RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] JeffSwayze (and others)

ive been rereading this thread and find myself wondering, would you need to
export as a stl file and then use something like stlworks to get G-Code out
of it? cant remember, but does stlworks support 4th and 5th axis?
---Dave L.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Olney [mailto:andy@...]
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:36 AM
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> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] JeffSwayze (and others)
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>
> Jeff - Before you put out money for the ProE go to
> http://www.ptc.com/products/desktop/index.htm
>
> and check out PTC free ProDesktop Express. It is a rewritten
> ProE without
> the massive menu confusion of options of the parent. It does
> a tom of stuff,
> right up a hobbiests alley, assemblies, detail drawings, and
> some kinematics
> ( motion design ) for free! Will export iges stl etc. files.
>
> Andy Olney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Alleven [mailto:alleven@...]
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:38 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] JeffSwayze (and others)
>
>
> Jeff, (and others)
>
> as a user of both Pro-E and Vector, could you comment on the
> feasibility of
> using Pro-E, combined with code generating software as a
> "home use" CAD -CAM
> system? i understand that Pro-E is a complex and powerful
> program aimed at
> industry, and Vector is a CAD-CAM package aimed at the home
> user (at least
> that's what i gather). do you use Vector at home because it
> is easier and
> faster on the less complicated parts? i'm asking because i
> have a feeling
> that i will need to know Pro-E in the future (for work), and
> i'd rather keep
> the number of software packages that i learn to a minimum. i see much
> discussion of programs such as Vector, Dolphin, and Bobcad,
> but very little
> about Pro-E. i know that Pro-E is expensive, but student
> versions can be
> had for around $300.00, so i wonder why they're aren't more
> people using it.
> i plan to buy the Pro-E so i can get started with it, but if
> the learning
> curve is too steep, or if for some reason it doesn't work out
> well in the
> home CNC environment, i will not hesitate to buy one of the other less
> expensive CAD-CAM packages.
>
> your comments are appreciated.
>
> patrick
>
>
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