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RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted

on 2001-03-15 09:39:39 UTC
>I "evaluated" BobCAD for close to a year before I decided to buy Vector.
I'm glad I did.<

Alan, like you I have had BobCAD/CAM for quite a while now... but am
disappointed with it... it is capable of doing the job but (for me) it
doesn't have a fluid/logical method of going about the tasks... and if you
have a change part way through, you may as well start that detail over...
the CAM part is nice in the fact it is integrated but always manages to get
something not quite right... I spend so much time going over the code
looking for the erroneous "fly off over here for no reason" moves that I
may as well have coded by hand... So even though I have the money invested
in BobCAD/CAM I do most of my 2 1/2D work based on sketches done in
AutoSketch 2.1 and coding by hand in Word or NotePad... I know this sounds
slow and long winded, but my familiarity with Sketch means I can get the
geometry and the tool path offsets done in very short order... then the time
to key in code is not much more than the time to read over the code to
verify it as I would have to do with BobCAD/CAM... so when it comes to doing
3D surfaces it is a real PITA having to get BobCAD/CAM do it all right... I
have Pro/Desktop (Pro/E basic) for modeling in 3D but nothing to use with it
for code... I have demo of Solid Edge, but haven't got into that yet...

I have wanted to look at Vector as it has been getting good praise (in
general) by those that do have it... but like the majority, I don't have
enough blocks of time to conduct an evaluation inside 30 days... therefore
have not signed up for an evaluation copy, yet... Rhino and RAMS also looks
like a good possibility... but once again getting time to evaluate them is
almost impossible...

Does anyone have experience with Rhino and/or RAMS that would like to
comment?

Thanks for all the good input on this thread... I'm following with interest.

Bryan

Discussion Thread

Jeff Swayze 2001-03-13 16:05:55 UTC CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Tim Goldstein 2001-03-13 16:25:21 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Doug Fortune 2001-03-13 17:42:46 UTC CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Bob Campbell 2001-03-13 18:13:36 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Dan Mauch 2001-03-14 06:52:46 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAM Software: Opinions Wanted cadman@p... 2001-03-14 08:02:04 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Jeff Swayze 2001-03-14 08:50:15 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Joe Vicars 2001-03-14 09:01:39 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Jeff Swayze 2001-03-14 09:58:08 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Joe Vicars 2001-03-14 10:08:05 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted wanliker@a... 2001-03-14 10:26:39 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted kleinbauer@j... 2001-03-14 12:38:10 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted cadman@p... 2001-03-14 12:56:41 UTC GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Joe Vicars 2001-03-14 13:32:14 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 13:55:05 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 13:58:54 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? cnc002@a... 2001-03-14 15:12:05 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Smoke 2001-03-14 15:34:01 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted William Scalione 2001-03-14 16:23:32 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 16:31:19 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Ken n Donna Ballou 2001-03-14 17:21:43 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted mariss92705@y... 2001-03-14 18:04:50 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Ray 2001-03-14 18:18:54 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jeff Swayze 2001-03-14 20:15:45 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Carlos Guillermo 2001-03-14 20:16:19 UTC GeckoDrives and commercial reality cadman@p... 2001-03-14 20:22:27 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Smoke 2001-03-14 20:26:18 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted cadman@p... 2001-03-14 20:26:25 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? kleinbauer@j... 2001-03-14 20:26:55 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 20:38:41 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 20:43:49 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Smoke 2001-03-14 20:47:30 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 20:49:01 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted cadman@p... 2001-03-14 20:51:00 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Thanks Tim Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 21:02:22 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 21:04:21 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Thanks Tim cnc002@a... 2001-03-14 21:18:05 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted William Scalione 2001-03-14 21:24:05 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Smoke 2001-03-14 21:29:16 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Larry Edington 2001-03-14 21:48:56 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Alan Marconett KM6VV 2001-03-14 21:51:55 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted cadman@p... 2001-03-14 21:58:09 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? wanliker@a... 2001-03-14 22:20:30 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Tim Goldstein 2001-03-14 22:45:13 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-14 22:47:49 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Larry Edington 2001-03-14 23:39:40 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Larry Edington 2001-03-14 23:45:18 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? IMService 2001-03-15 04:13:22 UTC Re: Re: Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Jeff Swayze 2001-03-15 06:10:47 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted + Thanks Ray 2001-03-15 06:37:08 UTC Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Bill Darby 2001-03-15 06:59:09 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted wanliker@a... 2001-03-15 08:48:00 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Gail & Bryan Harries 2001-03-15 09:39:39 UTC RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Tim Goldstein 2001-03-15 10:13:07 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Bob Campbell 2001-03-15 10:18:35 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Alan Marconett KM6VV 2001-03-15 11:13:52 UTC RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Smoke 2001-03-15 12:02:12 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Smoke 2001-03-15 12:03:24 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Smoke 2001-03-15 12:09:59 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-15 12:21:05 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tim Goldstein 2001-03-15 14:35:16 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted dave engvall 2001-03-15 22:04:10 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Smoke 2001-03-15 22:28:12 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Bruce Mowbray 2001-03-16 05:17:43 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted ballendo@y... 2001-03-16 05:41:57 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Andrew Werby 2001-03-16 12:40:13 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Greg Hensley 2001-03-16 13:54:32 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Tim Goldstein 2001-03-16 14:11:08 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted John Stevenson 2001-03-16 14:34:35 UTC Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Smoke 2001-03-16 15:51:02 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Alan Marconett KM6VV 2001-03-17 11:04:49 UTC RE: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Ray 2001-03-17 11:06:27 UTC Re: Re: Re: CAM Software: Opinions Wanted Garry & Maxine Foster 2001-03-18 16:18:05 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tom Eldredge 2001-03-19 12:53:47 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tim Goldstein 2001-03-19 13:01:54 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-19 14:16:46 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tom Eldredge 2001-03-20 06:37:54 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tom Eldredge 2001-03-20 06:37:59 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-20 12:31:50 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-20 12:36:42 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? John Craddock 2001-03-20 14:43:24 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-20 16:04:15 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Ray 2001-03-21 06:38:12 UTC Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Tom Eldredge 2001-03-21 07:25:40 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? John Murphy 2001-03-21 08:30:06 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? mariss92705@y... 2001-03-21 11:31:29 UTC Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-21 12:39:50 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Jon Elson 2001-03-21 13:14:01 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? ballendo@y... 2001-03-22 07:15:22 UTC Re: Re: Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? ballendo@y... 2001-03-22 08:50:57 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? Alan Marconett KM6VV 2001-03-22 12:01:53 UTC Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help? ballendo@y... 2001-03-22 16:29:39 UTC frog was Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help?