Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-10 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, March 10, 2011 04:15:25 PM dave did opine: > You missed by a factor of 10. Try $250 for 2d and wireframe. > 3d, wireframe, and gcode output that would carve a solid model, and I'll buy it. 2d, with no z data, doesn't cut it. > On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 20:27 -0500, gene heskett wrote: >

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-10 Thread dave
You missed by a factor of 10. Try $250 for 2d and wireframe. On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 20:27 -0500, gene heskett wrote: > On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 08:25:07 PM dave did opine: > > > Synergy works well for me but since I had no drafting/cad training it > > came up slow. However, it is very powerf

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 08:25:07 PM dave did opine: > Synergy works well for me but since I had no drafting/cad training it > came up slow. However, it is very powerful which is one reason for the > steep learning curve. The embedded demos are very helpful. There is a 30 > day free demo that

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 11:16 -0800, dave wrote: > Synergy works well for me but since I had no drafting/cad training it > came up slow. However, it is very powerful which is one reason for the > steep learning curve. The embedded demos are very helpful. There is a 30 > day free demo that I would sug

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread dave
On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 14:21 -0600, kqt4a...@comcast.net wrote: > On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, dave wrote: > > > I just talked to Bob Schuppel at Synergy. > > $250 will now get you 2D plus 3D wireframe. > > It does not get you Solids ( aka parasolids with extensions) > > Wireframe is more difficult to use t

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread andy pugh
On 9 March 2011 20:21, wrote: > Synergy is capable of reading DXF ASCII data files in a limited way. You can > not export DXF files from Synergy. > This seems quite restrictive DXF is nasty anyway. Not even AutoCAD can reliably read DXF files created by their own software. -- atp "Torque wre

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread kqt4at5v
On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, dave wrote: > I just talked to Bob Schuppel at Synergy. > $250 will now get you 2D plus 3D wireframe. > It does not get you Solids ( aka parasolids with extensions) > Wireframe is more difficult to use than Solids but pretty powerful. > Bob was telling me about a case in Solidw

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread dave
I just talked to Bob Schuppel at Synergy. $250 will now get you 2D plus 3D wireframe. It does not get you Solids ( aka parasolids with extensions) Wireframe is more difficult to use than Solids but pretty powerful. Bob was telling me about a case in Solidworks that would not machine. In wirefram

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread kqt4at5v
On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Igor Chudov wrote: > how much does it cost? > I did not see a price for Synergy, only contact customer support Another interesting CAM app is SheetCAM > >> Synergy works well for me but since I had no drafting/cad training it >> came up slow. However, it is very powerful whic

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread Igor Chudov
how much does it cost? On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:16 PM, dave wrote: > Synergy works well for me but since I had no drafting/cad training it > came up slow. However, it is very powerful which is one reason for the > steep learning curve. The embedded demos are very helpful. There is a 30 > day fre

Re: [Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread dave
Synergy works well for me but since I had no drafting/cad training it came up slow. However, it is very powerful which is one reason for the steep learning curve. The embedded demos are very helpful. There is a 30 day free demo that I would suggest you try. It has taken me a while but now I can't

[Emc-users] thoughts on synergy

2011-03-09 Thread kqt4at5v
I have been tinkering with a V90 I bought in December learning to write gcode and using hand written programs making gadgets Now I would like to try CAD/CAM apps I have no experience with either The only hard fast requirement is it run under Linux Synergy seems a good match Opinions??? Richard -