Re: CAD Questions

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "jcc3inc" <jccinc@o...>
wrote:

> 1.Does one have to offset *each* segment, then add the corner

radii

> in order to generate the compensated shape, or should the CAD do

it

> more or less automatically once the direction and starting point

are

> set?

CAD designed for creating toolpaths can make the offset completely
automatically and at the same time allow you to completely control
both direction and sequence of cutting. Vector Cad does this.

> 2. Once the basic shape is completed, how long should it take to
> generate the compensated shape?
>

Less than the time it takes you to focus on the changed screen.

> 4. Since my applications are just hobby type, are there some low

cost

> CAD systems which you would recommend?

VectorCAD has a useful offset toolpath function and it will work
flawlessly with Ace converter or the Flashcut demo.

Follow the link in my signature for the hobby discounts.

Fred Smith - IMService
http://www.cadcamcadcam.com/hobby