Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Recommended CAM software? - BobCad

Daniel,

You mentioned a reference to doing G-code by hand and that doing it in
excel was a personal favorite. Could you shed some light on how this is
done. I'm currently working on a project where I have a lot of data points
(measurements) and my end game is to write g-code to mill the points. The
points are already in excel and it would be a big help to me if I could do
all of this in the program. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks, Victor

----- Original Message -----
From: "Statman Designs, LLC" <titanium@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Recommended CAM software? - BobCad


> The Vector copy you get with your Sherline mill is CAD only, so you were
> NEVER going to generate G-Code with that program. There are a lot of
simple
> parts that can be coded by hand or Microsoft Excel (my personal favorite
> choice). But there are MANY programs that coding by hand just doesn't do
> it. For me, I got Vector in order to do some true-type text engraving and
> it paid for itself the first day I used it.
>
> In general, I do not use it for much else, and anytime I can't get
something
> to work because of the very crappy help files, Fred will answer my
questions
> immediately. Without Fred's support the Vector program would be no better
> received than BobCAD, IMO.
>
> Daniel J. Statman, Statman Designs
> www.statmandesigns.com
> dan.statman@...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Jones" <cnc@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Recommended CAM software? - BobCad
>
> > Funny, I've only ever heard pretty much the same things. Yeah Vector,
boo
> > BobCAD... But I received a copy of Vector with my Sherline mill and
spent
> > several hours trying to wade through the quasi-english tutoria and never
> > actually got the first sample part right in Vector, let alone *my* part,
> G-code,
> > etc. I just gave up. Insane as it sounds, it took me less time to had
> write
> > the G-code...
> >
> > Training CDs sound wonderful. But A) you shouldn't need 'em (or if you
do
> > it ought to come with that package) and B) if BobCAD is more difficult
and
> > quirky than Vector, oh my...
> >
> > Jeff
> >
>
>
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