Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Series I followup

> Final question is software related. Last night I spent a few hours

playing

> with MasterCam v8 at a friends office. Figured out how to create parts,
> along with creation of a NC toolpath. Seems like an awfully powerful
> package. Question is, can MasterCam serve as a machine controller like

EMC.

> I found a few serial port output options for interfacing to a machine
> controller (Allen Bradley, Fanuc, etc) , which makes me think the answer

is

> no. Did I miss something?

Mastercam is strictly a CAD and toolpath generation tool. It generates
G-codes from drawings but you still need control software to run the
machine. The machine options you referenced are post processors - they
generate the G-code specific to each machine. Last time I looked there were
over 60 post processors in Mastercam.

Mastercam is around $13,000 - $15,000.

Doug