Re: Newbie's Input - Software

Ray:

Thanks I will check back with the site for that. But you hit the nail
on the head. I don't want to end up setting everything up from
scratch.

I do appreciate the reply.

Thanks,
-jd

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Ray Henry <rehenry@u...>
wrote:

> On Saturday 22 November 2003 11:29 pm,

CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com

> wrote:
> > Message: 23
> > Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 03:59:45 -0000
> > From: "John Delaney" <john.p.delaney@v...>
> > Subject: Newbie's Input - Software
> >
> > So, step one for me has been to make a decision on software and

the

> > controller. I have a simple part that I want to "mass" produce.

If ti

> > sells, I'm off to the races and I can act like a "Pro". Ha! Two

axis

> > would do it, but I'd like three for the next thing.
> >
> > Here are my thoughts:
> <s>
> > EMC - CNC only I think. Still need a CAM program to gen the G-

Codes.

> > Then I am not at all sure I am up to the whole Linux thing. I hate
> > Bill Gates too but how much work is that really worth?
>
> Much of the difficulty with Linux and the EMC is created when one

tries to

> build and set up the whole system from scratch. One is not

required to

> dislike anyone, billionaire or otherwise, in order to successfully

run

> the EMC.
>
> An install from the BDI-2.20b will take about 10-20 minutes on a

$35 used

> desktop machine. Another hour or so with the INI file for your

specific

> machine characteristics and you should be about ready to go.
>
> But there is an even easier way to try it out and that is BDI-

Live. This

> is a bootable CD that comes up with a graphical windowing manager

and an

> icon or two that starts the handbook or the machine controller.

This

> will let you see what it looks like, enter a few test programs, and

plot

> the tool paths to the screen without doing much of anything. This
> distribution can also be installed to hard drive or you can edit a

few

> files on the CD and make a custom bootable for your specific

machine.

>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ray