Re: CAM Expert software

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., ron_routledge@y... wrote:

> I have a demo of Vector Cad but it doesn't seem very intuitive to
> draw with. I am used to drawing with Ashlar Vellum, it is the only
> CAD program that I have ever sat down at and been able to draw
> immediately.
> I plan to use CNC Pro to run the table, but want to be able to draw
> the finished part, not the tool path. Will the ace convertor do

tool

> width compensation or do I need to draw the tool path, not the

part.

> I have also looked at Deskam but also have found the help to be not
> terribly helpful.
>

Ron
If all your work is of a 2 1/2D layout take a look at Dolphin.
Dolphin's main claim to fame is that it doesn't need tool offsets.
All you draw is the part, no offsets at all. The program works out
the toolpath by adding or subtracting half the tool diameter, what
you draw is what you get.
It also has a brilliant edit facility. You just edit the operation
and not the drawing. Going the wrong way? just click edit and
select "Cut Reverse" and you get to see a simulated toolpath shaowing
the tool and not some silly little red arrow following a line.
There is a slide show at:-

http://www.quantumcnc.co.uk/Dolphin%20Presentation.htm

John Stevenson