Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] easy to learn use cad/cam cnc software?

Truthfully, I would recommend NOT using any drafting or especially CNC
software until you can program the machine manually.

I was recently involved with getting a machine shop to do some work and
neither the operator nor the shop foreman had much understanding of
basic G Code operations. I gave them a file with hand generated code
and they were lost with it. They didn't know what G2/G3 did ! I put
this down to becoming over reliant on using software to generate tool
paths.

Once you understand how to manually program a CNC machine you can move
on to using automatic toolpath generation software. It will be a lot
easier to understand and troubleshoot the generated code if you
understand first hand how to do it manually yourself.

Just me $0.02.

On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 07:17 +0000, tigershark_b wrote:
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> cnc. I was thinking of using the factory hard wareconversion. The
> problen is I'm not too good at using a computer and have no skills
> at drafting and cnc software. Does anyone have a favorite easy to
> use software? Also what kind/kinds of software do I need? Any help
> or comments is greatly appreciated.
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