Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Comparison of Cadd

For industry this is cheap. The software I'm using for a slight different
CNC application for pick and place and Chip shooters tend to start in the
$7500 to $10K range.

Now a note about service, usually when you buy a product the first year of
service is part of the price. After the first year then you have to fork
over the additional money. But I have found that it is a wise investment
as bugs are found and fixed plus other software formats change and you need
updated import filters to bring them in. Plus they always add one or two
things to make your life a little easier. Or they might have listened to
you and made some of the changes you need.



At 11:10 AM 7/28/2001 -0600, you wrote:

>That's great....provided your working for a big shop that can afford the
>expense required for doing SLA work.
>
>When working for a small shop...or for yourself...the watchwords are "KEEP
>COSTS DOWN"!
>
>Also, since I'm "retired" and only make a few parts at one time using
>manually operated machines, drawings are a necessity not an after thought.
>In some cases I COULD make parts without a drawing....all I need to do is
>get a clear picture in my mind and go from that. IN that case, I wouldn't
>even need drafting tools let alone a computer and software.
>
>Smoke
>
>
> >Solidworks is not cheap. But with it, drawings are almost an afterthought.
> > We have prototyped whole products (the plastic parts) in SLA, had sheet
> >metal brackets and machined parts made, all literally without a drawing. I
> >have had several injection molds made, up to a 14" x 5" x 5" bezel for a
> >laboratory instrument, without drawings. It's to the point that the only
> >information that needs to be on the drawing are material and surface finish
> >and a couple critical QC dimensions.
> >
> >Solidworks is not cheap (and frankly you need to be on the maintenance
> >contract because they update the file format each year--non backwards
> >compatible--because the part complexity and sophistication is increasing so
> >rapidly) but the cost and time savings and unambiguosity (?) of the part
> >definition are well worth it (speaking in terms of my "day job" designing
> >equipment for a biotech company.)
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Randy
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