Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Newbie with Bobcad and bench mill drill retrofit

Your BobCAD was designed to allow you to design a part in CAD, and generate
G-Code for making the part.... But, it's a very complicated process, and
you must be sure that you can configure the code generator to the proper
dialect of RS-274 that your controller speaks. The program is not very
intuitive, and their tech support is not all that useful, from my
experience. (In my youthful exhuberance, I bought two seats, since I have
two CNC mills... But I still hand code everything, since B-C is so hard to
learn/use). Your mileage may vary...

RayHex

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> From: Keoki Christopher <dragonclaw192001@...>
>

<snip>.......................... The sales guy at

> Bobcad sold me the software at a show price of $249.00 for the
> version 18. Now I am at the point trying to figure out how and what I
> need to do with getting what I have on the computer to the servo
> dirvers and get it to cut out what I have on the bench. Is the bobcad
> software required to create a software to drive the movements of the
> servos for me in the 45 days of free technical support? He indicated
> (the salesguy) that I should not aquire the software til I am
> prepared to use it as the free technical services that are offered
> are not good after 45 days so I am in the process of getting alll of
> the mechanical stuff out of the way beofre I recieve the osftware
> next month.