Feature Guides

Using the Reporter
Summary This article explains how to generate a Part, Tool, Operation, or supplied custom report from the current GibbsCAM part. Reporter creates an Excel-...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Modifying Reports
Summary This article explains how to modify or create a GibbsCAM Reporter report by editing its paired Model (.xlsx) and Template (.txt) files. The Model c...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Utilizing Macros in GibbsCAM
Summary This article explains how to install, configure, run, and maintain general-purpose GibbsCAM macros. A GibbsCAM macro is a runtime-interpreted plain...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:00 PM
How to Use the Operation Summary
Summary This article explains how to add the Operation Summary command to the GibbsCAM interface and use it to create a concise Excel summary of the curren...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Operation Manager Guide
Summary This article explains how to use Operation Manager to review operation data in a configurable table inside GibbsCAM. It covers opening the manager,...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Utility Markers
Summary Utility Markers let you change position-dependent data at specific locations in an existing GibbsCAM toolpath. They can change feed rate, spindle s...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Virtual Points
Summary Virtual Points let GibbsCAM 2024 and later reference useful locations—such as endpoints, midpoints, circle or arc centers and quadrants, solid vert...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Clearance Volumes
Summary Clearance Volumes provide an alternative to a traditional clearance plane for supported advanced-machine configurations. When the selected Machine ...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Accurate Cut Time Calculation
Summary This article explains how GibbsCAM estimates program cut time, which timing result to use, and why an estimate can differ from the machine's ac...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Feed Rate Calculation
Summary This article explains how to calculate a linear milling feed rate, compensate it for internal and external circular paths, and verify how GibbsCAM,...
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 6:04 PM