Re: STEP-NC

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Robert Campbell" <bob@c...> wrote:

> 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

Hi Bob,

Glad to hear that you have become a CD-star (as in movie star).

Regarding Alibre, I understand it wouldn't run on Win98SE?

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cadcamcenter" <cadcamcenter@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> 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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