Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 508

"Bob Campbell" <bob@...>
Subject: Re: Re:millwizard

Andrew,

The web page looks nice. This may be a good program for the high school
that I sold a machine from Machine Automation to. The Cad department
already uses Rhino and they want to start machining out 3D objects.

[It might be a good fit with a 3-axis router. It's certainly simple enough
to use. Some companies offer educational discounts- I'm not sure about this
one, though.]

The instructor wants an inexpensive small 5 axis cnc mill. I do not know of
any 5 axis mill that are inexpensive.

Bob Campbell

[While it might not be that hard to fit a 3-axis machine with a rotary A
axis and a pivoting head (especially if you're building it from scratch and
have extra room in the Z direction) , I've never seen any 5-axis software
that was even close to reasonably priced- have you? Have you even seen any
true 4-axis software that was inexpensive? I have (finally) started having
better luck with my A-axis indexing routine using DeskProto, though-
(milling a 3d toolpath, indexing over 90 degrees, then milling another
toolpath based on a rotated instance of the part, etc.) This is one major
feature DeskProto 2.0 has that millwizard doesn't (there are a few more).]

Andrew Werby

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Werby <drewid@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 5:16 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re:millwizard


> mgrady <mgrady@...>
> Subject: Re: oops ran across this link millwizard
>
>
> http://www.millwizard.com/Main.htm
>
> mgrady wrote:
>
> > ran across this link 3d cam for $250
> > mike
> > MillWizard - Create Real 3D Models from your computer models.
>
> [I just played with the demo of this program, and I was impressed with its
> ease of use. The step-by-step interface makes it fairly clear what needs
to
> be done, and it imported my dxf file without a problem. For some reason it
> took a long time to generate a roughing pass, while the finishing pass
> happened quickly. Of course, since this was a crippled demo, it wasn't
> possible to check the g-code it generates, but it seemed to have posts for
> a good number of machines. I've been wondering when a company would decide
> to break the price barrier for this type of program- who'd have thought it
> would be DelCam? I sent in an inquiry- if they appoint me a reseller, I
> might be able to get the price down even lower.]
>
> Andrew Werby
> http://www.computersculpture.com
> >

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