On Mar 23, 2010, at 2:01 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> <snip> >>> Thanks Ries. >> >> The payed version is a bit better on a usability level, but I could >> simply >> save as a DXF and use it with one of the free and some closed source >> CAM solutions. >> >> Ries >> > I couldn't find a DXF convertor that actually made good code. And > I'd still > like to try that bit of python that a link to the wiki about was > posted > earlier today. > > Thanks Ries. >
I have used that python script and I frequently import DXF into it. Be aware though, it's very simple but it suited my needs for some of the stuff I was doing. With any CAD/CAM solution, it's very important to look and your needs and capabilities and only then find the proper solution. I like to play with Pro/E and have been in a +100K euro traject to select a CAD/CAM solution, but I frequently grab to qCad and that python script to quickly create something :) Currently it's mostly a hobby for me though.. That CAM/CAD traject I did within the company had a ROI within 18Months, the part where where making where fairly complex and where slighñy different for each build request, mostly sizer and shape changed, but number of features was the same. With AutoCAD people had to work for weeks to create the same part over and over again to spec, with the parametric solution it was almost a matter of filling in some number and press a button. We could bring down the design of that part back from 3 weeks to around 1-2 days. 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
