Re: the next step

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Werby" <drewid@a...>
wrote:

> "acidcustom" <acidcustom@o...>
> Subject: the next step
>
> we have a taig CNC milling machine and we were wondering what
> program we could use to do pocket milling and more 3d milling and

to

> operate the machine aswell..............we are currently using
> Autocade to design only 2D objects then we are running them

throught

> Supercam 2000...............supercam runs our cnc machine........
>
> thanks for help
>
> acid custom
>
> [Have you looked at VisualMill 4.0? It deals with 2d as well as 3d

input,

> and offers quite a few different strategies for toolpaths. RAMs is

not quite

> as nice or feature-rich, but it's cheaper and will also do the

job. I sell

> both programs at a substantial discount. Neither will actually

operate your

> machine, but if it is set up for SuperCam, then other step-

direction

> programs like TurboCNC (DOS) or Mach2 (Windows XP or 2000) should

work, and

> will offer a range of G-codes not available in SuperCam. Is this a

servo

> mill or is it stepper driven?]
>
> Andrew Werby
> www.computersculpture.com

andrew it is a stepper driven mill