Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC Pro?

Mike Phillips wrote:

> Having canned cycles would be fantastic. Professional
> software/hardware packages have that built in. Doesn't Mach3 have
> wizards that generate g-code quickly? Maybe that's nearly a canned
> cycle feature. I would like to skip the cad step altogether for many
> easy items.

This is one of the best features of Mach3 - along with LazyCAM.
Those little jobs that it's not worth doing a drawing for are somewhat
painless in Mach3.

> Less steps are better!

I think it depends on the type of job, but in general I find all I have
to do is create the profiles I need ( not a full CAD drawing just the
outlines ) process them to provide gCode and then just run the gCode. I
don't think you can get fewer steps than that. Of cause producing a full
dimensioned drawing for the records is essential but to a certain extent
it's a side path. The elements you need for CAM are not necessarily the
ideal ones for CAD, and it is often better to think about additional sub
drawings then trying to extract the appropriate profiles from a pure CAD
one. Layers with the profile for a particular height become one element
in a dimensioned drawing :(

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