Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Dolphin Partmaster

BlenderCAD is a free, open-source package which is pretty popular.
Google Sketchup is a popular free one, too.

I installed Blender and haven't really worked with it, but I gotta say,
I was shocked at how advanced it looked. It's a very state-of-the-art
build, at least it looks to be at first glance.

Danny

On 6/30/2011 11:19 AM, Randy Abernathy wrote:
> I am retired but for over 20 years I did CNC machinery installs, service,
> maintainence, and design. I have yet to understand why anyone would
> purchase BobCad, it is cumbersome, hasn't really improved with regard to
> being user friendly over the years. I am not familiar with the newest
> version but if they did what they have always done, it will simply be a
> re-hash of earlier versions with no significant improvements. Their
> so-called "post processing" is a total joke. I have several clients that
> actually purchased BobCad/CAM. Because it was so difficult to use they
> ended up purchasing Dolphin PartMaster, at my suggestion. There is NO
> comparison between Dolphin and BobCad, Dolphin blows BobCad out of the water
> and for similar costs. Dolphin has a TRUE post processor and it includes
> the post processor editor so it is possible to write your own dedicated post
> processor, not just change a few pre-determined parameters like BobCad
> offers.
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> It has been several years since I used Dolphin but from what I see in their
> newest versions they have kept up. For the price, I personally do not think
> there is anything out there to compare to Dolphin.
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> Randy Abernathy
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> About a month or two ago I posted on here asking for any advice on Dolphin
> CAD/CAM. I didn't receive much feedback so just wanted to chime in quick.
> For the past few years I tinkered with Bobcad, and never made it very far.
> It claims the game, so unless I am a complete idiot, the software just
> failed to produce much for me. A month after buying Dolphin, I must admit I
> have gotten way further then what BCC allowed me to. They dont have the
> rastor to vector which was nice, but outside of that I find it very nice and
> easy.
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