4. With fewer rapid movements, cutting time is reduced.

5. If you have a neutral or circular tool, you can apply a zigzag compensation path, following the shape of the final piece and reducing the number of retractions to zero.

Chip break is crucial in CNC lathe machining, particularly when dealing with long, continuous chips generated during turning operations. These long chips can wrap around the workpiece or cutting tool, leading to tool damage, poor surface finish, and potential hazards. Bob CAD has integrated a Chip-breaking technique to mitigate this issue.

 Basically, you will be able to set up a specific chip length, cut distance, or time interval to add a small retraction to your toolpath. This small retraction will allow the machine to evacuate chips, sustainably increasing your tool life, and ensuring a proper surface finish. 

With Bobcad, you have the flexibility to define your stock and restrict toolpaths to specific areas. In other words, if you have any shape other than a cylindrical stock, you will be able to define the shape of your initial material and have your toolpath only cut within the predefined stock. 

Is common to have minor collisions, damages to the workpiece and tool, or tolerance deviations are an everyday occurrence and are considered part of the job. However, that doesn’t mean many collisions or imperfections cannot be avoided. In all lathe strategies in BobCAD CAM, the user can activate Collision Checking and add the tool holder to the checking process. Using this function, BobCAD ensures that neither the insert nor the tool holder will enter areas that could generate collisions.

 Furthermore, if any collision occurs outside the strategy, the user can see the collision in our virtual simulation. All toolpaths generated in CAD/CAM will be replicated using the same parameters as those used on the machine. This doesn’t mean you will never have collisions on your lathe again, but the number of issues you deal with will be significantly reduced.