RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Simplistic CNC Software.

It seems to me that you can get close to this with just about any of the CNC
control programs available today. It won't be quite the same but you can do
it. I write most of my g-code by hand, although I am moving toward a CAM
solution to make life easier. What you are really looking for is
"conversational CNC" which has been discussed at length on this forum in the
past, but I don't think it really exists in a useable form yet. (I might be
wrong, but then what else is new?) You could use MDI mode in almost any of
the control programs to get close to the functionality you describe.

John Guenther
'Ye Olde Pen Maker'
Sterling, Virginia

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> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 14:59 PM
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> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Simplistic CNC Software.
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> I'm in the process of gathering CNC components to retrofit my
> Sherline mill. I have a FROG single axis controller on my Sherline
> lathe that I use for threading and as a controllable power feed. I
> can maually move the cutting tool to the beginning of the cut, press
> two buttons to set as zero, punch in a minus distance to set a pause
> point away from the work, punch in a feed rate and a cut distance. I
> then press the cut button and it will advance to the end of the cut.
> A press of the go button will move it to the pause point where I can
> move the cutter in for the next cut or stop the spindle to measure
> the work.
>
> I will be making a lot of one off parts and my question is do any of
> the software packages support this sort of semi-manual operations? I
> want to eliminate a lot of cranking with out necessarily designing
> the part from the ground up in a CAD program.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bruce Buchner
>
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