Re: Gcode standards (Was: easy to learn use cad/cam cnc software?)

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Chuck Rice <Chuck@W...> wrote:

> At 4:55 PM +0000 11/2/04, Fred Smith wrote:

> I am not too worried about this as I was going to make the macros
> available for free anyway.

Maybe Jon will re-compile his dos routines, or make the source
available to you and you won't have to reinvent the wheels that he
has already reinvented and made available for free.

When you get done with that you could probably help the EMC team/mob
with developing subroutines, logical branching, and lathe
capabilities, which would provide a nice solid base for macro
programming of future custom programs in linux. ( Chuck, this is
written, "tongue in cheek", to kid the EMC developers, and to stir
them up a bit so that at next years NAMES they have some results to
show. I'm a strong supporter of EMC. )

> I find it hard to justify a $1000 to $2000 expense of a CAD/CAM to
> make the one-of-a-kind parts that I need.

Me too. That's why our company has been selling and using software
for the last 12 years that costs less than $1000.

>And the cheaper packages do
> not seem to be quite good enough.

Especially wearing the unice glasses. Name the application, I will
be glad to share which ones I know of that can provide you with a
solution, whether those we sell or others. ( I'm sure other group
members will offer plenty of suggestions too )

>And most of them are PC-centric.

Most people use PC's running Windows. There are many inexpensive
Windows and compatible MS-DOS applications that will make your
specialized parts in the blink of an eye. Writing applications for MS-
Windows makes them useful to more people, that often have less
computer skill, but the same desires and addictions to make CNC
machines and parts.


Fred Smith - IMService
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