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

George,

Mach2 is basically a control program. It will do some things like DXF to G
code, but most of the time you will be creating G code in your Cam program.

Bob Campbell
http://www.campbelldesigns.com
Breakout Boards
VisualMill 5.0 basic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keoki Christopher" <dragonclaw192001@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:34 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Newbie with Bobcad and bench mill drill
retrofit


> So with Mach2 will it do all the controlling of the steppers that I
> want? Also will it take a design part form like say turbo cad cahnge
> the drawing to G codes and send the signals back to the stepper
> motors for routing and cutting?
> Thanks
> George
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "industrialhobbies"
> <admin@i...> wrote:
> > Bobcad writes the code (gcode) to make it move, you need another
> > piece to convert the gcode into step/ direction. I use MACH 2 from
> > artofCNC.com ($150). besides that there are a couple of
> > shareware/freeware things out there.
> >
> > MACH 2 works for me, and I like it. You may not. go to google and
> > enter CAD CAM software and see what you get.
> >
> > look for key phrases such as step/direction, pulse rate, manual
> input.
> >
> > those signify a controler package.
> > Also most controler packages run under DOS or Linux which is OK.
> > MACH 2 runs under Windows, which gives a little more flexability in
> > my case.
> >
> > thanks
> > Aaron Moss
> > www.IndustrialHobbies.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Keoki Christopher"
> > <dragonclaw192001@y...> wrote:
> > > Hello everyone I am sure that you guys have probably seen these
> > > questions before so please bear with me as I am new to this.. I
> > have
> > > just purchased a bobcad software and also in the research and
> > buying
> > > stages for retrofitiing my RF51 which is equivalent to a grizzly
> > > G1006 but slightly larger bed bench mill drill. 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. This way I can try and iron out all of the mechanical
> > > stuff before the software stuff. can anyone direct me in the
> right
> > > direction?I want to make sure I do an smooth transition as
> possible.
> > > thanks,
> > > Newbie George
>
>
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