Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Which one?

Solid Works plus SmartCAM would be a pretty decent combination for the home
shop. Although I think Smart CAM is out of buisiness.

Weyland wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I've been really enjoying all the talk going about,
> and am learning as much as I can without having a machine
> up and running at the moment, but have a question.
>
> I have access to many different CAM programs
> from a few different places. (work and friend's shops)
>
> My question is this:
> Will these output acceptable code to the type of stuff
> we are working with, in regards to the specific dialects
> of G-code used by the translators available?
>
> I have access to these products -
> SmartCAM (v.10 & 11)
> Solid Edge
> Solid Works
> Pro E
> and a few others I can't seem to recall the names of.
> (it's early and I can't find the coffee)
>
> I have used each of these before, but only for a short time,
> and it was a few years ago, so by now I've lost anything I'd
> learned about using them and will have to re-learn it all over again.
> I'm willing to do this if they are useable,
> but would like to know beforehand if it's possible.
>
> Or would I be better of using Acad2k and using a G-code
> generator from the file it creates?
> On first glance, this doesn't seem to be that efficient.
> For one, how would it know your start point and
> desired direction of cutter path (conventional vs. climb milling)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Weyland
>
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