> -----Original Message----- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:21 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CNC terminology > > On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 at 15:19, R C <cjv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > to make it sound better, maybe we should start calling CNC machining > > "Subtractive Manufacturing", or has that already happened? > > It has already happened, to an extent. > > 3D printing is CNC after all, it even uses G-code[1]. So the > distinction is useful. > > [1] In many cases, but not all > > > -- > atp Agreed, I've seen numerous references to "subtractive manufacturing" and have even used the term myself. The problem is that in our current world of spin being more important than substance, "subtractive" sounds negative.
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