Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Driving the parallel port in WindowXP

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:15:43 -0600, you wrote:

>My main purpose is to design a CAD application that simplifies the whole
>design process for simple operations. For example, if I want a quarter
>circle milled, I just want to be able to position to cutter at the
>center and tell the software "cut a quarter circle with a diameter of X
>here". One of the problem I see with current CNC software is that it
>takes a just as long to do something real simple as it would take to do
>something more complicated.

Already done in Mach3. Cut arc wizard.

Virtually any other simple operation can also be performed with the
built in conversational wizards.

>I also wanted to write a visual, easy to use rotary table driver to make
>gear cutting, etc. simple and fool proof.

Also already done as a third party Mach3 application, it's included in
demonstration mode, but to use it needs to be licensed. See
http://www.newfangledsolutions.com/

The majority of people already have windows and will use an application
that runs under that rather than have to relearn Linux or install yet
another operating system.

Steve Blackmore
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