Re: CAD/CAM Software

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., dave_pearson@b... wrote:

> Oooohhhh, my favourite subject! Only one choice, Dolphin Partmaster
> CadCam. Excellent 2D cad, IMHO better than all other dedicated 2D
>Cad
> packages.
> The Cam system is superb, you don't have to worry about drawing
> offset toolpaths and all that nonsense that I have found with other
> systems, it does it all for you.
> If you want to you can import dxf drawings direct into the Cam
> package, this was asked for recently by John Stevenson, who posts
> here regularly, and is now included as standard (nice one John!).
> 3D functions include mould rotation, which can be male or female
>part
> with ball nosed cutter automatically compensated for. Merge, uses
>two
> different contours and merges them together.
> The system is designed by the many end-users, not by some well
> intentioned software guy who thinks he knows what people want!
> And best of all, the post processed code needs no mods, send it to
> the machine and 'Press Go'.
>
> I'm sure John Stevenson will have some 'screen grabs' that you can
> have a look at, over to you John......
>
> Dave Pearson

Who me Dave??
I couldn't possibly endorse this product.......
Why would I want other people to find out about this ?? ........
And spoil the brilliant support I get ? ......
Just spent 1/2 hour on the phone to John today, the main guy who
writes the program, once he's got the new turning module out on
general release he's going to put three extra things I've asked for
into the CAM system.
No bad what? As a mere user try talking to any other product's chief
programmer.
Saw a preview of the turning module at the weekend, not into lathes
much but I was impressed. There are features in this that aren't even
in Mastercam module 2. In fact the turning module alone is on par
with a lot of the middle to top end programs costing around $10,000
Anyway for any newbies the screen shots can be obtained from the
links below:-
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/machines/goround.txt
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/machines/offset.txt
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/machines/area%20clear.txt

John S.