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So the color is great but if you run your finger across it a white scuff appears. Washing removes the scuff but this really shows the lint.
It looks best when wet as a flat deep brown.
Is there...

So I've learned that the Shopbot is looking for IPS not IPM.
I went into the ShopBot_sbp_Rev12.MillPst and changed

line 217. Scale factor for feedrate? 1
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217. Scale factor for feedrate?...

Thanks BurrMan
I'm having trouble getting the system setup to work considering the problems I stipulated. Having these baseline values auto calculated should be just fine for me considering I'm not...

Please refrain from the snarky personal attacks that obfuscate the content we all are looking for about the tools. The last thread I saw around this subject was just too much ego-crap to filter...

Ok
mmoe,
So your advise is to not bother entering the SFM and in/tooth values into the settings for each material and to not use the system calculated values for feed and speed. Correct?
Then,...

I knuckled under and paid the blood money for support from Bobcad.
and
You guessed it,
They confirmed the software was in a state that could only be rectified by repairing the installation with...

While the verify window comes up it does not show the stock or display the cutting when start is pressed. A stock and the toolpath is shown in the CAD window and I can post machine code.

I'll...

Thank you guys for the replies.
Yes a giant hairball from a newbie perspective and it's not helping bobcam seems to want what seems like uncommon factors as part of the setup.

I thought I'd...

Boy, while the concepts of setting feed rates and cutter speeds are straightforward enough, actually nailing down the numbers to program into the bobcam tools is a surprisingly murky matter involving...

Thanks. There seems to be a lot of settings in places I would not expect to find them
Any knowledge of a UI cleanup in subsequent versions that clean up the the usability?

Thank you for this clue.
This works when I use "Post and Save As" but I'm not finding where to set the default directory in V24. I've looked in Preferences->Settings Default->Directories and found ...

I'm fairly new to CAD/CAM/Machining
I only plan on doing prototype and limited production work. Most of what I'm doing is basic 3 Axis parts.

I'm looking for the right balance of CAM software...