Re: BobCad 18

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@s...> wrote:

> I didn't see many comments so I d/led and install the demo copy. I
> played with it for a while and came to the conclusion that there

were

> quite a few bugs in the program. For instance in the NC part I

tried to

> get it to generate the G code in the directions that I wanted and it
> kept wanting to do it differently than what I wanted. In the draw
> portion it did not seem like the trim/extend was working properly

for

> trimming a line to a circle.
> Looks like it need some work.
> Dan

It is generally true that you "get what you pay for", I'm afraid this
is very true (in my opinion) with Bobcad. I spent quite a bit of time
trying to get Bobcad to draw, and then machine something, the way I
wanted to do it, without any satisfactory results.
The exception to the "get what you pay for" rule is Dolphin
Partmaster CadCam.
Don't be fooled by its budget price tag, the Dolphin system has
features of CadCam systems with far higher price tags.

If you want to change the direction of machining, select 'reverse' on
the go-round menu, or, you can use the 'reverse direction' option
under the view menu, which changes the direction of the geometry.

The trim and extend functions in Dolphin Cad are excellent. The 'one
hit' function makes trimming and extending very easy.

For more info go to http://www.dolphin-systems.co.uk/, I believe they
have a discount price for members of this list.

Dave Pearson