Re: CAD/CAM Software

Bryan,
I don't know if there are any US distributors yet, but I know from
reading some of the postings on this newsgroup that people in the US
are using Dolphin, and are getting good support from Dolphin direct,
by e-mail and telephone, and also direct from other users in this
newsgroup.
Dolphin are a small company, and from my dealings with them, I think
they intend to keep it that way. These guys actually enjoy what they
are doing!
I think John Stevenson has posted up a link to Dolphin's web site
together with some of his 'own examples' links.

Dave Pearson

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Gail & Bryan Harries" <gab@s...> wrote:
> Dave/John,
> I haven't seen any US distributor for Dolphin, let
alone support, it could
> be costly in phone calls alone...
>
> Maybe with all the positive comments, you could put some positive
links ;)
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: machines@n... [mailto:machines@n...]
> Sent: Monday, 03 December, 2001 5:41 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 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.
>
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