On Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:48:09 -0500, you wrote: >I think it depends on the job. Some jobs would be perfect for gcmc, >while others may be better suited to a CAM program. The nice thing >about gcmc is that you can write "functions" that perform common tasks, >like surfacing, grooving, drilling, etc., and then you can create a program >that calls combinations of these functions to perform more complicated >tasks. > >Once I become more familiar with gcmc, I don't think I'll ever write gcode >by hand ever again. > >For complex parts, I probably would use my CAM program (CamBam).
Ahhh - from another perspective. I am a mechanical engineer. I have a degree. I specialised in gas engineering, I worked for several years in a factory that made gas valves. We embraced CNC and I was there from the inception in the 80's. I know virtually nothing about C, but I do know a lot about commercial CAD/CAM. I would never hand write anything but the simplest code, or use gcmc, much easier for me to draw a 3D part, import, produce code and run. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DreamFactory - Open Source REST & JSON Services for HTML5 & Native Apps OAuth, Users, Roles, SQL, NoSQL, BLOB Storage and External API Access Free app hosting. Or install the open source package on any LAMP server. Sign up and see examples for AngularJS, jQuery, Sencha Touch and Native! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63469471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
