Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] STEP-NC

Peter,

I have been following the Step-NC project. The folks at Alibre are
interested in it.

We should have enough C++ talent in this group for someone to start a
Step-NC project. Step-NC is going to be the way of the future.

A lot of help and code is available. I can get information on Step from
Alibre.

Alibre just shipped version 5. Now would be a good time to get their new
CD. I was interviewed and ended up in a couple places on the CD.

If anyone wants to start a 30 day trial, I can get them started

Bob Campbell

----- Original Message -----
From: "cadcamcenter" <cadcamcenter@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:57 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] STEP-NC


> Hi,
>
> G-code going to be the next dinosaur?
>
> Anyone has any substantial experience with STEP-NC?
>
> extracts from
> http://www.steptools.com/library/stepnc/index.html
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> STEP-NC changes the way that manufacturing is done by defining data
> as "working steps": a library of specific operations that might be
> performed on a CNC machine tool. In other words, it breaks down every
> machining operation into the steps required to perform the operation.
> In the past, CNC machine tools had to be programmed using G and M
> codes (from ISO 6983), which were instructions that only told the
> machine what moves to make, without any semantic content that
> referred to the part being processed. STEP-NC will make G and M codes
> obsolete.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Will like to hear from anyone who has ever used STEP-NC
>
> Peter
>
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