Re: code generation?

Group,

Just my opinion here, but I don't think a hobbyist should buy any
CAM program until they can program "long-hand" in their sleep.

I may be mistaken, but I get the impression (from previous posts)
that some hobbyists are buying CAM software because they don't know
how to program their machines. Kind of like buying a calculator
because you don't know how to add and subtract.

Until you thoroughly understand programming you may not even be able
to make an educated decision on a CAM package.

FWIW, over 15 years I've purchased CADKEY's Cutting Edge (long
learning curve, plus those wonderful folks at CADKEY discontinued
the product shortly after my purchase even though they had committed
to long term development and support), SmartCam (long learning
curve, tedious to use, also discontinued). Now I use Vector which
fits MY style of programming very well.

Doug






--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...>
wrote:

> > John S.,
> >
> > Who or what is this "board"?
> >
> > IMHO there are many programs that would "fit into the hobby
> > market" that you have not mentioned. The fact is, there are
> > excellent CAD/CAM and CNC machining software available for
> > FREE! Greg,
>
> John S. Was referring to the consensus of this

group/board/discussion

> list that you are posting to. From being one of the long term

members I

> will comment that John has slipped in a new one (Featuremill) that

I

> have not see discussed here so I an not quite sure how he made it a
> group favorite.
>
>
> If you are aware of some legal free programs (this list does not

condone

> or support piracy so no cracks or hacks to get around proper

licensing)

> please post them to the list. There are over 3000 list member so

we have

> discussed all the low cost/free programs that we have run across,

but if

> you now of ones we missed we are all ears.
>
> Tim
> [Denver, CO]
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