Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis machining

2008-12-27 Thread Kent A. Reed
of Synergy's capability... Message: 3 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:21:00 -0800 From: Dave Engvall dengv...@charter.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis machining (was Re: Testing ... Hi Kent, I beg to differ. Synergy does offer 4 5 axis. Look under Variational-4/5 axis- Four Axis Mill

[Emc-users] 5-axis machining (was Re: Testing)

2008-12-11 Thread Kent A. Reed
Risto: So far, the answers to your question about generating 5-axis g-code appear to sidestep the core difficulty --- In general, knowing the 3D geometry of a part tells you next to nothing about making the part. If the part is complex enough to require 5-axis machining, then it is likely to

Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis machining (was Re: Testing)

2008-12-11 Thread Dave Engvall
On Dec 11, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: Risto: big snip Previously on this list, we have mentioned CAD/CAM program suites such as Synergy (www.webersys.com) [MS Windows and Linux] and Alibre Design/CAM (www.alibre.com) [MS Windows only] because they provide many good