Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] STEP-NC

There was quite a bit of discussion on the topic in the Other group: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&q=step-nc&btnG=Google+Search&meta=group%3Dalt.machines.cnc

as I recall it was a typical discussion. Some thought it was great. some thought it wasn't.

As far as G-code going by the wayside ??? Might take some time !

Chris L

cadcamcenter wrote:

> 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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