Re: just found VisualMill/Rhino bundle on sale

Message: 3
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 22:24:44 -0000
From: "skykotechnologies" <skykotechnologies@...>
Subject: Re: just found VisualMill/Rhino bundle on sale

I bought the VisualMill/Rhino package yesterday after doing quite a
bit of searching through past posts and seeing good reviews for
VisualMill, and generally good reviews for Rhino. Even if I don't
end up using Rhino that much, it still seems like a decent deal. On
the other hand, I managed to model a quite complex mount for my CO2
laser focusing lens in Rhino last night after only playing with it
for a few hours. Seems easy to use.

[I think you'll learn to like Rhino a lot- most people who get into it end
up feeling passionately fond of it. I'm also offering the bundle on my site
(for slightly less than the $1495 special offer pricing). People who already
own Rhino can get VisualMill 4 by itself. Visual Mill is a heckuva deal at
this price- they were selling the previous 3.0 version by itself for $3450
just last week, and 4.0 has some very useful improvements, like true 4-axis
functionality. Rhino has also partnered up with IronCad, and persuaded them
to offer their Innovate mechanical design program (essentially IronCad
without sheet metal and 2d drafting) for a lot less too. ]

Now we both just need to figure out which post-processor to use with
EMC.

[Doesn't it want plain ISO G-code, of the Allen-Bradley flavor?]

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "dolph_and_nicole" <dolph@s...> wrote:
> Been lurking on this list for months. Thought i would mention
this,
> tho - Not affiliated with the company.
>
> Looks like MecSoft got in partnership with Rhino - Mecsoft got a
new
> VP of sales last month and they are trying to capture the low end
> market.
>
> I spoke with Greg Haywood (the new guy) yesterday and ordered a
> copy - Rhino & Visualmill for 1495 (VM is usually $3500 IIRC) -
Greg
> sounded SUPER anxious to hook up with the enthusiast/hobby market.
>
> I <was> aiming for about $1k for my CAM program, but this deal
> pushed me over the edge.. VM seems SUPER easy to use for a
beginner.
>
> Now if i can just get EMC working right on my laptop (silly
> RTLinux.. hehe)
>
> Eric McKnight