BobCAD

Go to http://machinemaster.com and click on the BobCAD logo. It is for sale
for $350.00.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: <beer@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 8:34 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Grizzley


> From: beer@...
>
> On 28 Jan, CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com wrote:
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 23:49:02 -0600
> > From: hansw <hansw@...>
> > Subject: Re: Grizzly
> >
> > Can't say much about Bob'Cad... I just used Acad and convert using "Ace"
> > it works fine for me...
> >
>
> Hans;
>
> I'm just started with CNC machining. The little bit of GCode I've run,
> I've written by hand.
>
> I'm now investigating software to make this all easier. BOBCad is
> pretty cool ( a friend showed me some neat tricks ), but just a little
> pricey for a guy playing at home.
>
> It was my plan to do as you do, use AutoCAD ( which I already own and
> kinda know how to use ) and some DXF to GCode conversion program.
> However, I do have a few questions.
>
> 1. How does "Ace" handle 3D , as in pockets and whatnot. Or are you
> left to manually add Z commands after the fact ?
>
> 2. How do you deal with tool widths? CNCPro, which I'm using ( and
> quite like, with a few exceptions ) doesn't handle G42/G43 commands, so
> I'm really hoping you have some "magic".
>
> My only idea is to draw the part on the "PART" layer, offsetting it to
> the "outside" on the "TOOL" layer by half the tool width, fillet the
> corners, then DXF the TOOL layer. Extra work, to be sure.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Alan
>
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