Re: Re:CAD/CAM software

Andrew,

I may take you up on Rhino. It is a good program, but 3D modeling takes
some time to lean.

I sell cnc routers for Machine Automation (Multicam) and I am also a dealer
for AlphaCam.

Bob Campbell

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Werby <drewid@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 3:56 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re:CAD/CAM software


> From: Andrew Werby <drewid@...>
>
>
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> "Bob Campbell" <rcamp@...> wrote:
> Subject: Re: CAD/CAM software
>
> Ernst,
>
> One of the best low cost solutions is to use Rhino 3D for the modeling and
> Model Mill for the G code output. Model Mill is about $3,000 and Rhino is
at
> least $750. This may be more that you want to pay, but is a good
> combination.
>
> Bob Campbell
>
> [If it makes things easier, I still have Rhino for sale at $400. This
price
> includes a free upgrade to version 1.1, which hasn't been released yet but
> is being used in a beta version by people who've bought 1.0.
>
> I'd like to hear more about Model Mill- what are its outstanding
features?
> I just started selling another g-code translation program in that price
> range called Visual Mill, which imports Rhino's 3dm files directly, and
> offers things like pocketing, remachining of hills and valleys,
> pencil-tracing and simulated tool-path running. You'd want these features
> if you're making machine parts in steel.
>
> If you just want an easy-to-use package that generates g-code from 3-d
> surfaces imported as DXF or STL files, I've also got DeskProto 2.0 for
> $1450. It's excellent for complex contoured prototypes and models. If
> you're a full-time student or faculty member, the prices on Rhino and
> DeskProto drop by about half. These are the most economical packages I've
> found, but I haven't tried BobCad (and I thought they'd raised their price
> to about $1000. ]
>
> Andrew Werby
> http://www.computersculpture.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ernst <eaardal@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 9:56 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAD/CAM software
>
>
> > From: "Ernst" <eaardal@...>
> >
> > Hi out there, does anybody know about a 3D modelling software
> > that has a reasonable price. I want G-code output and also
> > the 3D cad possibility. Many of the commercial software-packages
> > as a to high price for me?
> >
> > Ernst Aardal also at:
> > ernst@...
> >
> >
>
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