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

> 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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