Re: 3D Digitizing

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@s...> wrote:

> Chuck McGhee at http://www.candgresearch.domainvalet.com/ makes

the
X-Y

> double nut ball screw conversions and the Z axis ballscrew drive.

He'll do

> a great job for you if you decide to buy the Shoptask and add the

ballscrews

> and a fair price.

Ok... Thanks!

> If you buy the Maxnc digitizer it works separately from his the

Maxnc G code

> interpreter so you can use almost any of the standard programs such

as

> DeskNC, Cncpro, Maxnc (deluxstep and direction)
> Dan

(snip)

Oh really? I don't have any controller software and have been
looking at all the vendors and didn't see anyone reference to
digitizing. Seems to me that would be an excellent selling point!?!
I did notice that Ability Systems vaguely eludes to it, but not in
any detail.

Do you use digitizing? Could I so humbly ask about your results and
how each softare (if you have more than one?) handles the data
interpreted from the probe. I am fully aware of the time required
for doing even the most basic shapes. I am interested in how each
software handles the acquisition. Is there a numerical coordinate
limitation (part size) or does it parse the data to a file (or RAM)
for larger sizes (or resolution)? I would appreciate any light you
could shed on this for me and even possibly recommend one better than
the other. Thanks for your response.

Dean Lewis