> -----Original Message----- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: September-17-20 1:49 AM > To: phodg...@uk22.net; Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CAD for parts to make on a lathe > > On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 at 09:40, <peterjohnhodg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I used to use Fusion 360 ... I wasn�t prepared to pay the $50 per month so > > I lost all my > > Fusion drawings. Be careful!!! > > I had the same issue with Alibre once, so don't really trust them either. > As was expected, I believe AlibreCAD was always designed to be sold. And that they did to3D Systems and it became Geomagic. The advantage with Geomagic is that it allowed USB based dongles for the license and it could import 3D slicing files. The Mecsoft changed over to their standalone package for a while.
Ultimately, Geomagic languished with very few upgrades or bug fixes and the original authors bought it back. The dongles became useless and MecSoft reintegrated AlibreCAM into AlibreCAD. I now have the 4th Axis version of AlibreCAM (MecsoftCAM) and just received the invoice for another year for $400. I think I'll pay it for one more year while I wait and see how other CAD/CAM systems play out. This stuff isn't cheap but like anything from a musical instrument to ballroom dancing, it requires constant practice to stay competent. And if you can do one project for someone that pays $400 for machine time etc. then consider the CAM software free. John > But saying "Don't use CAM, use hand-coding" seems a bit of a stretch. > (Though G72 can make that more plausible on a lathe than complex 3D > milling on a mill) > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > � George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
