2010/3/23 Ries van Twisk <e...@rvt.dds.nl>
> > I tried using blender, but could never really be productive on it, > it might have something to do with the way I think, because I have seen > some awesome project done with it, most non-mechanical though... > > What I need in a design tool is parametric, sketcher in 3D and 2D, > associative and that my g-code get's updated when my model is changed, > or that my 2D drawings get updated when my 3D model changes, or the > other way around even. > > I know we all say that the software is expensive, and it is! But given > you might use > it for let's say 3 years then even for a $10K software tool you pay > 277 a month, > that's less then the daily rate for a single guy. If you make anything > on a professional level, then it's worth the investment and it's > better to use something > that has some learning curve, but will save you time in the long run, > then use software that is much cheaper, but forces you to repeat > yourself. > > Ries > > As I wrote before, I use Rhino and the MadCam-plugin all the time nowadays and I do use it in a parametric way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
