Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] visual mill , rhino , mastercam

Patrick,

What type of items do you plan to machine in 3D?

Bob Campbell

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From: Patrick Huss <patrick@...>
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Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 10:58 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] visual mill , rhino , mastercam


>
> I'm looking at Mec Soft's Visual Mill on Andrew Werby's "recomendation".
> Anybody play with it and Rhino? I'm still struggling with Rhino 1.1 and am
> wondering if I should put down more cash for Visual mill or get an
> integrated
> package like MASTERCAM etc. TIA. Really would like to hear other's
stories.
> BTW, I use AUTOCAD 14 and BOBCAD 16.1 also
>
>
> I have been using Rhino since its early beta days and I used visualmill
> throughout its beta period. I love rhino and I am convinced you can't get
> more for your money than rhino. I found visualmill to be very effective.
It
> certainly had no problem importing rhino native files. I can't say that it
> compares to mastercam which I have previously used extensively. Mastercam
is
> a far more powerful cam software then visualmill. As for mastercam's cad -
I
> never used it. I did all my cad in rhino, export as iges to mastercam
[rhino
> lets you specify a mastercam iges version], then do all the toolpaths. My
> point is that you have an excellent modelling software so you don't need
to
> go with an integrated package [both cad and cam], but there are other
> reasons you might want to upgrade to a more powerful cam product.
>
> You mention you use acad 14, there is something else you might want to
try.
> There is an acad plugin called powerGcode that allows you to create 3d
> toolpaths in acad and export gcode. I have never used this but I am very
> curious about how well it works.
>
> powerGcode $149.
> http://www.cadplugins.com/PKSN102832/prod.htm
>
> And
>
> powerGlathe $89.
> http://www.cadplugins.com/PKSN102833/prod.htm
>
>
> Patrick Huss
>
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