Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Post Processor

Doug,

I have access to Mastercam v8, is it possible for me to make my own post
processor? or is there no other choice but to get it done by a rep?

Thanks,

Jason Cox.

----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Harrison <prototype@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Post Processor


> 8/14/02 6:06:42 PM, "stevenson_engineers" <machines@...> wrote:
>
> >Normally they are user configuarble so you can get them to output the
exact code needed.
> >
>
> Two notable exceptions to this are Mastercam and Surfcam. Beginning with
Ver.5, Mastercam began omitting crucial
> information from their post documentation. They stopped shipping the post
manual at Ver.6, though you could get it for
> asking. I did and found it a farse. With the release of Ver.7 they were
telling customers that the regional reps were now
> handling post development.
>
> A few months ago the local Surfcam rep told me that post processor
development was a fee service. He was also boasting
> about the new universal post he had just developed, only $1000. The post
was universal in that he (and he alone) could
> configure it to nearly any machine in a matter of minutes - for another
thousand bucks.
>
> These programs can be effectively made obsolete when the developers decide
to stop supporting the version you purchase.
> Your option is to pay the annual support fee (one of my clients pays $950)
to assure automatic upgrades. The support fee
> does not include post development. And for some reason, new versions need
new posts. Imagine that.
>
> Doug
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