Re: code generation?

Brian
The concensus of opinion on this board is that there are only three
programs that fit into the hobby market.
These listed alphabetically are Dolphin, Featuremill and Vector.

Dolphin Partmaster is a very simple to learn but powerfull program
that's more or less limited to 2D work.
There are quite a few users of this on this list and they all agree
is an easy program to use and simple in the way it goes about things.
Bill Griffin is the US dealer and he has some very good hobby prices.
http://www.grifftek.com/dolphincadcam/

Feature cam is a full 3D package, probably the highest cost one of
the three but I daresay someone will step in and offer a price.
Reports have been good on this one as well and it's more of a fresh
approach to 3D work. Very similar to how high end packages work.

Vector is sold by Fred Smith on this list.

John S.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Sherwood" <lurch@t...>
wrote:

> Hi again to all--
> Been playing wiht a couple demo software packages while waiting for

my

> CNC mill to arrive...all I can say is ouch!...
>
> Well, ok...I got my layout for the first piece saved as a

AutoCAD .dwg

> [and also as a .dxf]...it's milling a design into the face of the
> workpiece, all one depth, basically 2-D work. The AutoCAD is all
> linework, no more.
>
> Tried the SuperCam demo...it splits the drawing into two parts and
> blows one of the two parts up to about 8 times the size of the

rest.

> Tried the DeskCNC demo...it only allows me to select the two parts
> that SuperCAM blows up.
>
> Tried the AutoCode demo...it seems to do exactly what I want,
> painlessly...but the demo version won't allow me to save anything

and

> the bought version is $2500!!!
>
> Back to AutoCAD for Dummies...
>
> I;m open to suggestions...actually, I'm kind of overloaded and

don';t

> know where to start asking questions...I'm self-taught to a fairly
> 'power-user' level on Word and Excel and the like...but I'm feeling
> that's a real handicap here...
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Lurch