Ries, thanks. Creo Elements/Pro is a full CAD/CAM package and has EMC2 compatible output. Right?
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:03 AM, R. van Twisk <e...@rvt.dds.nl> wrote: > Igor, > > I have been doing a traject at a shipyard implementing a CAD/CAM solution. > > And the reality is that you might have personal opinions on how to work, > would you like to work parametric, or not for example. > > Pro/Egineer (at that time) was a strong parametric tool, Solidwork > was much less (you can 'fool around) and at that time Inventor was just a > mess. > But, any of the 3 pages would just work very well in specific situation, > and with specific > users. > > I can strongly recommend Pro/Engineet Wildfire, and I have loaded g-code > from Pro/E > into EMC2 without issues. But saying this, makes properly others people > back > hair stand up straight :D > > It's really up to you, check your budgets, and check what tools are > available and what > the general audience do with the tools. Then just try it out, this is > really the only > good way for you to find a CAD package that will fit you. > > In general all CAD packages can do what you what, however the gotcha is, > how > easy can do do that?? I can only speak for Pro/E but if I change my model, > then Pro/E can re-generate all toolpath's without re-doing all that work, > just > click 're-generate toolpath' this works very will if you use one model > frequently > with changed dimensions. If you don't do this, then you might not want to > go through > the burden understanding this workflow and use a CAD package with a > external CAM > package that keep the relation, but might just be a whole lot cheaper. > > just my 2 cents... > > Ries > > > > On May 31, 2011, at 12:19 AM, Igor Chudov wrote: > > > Andy, ideally, I would like to hear an opinion of a seasoned user, who > made > > plenty of parts using a particular CAD/CAM package. > > > > Many software projects look great upon the first initial impression. > Later, > > real life problems crop up and many of those promising projects end up in > > the "does not really work" pile. > > > > What I really want to know is to hear something like "I used program XYZ > to > > make a lot of metal parts and it is really great". > > > > In response to my question, I expected to hear answers such as "look at > > this" and "that looks interesting", but this is decidedly not what I am > > looking for. I am looking for an opinion of a seasoned user who is > satisfied > > with sufficient amount of usage experience with a particular project. > > > > i > > > > > > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Andy Howell <a...@gamubaru.com> wrote: > > > >> On 05/30/2011 07:52 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > >>> I am aware that this is a "can of worms". I will ask, nevertheless. > >>> > >>> I am becoming constrained by my approach of "just write G code for > >> anything > >>> I want". > >>> > >>> Is there an inexpensive CAD/CAM package that is EMC2 compatible, > designed > >> to > >>> work with milling operation (I have a 4 axis mill). > >>> > >>> At this point I do not care if it is Windows or Linux based, although I > >>> would prefer Linux. > >>> > >> > >> Igor, > >> > >> I've been playing with HeeksCAD/HeeksCNC. I'm quite new to > >> machining, cad/cam etc, so I > >> can't comment on how it compares to other packages. I run it under > Ubuntu. > >> It works under > >> windows as well. 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