Re: G code software

ptengin@... wrote:
Subject: Re: G code software

In a message dated 10/25/2000 4:58:54 AM Hawaiian Standard Time,
jdemand@... writes:

<< I'm looking for comments and sugestions concerning an upgrade in my tool
path generation software. Right now I'm mainly machining wax for jewellery
models
so that while tight contol of absolute dimensions is necessary I also have
to be able to make small tweeks because the final piece just doesn't 'look
right'. Any comments about other programs?

Thanks, Jeff >>


Jeff,

I bought Rhino 1.1 and Millwizard. Together, you can produce amazing
things. I cannot at present cut many of the output files due to file size
limitations on Microkinetics. I suppose I could chain them together. I'm
working on a bigger more accurate machine with a "nicer" control. Both of
these programs offer trial verisons for download. If you decide to buy, try
Andrew Werby at United Artists. He is a VG guy to deal with.

Peter
THRD, Inc.

[Thanks for the plug, Peter! What's the plan for the nice new control
system- EMC? By the way, I'm at United ARTWORKS, not ARTISTS. (I often get
calls from people asking when the movie starts... )
MillWizard is currently the least expensive 3d model to G-code conversion
software out there, although STLWorks is pretty close. A step up from these
is DeskProto, which is currently beta-testing a version of the program that
enables rotary cutting, substituting A (degrees) for Y (linear) . None of
these "rasterizing" programs offsets a tool from a given linear plot- this
requires a whole different sort of program. Some controllers can do this to
a certain extent, but for example the MaxNC controller software I use can
only handle a certain size file in "look-ahead" mode, which is what's
required to calculate the offsets. There's probably some software out there
that will pre-calculate all this and embody it in an NC program that can
run in DNC mode- maybe Vector?]

Andrew Werby
http://www.computersculpture.com


Andrew Werby - United Artworks
Sculpture, Jewelry, and Other Art Stuff
http://unitedartworks.com