CamBam is an application to create CAM files (gcode) from CAD source files or its own internal geometry editor. CamBam has many users worldwide, from CNC hobbyists to professional machinists and engineers.

Although in Beta development stage, CamBam currently supports the following:

• Reading from and writing to 2D DXF files.
• 2.5D profiling machine operations with auto-tab support
• 2.5D pocketing operations with auto island detection
• Drilling (Normal,Peck,Spiral Milling and Custom Scripts)
• Engraving
• True Type Font (TTF) text manipulation and outline (glyph) extraction.
• Conversion of bitmaps to heightmaps
• 3D geometry import from STL, 3DS and RAW files
• 3D surfacing operations
• Extendable through user written plugins and scripts

CamBam is supplied as a completely free and fully functional version and CamBam Plus which is a commercial version with extra features and functionality.

Released 18 June 2008 build 3090.25484 Rev D (angry aphid)

This release fixes a couple of bugs in the earlier 0.9.3 releases.  I have also increased the evaluation count to 40.

Download CamBamPlus-beta0.9.3D MSI Installer (828KB)

Updated! The installer has been updated to install the latest 0.9.3 bug fixes (see note below)

NOTE: There has been many changes to this version since the last release, so you should be cautious with this release and run some simulations or air cuts to verify the output.

The evaluation period has now changed to 40 uses. After which time the program will still function but gcode creation and a few other functions will be disabled.

CamBam plus Licence keys are available from the CamBam shop.

New in this release...

• Improved 3D (Roughing/Finishing, Front/Back and Molds)
• STL file support
• Post-processor system
• Performance improvements