Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, Bill Darby <ddarby@s...> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am in the process of automating my small lathe and will be using

Gecko G201 drivers. Could someone who is currently using these

> Gecko drivers suggest what software they found works best. (and

whatever else is needed) I am hoping to end up with a

> small lathe capable of turning complex shapes and the complete

range of threads. My other goal (once I get the little Myford

> working well under PC control) is to use this same software to

control a second big old workhorse type lathe.

>
> Regards Bill Darby

Bill, from a previous search I found that the only software that
would support lathe use WITH threading was either Microkinetics or
Ahha.
As Microkinetics only drives it's own controllers that seems to leave
Ahha.
I hope someone can prove me wrong on this. I have looked at some
others such as CNC pro and EMC but as yet they don't support
threading.
Leaving the threading part out as far as I can see virtually any of
the others can do this.