I would gladly sell you my copy of BobCad for 1/2 of what I paid for it and use 
the money 
toward a copy of SharpCam.

John

On 11 Nov 2009 at 0:26, [email protected] wrote:

> hi
> i am interesting in how much SharpCam software cost?
> How this CAM software http://www.bobcad.com/ compare to SharpCam?
> (capability wise)As you can see it start as low as $495.
> 
> thanks
> Aram
> 
> 
> > Hi, I hope you can help us. We are creating a post processor to
> suit the
> > EMC2 for a new CAM system to the market - SharpCam: 
> > http://www.sharpcam.co.uk
> >  
> > We have a technology that sits on top of the post that allows the
> user to
> > configure simple properties to suit their machine. This means that
> one
> > post can cover many EMC2 machines that have subtle differences.
> >  
> > For example I see from the documentation that line numbers are
> optional.
> > This is a good candidate for a configurable property. The user can
> just
> > selected their choice from a drop down box.
> >  
> > I have a few questions that I hope some of you guru's would
> possibly be so
> > kind to help me with!
> >  
> > 1. What are the possible ways to retract the Z axis for an ATC
> (manual or
> > auto)? Should we offer choices like G53, G28, G30 or may be even
> G49 Z0?
> >
> > 2. Should G84 be used for non rigid tapping, the docs say it is
> > unimplemented.
> >
> > 3. Rigid tapping, is this correct for a 1mm pitch thread:
> > G90 G0 G54 X0 Y0 M3 S500
> > G43 Z2
> > G33 K1
> > G33 X50 K1
> > G33 X75 K1
> > G33 X100 K1
> >  
> > Do G98, G99 work? Is K modal?
> >  
> > 4.  Can a tool be pre selected?
> >  
> > Thank you very much for your time.
> >  
> > We really want to create a post that is spot on for all EMC2
> users, so no
> > editing of the Nc code is required.
> >  
> > Julian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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