Ooooops! Here is the PCX file I was talking about!
Not that DXF I attached by mistake.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael E. Senack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jon Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "genebo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] pcx files


> Attached is a PCX file from Generic CADD Version 6.0 which is a DOS based
> CAD program that
> I run under Windows 98. The file was made in SmartCAM and brought into
> Generic CADD
> via DXF.
>
> Generic CADD V6.0 comes on six 3-1/2 floppies.
> This package was bought by Autodesk in the mid 90's and was discontinued.
> Probably because of the fast two
> KEYSTROKE commands in conjunction with the direct mouse picks.
> Sounds like a SmartCAM V4.5 scenario to me!
> The programmers of Generic CADD made a Windows package call Visual CADD
> which in essences is Generic CADD gone Windows with more goodies.
> However that package got bought by Corel Draw! Now its dead and gone.
> The only problem is Visual CADD cannot save a PCX file.
>
> I guess what I'm saying is Generic CADD looks like the package
> you need but how do you get a hold of it, is the problem to be answered.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "genebo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] pcx files
>
>
> > I bought a CD of Cadkey97 for about $100 on Ebay.  So don't let the
$3500
> > number scare you.  Of course, I checked and it won't do a .pcx
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "genebo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Jon Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] pcx files
> >
> >
> > > >      Jon,
> > > >
> > > >      Cadkey will allow you to save your work as a .GIF file.
> > > >      ($3500?)
> > > >
> > > >      Solid Edge will save an image file in .BMP, .JPG or .TIF
> > > >      format. ($2000)
> > > >
> > > >      ACDSee 32, from www.acdsystems.com , will convert either of
> > > >      the above formats to .PCX format. ($50)
> > > >
> > > >      A lot of scanners come with software that will load a file
> > > >      in nearly any format and save it as a .PCX file. (free with
> > > >      scanner)
> > > >
> > > >      Fcoder is a product I've not tried, but claims to be able to
> > > >      convert a DXF file (from SmartCam) into a .PCX file. ($49)
> > > >      http://www.fcodersoft.com/products/2tiff.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >      Gene Bowen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >      Subject: [mfg-smartcam] pcx files
> > > >       Hello all,
> > > >        I have a problem here and it has nothing to do with smart
> > > >      cam.  I have
> > > >      this other programming package that is specifically for our
> > > >      gildemeister
> > > >      Sprint and Twin 65 machines.  They have discontinued
> > > >      upgrading the software
> > > >      after only a couple of years, and  I want to add different
> > > >      tooling to it.
> > > >      The problem is that the drawings of the tooling are all in
> > > >      pcx format, which
> > > >      is ok, I can convert what I need to, but I need to find a
> > > >      program that will
> > > >      let me draw to scale the tooling, then I can convert to pcx.
> > > >      The drawings
> > > >      are in color, so I need to do that, too.
> > > >        Does anybody know of any program that may help me out.
> > > >
> > > >                      Thanks...
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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