RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Maxnc - don't buy it!

I really am not any type of surfacing pro and have only played with it to
see if I could get the Vector skin function to generate a surface (worked as
advertised). I really don't know what would be considered heavy-duty
surfacing and why Fred Proctor says it is not fast enough. My test
experience is that EMC was able to drive my mill as fast as I feel
comfortable running it (about 45 ipm) while processing the g-code of a skin
output from Vector. Obviously, your mileage may vary.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: johndroc@... [mailto:johndroc@...]
> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 7:32 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Maxnc - don't buy it!
>
>
> Tim,
>
> I noticed that 3D surfacing was mentioned somewhere along the
> thread of this
> discussion. Have you (or has anyone else) done any 3D surfacing
> using EMC?
> My understanding, after talking to Fred, was that the G-Code interpreter
> wasn't fast enough to do any heavy-duty surfacing. Actually, I guess a
> better reference question would be what is considered heavy-duty
> surfacing?
>
> -John
>