Thanks, Jim. i am looking at it now. While it is kind of shocking to pay as much money as I paid for my CNC Bridgeport conversion, if a product is good, it may make sense.
I found Alibre Design Expert on a certain pirate bay. I will try to evaluate it. Thanks a lot for the pointer. Which Alibre CAM do you use? i On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:02 AM, James Louis <[email protected]>wrote: > Igor, > "Inexpensive" CAD CAM is a very relative term. I use AlibreCAM in my home > shop, and it has an EMC post processor. You can check out their tutorials > on YouTube. > Cheers, jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Igor Chudov <[email protected]> > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue May 31 00:19:36 2011 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] No-kidding CAD/Cam package for milling > > Andy, ideally, I would like to hear an opinion of a seasoned user, who made > plenty of parts using a particular CAD/CAM package. > > Many software projects look great upon the first initial impression. Later, > real life problems crop up and many of those promising projects end up in > the "does not really work" pile. > > What I really want to know is to hear something like "I used program XYZ to > make a lot of metal parts and it is really great". > > In response to my question, I expected to hear answers such as "look at > this" and "that looks interesting", but this is decidedly not what I am > looking for. I am looking for an opinion of a seasoned user who is > satisfied > with sufficient amount of usage experience with a particular project. > > i > > > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Andy Howell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 05/30/2011 07:52 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > > > I am aware that this is a "can of worms". I will ask, nevertheless. > > > > > > I am becoming constrained by my approach of "just write G code for > > anything > > > I want". > > > > > > Is there an inexpensive CAD/CAM package that is EMC2 compatible, > designed > > to > > > work with milling operation (I have a 4 axis mill). > > > > > > At this point I do not care if it is Windows or Linux based, although I > > > would prefer Linux. > > > > > > > Igor, > > > > I've been playing with HeeksCAD/HeeksCNC. I'm quite new to > > machining, cad/cam etc, so I > > can't comment on how it compares to other packages. I run it under > Ubuntu. > > It works under > > windows as well. See http://code.google.com/p/heekscad/ > > > > Regards, > > > > Andy > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with > > vRanger. > > Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is > > safe, > > secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? > > Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with > vRanger. > Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is > safe, > secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? > Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > This communication is for the use of the intended recipient only. It may > contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient of this communication, the disclosure, copying, > distribution or use hereof is prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please advise me by return e-mail or by telephone > and then delete it immediately. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with > vRanger. > Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is > safe, > secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? > Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
