Re: BobCAD/CAM v.s. Dolphin CAD/CAM

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., John Stevenson <machines@n...> wrote:

> Then we have to organise the toolpath - Why??? Because of the way

it's been

> drawn. Tool paths have to be sequential, one line leading on to the

next

> line or arc in the correct order and direction.
> This is something I've never understood with Bobcad or Vector.
> If you have a box with four radiused corners and you select a start

point

> and tell the program it's closed then it should goround and find

the last

> point no matter which way the entities have been drawn. On a simple

closed

> entity such as this there is no alternative so why the hassle.

From your posting, you've made it quite clear that you have not
grasped the basic operating philosophy of VECTOR. Unlike other Cad
and Cam programs, Vector is NOT influenced by the order or direction
of entity creation. Remember the Harley Davidson logo? You thought
you'd stump us with Dolphin's great control over contouring, only to
find that Vector actually did it better.

With Vector you're not limited to closed shapes and "goround" or
whatever. Vector just selects a continuous contour and what you see
is what is cut no more no less, no guessing(WYSIWYG). It works in 3D
too, not limited to 2D. If no toolpath is drawn no cutting is done.
It doesn't get any simpler, unless you have not taken the time to
learn the basics of how it works.


Best Regards,

Fred Smith
IMService