Thanks for picking up on this post Tracy. Your comments is definitely helpful.
I was looking to find out what software Legacy used for the upgrade kit when they put it out. Given how long ago that software came out and how fast software development moves I wondered if someone had found an update that was compatible with or run the CNC upgrade system. I was fishing in other words. Since my earlier post my research turned up a little more on what I was seeking. Legacy used an OM5 Control Software and as you indicated Conversational Cam. Users needed to download an Install Program to a desktop (their recommendation at the time; 32 bit version) from www.artsoftcontrols.com. Then you needed to download a Mach3exe.file from Legacy's site, and save that directly into the Mach3/folder. To complete the installation properly it was necessary to download three (3) more files: Performance OM5 RevC.set; Performance Screen Sets folder; and Performance CNC R&P.xml. Finally the software operating System for the OM5 interface was Microsoft Windows XP; Vista; or Windows 7. Apparently this was also used for their Arty and Artisan units back when they first started coming out. I'm not sure if the software is or is not the same for the Standard and Performance CNC Upgrade Kits. I am not an IT guy. Does the above sound correct given your understanding? Thanks Ray On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 7:14 PM Tracy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ray, > > What do you mean by "what code was used"? > > Legacy uses the software Conversational Cam to design the spindles and > that program creates the Gcode for the CNC machines. This (Conversational > Cam) is unique to Legacy. The Gcode is then loaded into Mach 3 (or other > versions) and Mach 3 is what processes the Gcode to drive the CNC. When I > got my CNC Performance Upgraded model 1200, I spent about 2 weeks fiddling > with it to get it to work. It was hours looking at very old web forums and > lots of careful trial and error. I'm an IT guys so for me it was a lot of > fun and I was very happy when I got everything working. It was definitely a > challenge and there was little that was straightforward about it. The > biggest problem was figuring out how to get modern software to be aware of > and talk to the "old" Legacy CNC machine. I couldn't coach someone on how > to repeat what I did. I would have to go through and figure it all out > again. I did a ton of spindle work once I got it all working but it's been > over 1.5 years since I did anything. I plan to do more work next year so > will I will be forced to refresh myself on the process. > > I am happy to help if I can but be prepared :). > > Regarding question 2, I believe technically, you could use any software > that produces gcode. There is a different to doing CNC work on a flat > surface as compared to a round rotating surface. I would image you could > buy the current version of Conversational Cam from Legacy and it would > still create workable gcode for you. 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