Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Solidworks

HI
is the Mastercam 8.1 $4000???

shabbir

At 09:27 PM 9/25/01 -0600, you wrote:

>I'm learning MasterCAM 8.1 at school. That program leave a lot to be
>desired!
>The training info manuals and tutorials leave out way too much information
>required once you get past the "lessons" which merely tell you to fill out
>the various dialog boxes as shown without telling you what some of them are
>for.
>
> Unfortunately too, the instructor isn't very well versed in MasterCAM
>either and the dealer is generally pretty hard to get hold of for answers.
>
>Unfortunately, I don't have the funds to buy MasterCAM (over $4000 I
>understand) and Solidworks (also ove $4000). Plus I'd have to upgrade my
>computer (cheap at $80 for the necessary memory) just to let Solidworks
>operate.
>
>About the only reason I could justify Solidworks would be ease of generating
>assemblies which can be animated. From there I could generate 2D drawings
>which could possibly be plugged into a simple (and cheaper) program for
>generating the required code. I could even generate the code by hand if
>necessary.
>
>Smoke
>
>> At 09:21 PM 9/25/2001 -0000, smoke@... wrote:
>>
>> >program but i didn't see anything that would allow it to generate
>> >anything in the way of machine code for doing the actual machining.
>>
>> That would be called "Mastercam" :-) At least, that's what we use at
>work.
>> Solidworks is a solid modeling program, and can output IGES, STL,
>> Parasolid etc. formats but does need a CAM "rear-end" program for a
>> machining interface.
>>
>> >Anyone out there no more about it...or know of an on line users group?
>>
>> There is a Usenet newsgroup comp.cad.solidworks. Other than that, I don't
>> know of any online groups.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Randy
>>
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