Ries, I'm curious as to how you calculated or quantified your RIO on your CAD/CAM package? I've been looking for a direct way to do this for years, w/ little in the way of clear or concise results.
I completely agree with your assessment of CAD/CAM and it's level of integration. I've done CAM both ways [integrated and stand alone] and much prefer the integrated. There are times when you get a design and aren't sure if you can machine it or not, a quick check w/ the CAM program and you know, then if changes are required it's a simple update for the tool path and your in business and thats for one off jobs. In the instance of a repeat of the same or similar it's fantastic. Create a configuration of the same part w/ different dimensions update the tool path and voila! My personal stance is that I wouldn't go back to a stand alone CAM, integrated is the way for me :) Jarrett Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. van Twisk" <e...@rvt.dds.nl> Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:13 am Subject: Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Re: No-kidding CAD/Cam package for milling > Kent, > > not a problem..... > > We estimated the RIO of the tools within 6 months, > (two seats, two times Pro/E, Two times high and computers, two > times all training) > unfortunately RIO not met in 6 months, > and it turned out to be one year. After that we saved money. Something > that was pretty good when we looked back at it. > > What I was trying to say, and may be I wasn't clear is that Igor > shoulddo his own traject, and it's not possible to say with > CAD/CAM ' if it > works for you, it will work for me, even though our parts we make > are different). > > There is some personal issues going on here, since each CAD/CAM > package has it's > own way of working (Catia vs Inventor vs SolidWorks vs Pro/E etc.. > etc..), some people > like it some methods, others don't like specific methods. > > It's about asking the right questions to yourself, like I said, if > you make a lot of repeated > parts with different dimensions, then you need to make sure your > CAM package > does integrate very well with the CAD package. If you don't make > repeated parts, > then you can also take a other CAM package that might be much cheaper. > Do you need or not need constrains, do you need to create 2D > drawings out of 3D files, > what export/import formats do you need. We don't know that from > Igors posts > > Ries > > > > On May 31, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > > > On 5/31/2011 8:03 AM, R. van Twisk wrote: > >> Igor, > >> > >> I have been doing a traject at a shipyard implementing a > CAD/CAM solution. > > Gentle persons (and apologies to Mr. van Twisk): > > > > All of us make mistakes in typing; it goes with the territory. > > > > Nevertheless, I love this typographically invented word > "traject". It > > feels like a cross between "tragedy" and "project" and I'll bet > I'm not > > the only one who has worked on "trajects" :-) > > > > Regards, > > Kent > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > > 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 > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > 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 > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
