Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAM programs, surface/solids driven vs. line driven

Monte,

I have just started to use VisualMill and I am finding that it has all the
features that I wanted in Model Mill.

I think that the combination of Rhino 3D and VisualMill would make a lot of
people happy.

I am getting ready to start a new special interest group (SIG) in my local
PC user group that meets one a month here in the Dallas Fort Worth area.

I will be using Rhino 3D in the sessions. I will also introduce Alibre
Design and Visual Mill at some point.

I am also started to help out at a local High School one night a week with
Rhino and VisualMill.

Bob Campbell
www.campbelldesigns.com

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Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:01 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAM programs, surface/solids driven vs. line
driven


> </lurk mode>
> Hi,
> I'm trying to decide on a CAM program, the g-code generator. If I've
> got it right it seems that there are 2 main ways of defining the
> part to be cut. Lines, arcs, polylines, etc., and surfaces or
> solids. I've demo'd both types of programs. I haven't demo'd one
> that does both though. My first thought is that I wouldn't really
> want to have a program that only does it one way. It seems that both
> would be the better choice if possible. Does that make sense. And I
> don't want an "automatic" g-code generator type of program. I want
> to really learn this stuff and be able to get into the machine
> program and tweak it if need be. I demo'd a couple "automatic"
> programs and I didn't like it. I couldn't get into the machine
> program and mess with it if I wanted to.
>
> If it helps I'm sort of angling toward either VectorCAM or
> VisualMill at the moment. I demo'd Vector many months ago, just
> tried VM last night. I have the newest Vector demo and will be
> installing that in the next week or so.
>
> Any other CAM programs that I might want to look at? VM has the
> price advantage at the moment (I do want to have surfaces). $2000 is
> over budget, but I would stretch it if it was worth it.
>
> My machine will be a Taig mill to start with.
>
> Thanks,
> Monte
>
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