Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Giving up on Vector CADCAM .. alternatives?

Hi All:
    GOOD LUCK!!!  If you have a problem!!!  If the Good lady who answers the phone can't help you you are out of luck.  I have a friend who went to NAMES just to talk with IMservice as he bought a new lathe and mill that the original owner could no get going.  He thought that Imservice was going to work with him because they said they would get back with him after the show.  They never did .  He has contacted them a couple of times since the NAMES show and they still have not helped him.
                                                        GOD'S BLESSINGS
                                                           Bill Thomas

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:48:23 -0000, imserv1 wrote

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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Alan Rothenbush <alan@...> wrote:
> >
> > I've been struggling with the dreadful documentation provided when I purchased version 11 of Vector CADCAM (clearly written for an earlier .. and different .. version of the program). I upgraded to version 12 in the spring, hoping that some better docs might be forthcoming.
> >
> > Sadly, six months later, I'm still running with a demo license and there's no sign of any new documentation.
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> Alan,
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> There are nearly 100 pages of new documentation for Vector 12, these have been posted on the Vector user forum for several months. Much of that documentation has been written in a tutorial fashion, rather than as purely technical written descriptions.
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> If you need any specific help getting your Vector running, please feel free to call, e-mail or post on the Vector user forum with questions.
>
> If you are really giving up and not asking for help, there are 3 popular Windows programs that will work with your DXF files for 2 1/2 axis milling. All support milling, drilling, and pocketing.
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> 1) Cut 2D - Vectric - $142
> 2) Sheetcam - Stable Design - $165 also available in a linux version
> 3) DeskCNC - Carken - $250 also includes flat and rotary, 3D surface machining, PCB milling, text engraving, image file engraving and carving, and 4 axis hotwire machining.
>
> 1) and 2) support tabbing if you need to cut parts from a surrounding sheet, without breaking free during the cutout process.
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> EZ-CNC is a book that will get you up to speed quickly, it was specifically written to support DeskCNC image file and DXF processing.
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> None of these support turning.
>
> Fred Smith - IMService
> http://www.imsrv.com
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