On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 12:47 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: > >On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: > >>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > >>>> Hi > >>>> I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface modeling > >>>> software > >>>> where nurbs is a part. NURBS let you grab point and drag it and it > >>>> change > >>>> whole surface. It is interesting option. > > > >Do you guys use any of the Parametric plugins for Rhino? > >Honestly I don't see why a non parametric 3D modeler is any useful in > >the industry > >where you need to make more then just a part, I am not talking about > >people doing this for a hobby or the one-offs > > > And that's me. No way in hell can I justify the cost of something like > rhino, for one quick piece of wood or metal. I could easily empty the SS > replenished bank account if I bought all the stuff that has been mentioned > here. > > >>> Blender is a powerful modeling app that also supports nurbs. It > >>> has the > >>> added benefit of being free. > >>> (http://www.blender.org/) > >>> > But with a steep learning curve, at least for me. > > >>> -Tom > >> > >> I wouldn't say "only" a 3D surface modeller. It is that, yes, but > >> it's very > >> powerful and capable of more than free modelling. > >> I have Blender as well, not as user friendly though. If someone > >> writes a > >> CAM-plugin for Blender then there will be something very very useful. > > > >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
Unless one is a a really serious hobbyist or well heeled a cad/cam package is a real investment. The only part of Synergy that is free is the 2.5D drawing. If you want 2.5D CAM then cough up $250. If you want wire-frame then add more money. If you want 3D (parasolids) add more money. Believe me, weber systems does not make their money off of cad/cam sales; their real money made off support and custom work. But where else can you get 2.5 D plus wire-frame plus solids plus variational (for a family of parts) plus lathe and edm including CAM for something about 1.2K$. Now that assumes you can make it run without support after the initial support period. I exports its native .syn files plus Iges and I think both dxf and dwg although they may only import dxf and dwg. Come on Bob speak up here. Compare that with other 3D packages + CAM and it looks pretty good. Dave > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >--- 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
