Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Software for wire EDM control?

Thanks - I know that some of the CAM systems like Dolphin out there support
wire EDM, but that wasn't the question I was asking. I am specifically
interested in the *control* end of the problem rather than the CAM - i.e.,
whether there is the equivalent of Turbo CNC, Mach1, etc.. that has been
developed to support the construction of a CNC control for wire EDM.

Regards,
Tony


At 16:48 28/07/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>I do not know how it works (yet), but the Dolphin CAD/CAM programs support
>EDM in addition to milling and turning. Perhaps John S. know more about
>it.
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>I think BobCad does wire but not sure of the price.
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>The other thing that may be a problem and I am not really sure is
>that I would think that most CAM programs will output gcode showing
>the movement required for the x,y of the EDM. However that then
>requires a control program that can translate this and also respond
>to feedback to control the spart gap and stop arcs etc. I would
>think that would be built into most commercial EDM's but not the
>average step and direction control program like TurboCNC or Mach1.
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>TurboCNC comes with the source so you could do the gcode as
>contouring and then add code to TCNC to handle the wire specific
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>It is nice to see people putting the EDM in the CCED.
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>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Tony Jeffree <tony@j...>
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> > An acquaintance of mine in the UK called me today, saying that he
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> > a wire EDM machine & is looking to fit a CNC control to it, and
>wondering
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> > CNC-land done this at a price that is affordable to the amateur
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Regards,
Tony