On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: >>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface modeling >>>> software >>>> where nurbs is a part. NURBS let you grab point and drag it and it >>>> change >>>> whole surface. It is interesting option. > >Do you guys use any of the Parametric plugins for Rhino? >Honestly I don't see why a non parametric 3D modeler is any useful in >the industry >where you need to make more then just a part, I am not talking about >people doing this for a hobby or the one-offs > And that's me. No way in hell can I justify the cost of something like rhino, for one quick piece of wood or metal. I could easily empty the SS replenished bank account if I bought all the stuff that has been mentioned here.
>>> Blender is a powerful modeling app that also supports nurbs. It >>> has the >>> added benefit of being free. >>> (http://www.blender.org/) >>> But with a steep learning curve, at least for me. >>> -Tom >> >> I wouldn't say "only" a 3D surface modeller. It is that, yes, but >> it's very >> powerful and capable of more than free modelling. >> I have Blender as well, not as user friendly though. If someone >> writes a >> CAM-plugin for Blender then there will be something very very useful. > >I tried using blender, but could never really be productive on it, >it might have something to do with the way I think, because I have seen >some awesome project done with it, most non-mechanical though... > >What I need in a design tool is parametric, sketcher in 3D and 2D, >associative and that my g-code get's updated when my model is changed, >or that my 2D drawings get updated when my 3D model changes, or the >other way around even. > >I know we all say that the software is expensive, and it is! But given >you might use >it for let's say 3 years then even for a $10K software tool you pay >277 a month, >that's less then the daily rate for a single guy. If you make anything >on a professional level, then it's worth the investment and it's >better to use something >that has some learning curve, but will save you time in the long run, >then use software that is much cheaper, but forces you to repeat >yourself. > >Ries > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval >Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs >proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. >See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. >http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage is to a cockatoo. -- George Bernard Shaw ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
