Re: OK Now What? (try this)

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

>
> Thanks, that is what I did. Ive got to the point of lettering with
> Deskengrave and some simple DXF conversions with ACE. Frankly, I
> expect more in this day and age. I think I am going to check out
> Mach 2 as I understand it has a DXF converter built in and is
> somehow a relatively stable Windows program for controlling. I

dont

> think I would actually do much developing if I get stuck in a three
> package 2 OS environment. It reminds me of useing escape codes in
> PCWrite with a dot matrix printer to draw tables and charts. It

was

> fun in 1973, but ..... All of these inexpensive shareware programs
> are functional,but I think a more developed platform would make the
> whole experiance more enjoyable.
>
>

I guess you missed my post (80403) about the three magic pieces of
CNC and how the addition of the the missing piece (CAM) will better
fulfill your needs. You can use MACH2 to import DXF or HPGL files
and do a certain limited level of functions, but you are still just
doing a conversion and the results will be similar to what you
already have tried!

SheetCAM *is* a more developed platform and is the first affordable
full function CAM program. It was written in 2004 and is still being
ungraded on a weekly basis. You can get a free 30 day license to try
it and if you decide to buy you won't need a bank loan to do
it....just 150 USD with free upgrades. It has a post for TurboCNC.