Bari, My focus is to modify an already generated tool path. I have watched (with interest) the StepNC project. It seems to me if the part is designed with StepNC in mind the result from StepNC is more usable. Unfortunately, a lot of parts cannot meet the criteria of StepNC favorable. Since about 1980 I have heard comments in the NC programming field programmers will be out of a job in a few years as the computer will have surpassed the ability of a human to generate tool paths. Decades ago computers surpassed humans in the ability to generate tool paths. Computers still cannot determine which paths to generate to complete the job in an efficient manner. StepNC's focus was trying to determine path planning. I haven't paid much attention for a few years now. The last I knew StepNC had not completed the task.
I will help in any way I can. I have a lot of experience (40+ years) making parts. regards Stuart On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM Bari <[email protected]> wrote: > Stuart, > > One of the methods for generating tool paths is described by this paper > and expired patent: > > > https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/29225/50140264-MIT.pdf > > https://patents.google.com/patent/US6311100B1/en > > Since I plan to use a physics engine to avoid collisions while > generating paths I figured that this can also be used for verification > on a given machine and piece of stock. > > > On 4/15/21 6:59 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > sounds to me like you are wanting to develop an open verification > > application. That would be a very nice addition to the open source tool > kit. > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > -- Addressee is the intended audience. If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or reading, and cease and desist from saving or opening my private correspondence. Thank you for honoring my wish. _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
