Hi Julian, Yes, I built from scratch an EMC controlled plasma cutter and now have aquired a Hardinge lathe that will be converted to EMC control. I also have a BP with an Anailam control.
John On 11 Nov 2009 at 17:43, Julian wrote: > Hi John, > > Regarding calculating feed and speeds for tools, we do not have this > feature at the moment, but it is planned. > > Good question about the video´s, I will add that facility. > > Do you own an EMC2 controlled machine? > > Regards, > > Julian > > > --- On Wed, 11/11/09, John Thornton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: John Thornton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New CAD/CAM system to the market - > SharpCam > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller EEMC"" > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 12:06 > > > Is there any facility in your software to calcualte feed and speeds > for tools? I find this feature > very helpful. > > I have four different commercial cam softwares and one is not very > good and one is much > more expensive but somewhat limiting in areas where I feel I should > have complete control. > The other two fall in the middle. Things like entry point of the cut > I feel should be in > complete control of the programmer. > > Is it possible to download your demo vids? I'm on broadband but on > the slowest connection > speed possible on earth I think. > > I guess this should be somewhere else than EMC's mailing list. > > As for EMC's post I prefer no line numbers and I prefer the cam > software not to use canned > cycles. IMHO the cam software should only use G0, G1, G2/3 moves for > milling. > > John > > On 11 Nov 2009 at 10:22, Julian wrote: > > > Well of course we are biased and think our product is better! > > Download both and try for yourself. If you have any questions > please > > do not hesitate to ask. > > > > Regards > > > > Julian > > --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Alex Joni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Alex Joni <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New CAD/CAM system to the market - > > SharpCam > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 8:09 > > > > > > There was a link for Sharpcam in the original email: > > http://www.sharpcam.co.uk > > > > If you go to purchase, you can see the price right there. > > > > Regards, > > Alex > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:26 AM > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New CAD/CAM system to the market - > > SharpCam > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal > Reports > > 2008 > > > 30-Day > > > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment > - > > and focus > > > on > > > what you do best, core application coding. 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