Re: CNC simulator recommendations

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "CalBoy101" <pt@f...> wrote:

> I know this is probably a common question but I've tried searching
> these archives under "CNC Simulator" and I'm not hitting anything
> (or maybe they busted the search tool with this new forum layout).
>
> I'm new to CNC and I'm going to be bringing a retrofitted but busted
> BP machine back to life. While I'm waiting for the machine to show
> up as a learning process I'm doing some simple designs and reading
> them into SheetCam and then generating the output G codes.
>
> I understand that there are some pretty good (and free) CNC
> simulators available that would let me test this code but I haven't
> been able to find them.
>
> Can someone point out links to some of the simulators?
>
> I'll have to admit, this CNC stuff is pretty fun your first time in-
> kind of like your first real girlfriend (heck, maybe better).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul T.

Paul,
What you are looking for is a backplotter. Try searching for that
term and you may get more hits.

Monte