Re: [Emc-users] tool crib

2011-12-16 Thread Eric Keller
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 5:48 PM, dave wrote: > > It is good to hear something positive about the package after all the > negative stuff I've heard. > > the machinist at work swears by it. Of course, he uses mastercam at work, and has stopped doing work on the side, so I don't know if that means

Re: [Emc-users] tool crib

2011-12-16 Thread dave
On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:33:20 -0700 John Murphy wrote: > I've been using a recent generation of BobCad - I do all my drawing in > Autocad as solids, import into bobcad, and click through a few > wizards. G code has been good, although not always efficient > time-wise. Feeds right into EMC. >

Re: [Emc-users] tool crib

2011-12-16 Thread John Murphy
I've been using a recent generation of BobCad - I do all my drawing in Autocad as solids, import into bobcad, and click through a few wizards. G code has been good, although not always efficient time-wise. Feeds right into EMC. On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > dave wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] tool crib

2011-12-16 Thread Jon Elson
dave wrote: > On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:11:48 + > andy pugh wrote: > > >> On 16 December 2011 01:41, alice wrote: >> >>> the best deal maybe bobcad or mesh cam both available for about 200$ >>> >> I have heard that BobCAD isn't nearly as cheap as it should be. >> Yeah, if EMC

Re: [Emc-users] tool crib

2011-12-16 Thread dave
On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:11:48 + andy pugh wrote: > On 16 December 2011 01:41, alice wrote: > > the best deal maybe bobcad or mesh cam both available for about 200$ > > I have heard that BobCAD isn't nearly as cheap as it should be. > I've heard that parts of it don't work even with experien

Re: [Emc-users] tool crib

2011-12-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 December 2011 01:41, alice wrote: > the best deal maybe bobcad or mesh cam both available for about 200$ I have heard that BobCAD isn't nearly as cheap as it should be. -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong. ---

[Emc-users] tool crib

2011-12-15 Thread alice
dan it would be my best recommendation to puchase cnc programming techniques by peter smid it is availavle from industrial press or msc/enco. this book is a great asset to the novice and expert programmer alike. i use mastercam at work so i am infact spoiled i can recommend ez cam ez mill not as