Re: Suggestions for a good CAM program needed

Autocad doesnt even recognize TTF fonts as lines ... they have to be
exploded.



--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "rogersmach"
<rogersmach@y...> wrote:

> I'm looking for a good Cam program thats affordably priced. I'm

using

> Mach2 and does not allow you to select toolpaths for DXF imports

nor

> does it recognize TTF fonts from Autocad as lines. I'm not
> complaining (Art) :-). As a machine controller and for simple DXF
> import it is superb. If it would allow one to select toolpath
> direction during import and recognize TTF's in DXF files it would

be

> even better. I found one program for doing TTF to DXF conversion.
> But, thats all it does, It was $100. If someone was doing signs or
> engraving with a router it would be a great program. But, I may

want

> to do arc-aligned text and I dont want to have 15 programs to

create

> a G-code. I got an E-mail this morning from Bob-Cad CAM, and they

are

> having a sale. V17 for $295, I downloaded the demo (waiting for the
> phone to ring) and looked at it, I couldnt get it to do ttf to dxf
> imports either however, it is supposed to. Although it does allow

you

> to select the toolpath. Any suggestions anyone has would be
> appreciated. Is there a way to do these two tasks with what I have
> (Mach2 and Acad R14) that I'm not aware of?
> TIA, Ron