Re: Solid modeling/Cam

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "braidmeister"
<braidmeister@y...> wrote:

>I know it is the cheapest 4th
> axis software out there,

Actually Vector is less expensive for hobbyists.

> I bought BobCAD v18...and I have to say that it is the biggest POS

I

> have ever used. Vector, by the way, started out as BobCAD (or the
> other way around) Fred and Bob are brothers...and had a falling

out.

Hmm, not that I checked lately, my brother is not named Bob.

> Vector is a bit better than BC, but I don't like either of them.

This

> day and age, I want nice wizards that ask for my input and

intuitive

> part programing that is easy and powerful to use. I also want a

full

> 3D preview of what the machine is going to cut before I even turn

it

> on.

Sounds like Vector, which does include lathe and 4 axis wire, too.

Fred Smith - IMService
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