Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC Benchracing

Hi Chris,

Look for CAMAS. I think Superior Electric had one too.

Alan KM6VV

Chris Cowley wrote:

>
> greets to all,
>
> been googling for machine modeling/simulation software for a couple of
> days now with mostly bad luck. trying to do it with a spreadsheet and
> some old physics books, but its getting fugly fast.
>
> what i would like to do is be able to draw up a machine in cad, and have
> some software calculate the inertia's, torques, deflection, weight,
> whatever i can get... basically i would like to be able to substitute
> different materials/dimensions for the components and see the new
> machine parameters.
>
> everything i have found so far has been extremely tall dollar OEM
> software.. preferred platform is Linux, but ill take what i can get.
>
> there are just too many variables in this kind of stuff for a neophyte
> like me to handle all at once.
>
> any suggestions?
>
> TIA
>
> C Cowley