Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: BobCAD/CAM

I think you should look at Sprut cad cam it is a very good product and rhino
is a add on button and works at the level of mastercam and has good post
processing

Harko

On 3/11/08, Jack McKie <freshwatermodels@...> wrote:
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> Paul,
>
> Thanks for mentioning Sheet cam. I am planning to buy visual mill to go
> with Rhino but will look at sheet cam.
>
> Jack
>
>
> paultitchener <pt@... <pt%40power-t.com>> wrote:
> >I plan to use Visualmill as a cam but it is only 2.5D though they
> >offer a more $ which supports more axis.
>
> The "Basic" entry level version of VisualMill/RhinoCAM supports both
> 2.5D and 3D, although the machining methods available in 3D are
> limited. However, I find for prototyping 3D parts it works fine, I'm
> sure it would cut a lot faster with the better routines in the full
> version, but for me it works fine for me 3D parts. You can download a
> demo version from www.mecsoft.com, it costs around $1200. in a bundle
> with Rhino.
>
> However most of my work is 2.5D, and for that I usually use SheetCAM
> from www.sheetcam.com . If you do 2.5D work this is one of the best
> deals out there. Its a cam only package, you use the 2D CAD tool of
> your choice to draw a top down view of your part, read it into
> SheetCAM and then assign machining processes (pocket, contour, drill,
> tap) to the various outlines and holes in your drawing. Its solid and
> well supported, and I really like how the generated G code is really
> well commented, much better than the VisualMill code. This makes it a
> lot easier for me to get my head back into what some code is going to
> do (tools needed, etc) if I haven't run it for a while.
>
> Paul T.
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