On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 06:25 -0600, John Thornton wrote: > > On 11 Nov 2009 at 13:33, Hubert Bahr wrote: > > > John have you ever looked at Synergy by Weber Systems. This is what > > I > > use and it definately calculates feed and speed for your tools. You > > do > > have to tune it for your machine, rigidity, spindle speeds etc. but > > is > > designed to give you handbook values of speed and feed. You have > > access > > to the tool definitions etc. so you have complete control of the > > generated G-code. Link http://www.webersys.com/ cad only free > > 2-1/2 > > axis (basic milling or lathe) very reasonable with upgrades > > available > > Looked like only a 30 day trial was available... I didn't see a free on. > > John
I've worked with Synergy and the folk at Weber for several years. (Great stuff, great folk.) It is NOT designed to make pretty drawings, rather it is designed to help you remove material using CNC machine tools. That doesn't mean it won't make drawings but it asks for things like the material you want to cut and the tool you want to cut it with first off. Most all of its configuration stuff like posts and tools and such are constructed using plain American English. It does take some time to get a handle on the logical relationships between these files but it is really nice if you are an open-source sort. That should not be taken to read that the system is open -- but the configs work like Unix folk tend to think. A while back I heard some rumors of special pricing on the CAM system that most of us would qualify for. You might ask. Rayh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
