On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:33:20 -0700 John Murphy <j...@wyosip.com> wrote:
> I've been using a recent generation of BobCad - I do all my drawing in > Autocad as solids, import into bobcad, and click through a few > wizards. G code has been good, although not always efficient > time-wise. Feeds right into EMC. > > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> > wrote: > > dave wrote: > >> On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:11:48 +0000 > >> andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> On 16 December 2011 01:41, alice <aliceyou...@localnet.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> the best deal maybe bobcad or mesh cam both available for about > >>>> 200$ > >>>> > >>> I have heard that BobCAD isn't nearly as cheap as it should be. > >>> > > Yeah, if EMC is free, then Bobcad might need to pay people to take > > it. > >> I've heard that parts of it don't work even with experienced cad > >> people. > >> > > On the other hand, I have Bobcad/CAM 16.1 (a pretty old version) > > and it does work. > > It is really a 2-D drawing package, and you turn the model on the > > screen to add features on > > other planes. That was way non-intuitive, but works once you know > > how it works. > > The G-code generation works well, I have only had one case where it > > didn't properly > > follow a 3-D surface I'd created. It kind of missed where several > > curves intersected. > > I rarely use it, and then usually for 2-D stuff with just slightly > > tricky geometry. > > > > Jon It is good to hear something positive about the package after all the negative stuff I've heard. Dave > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 > > Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event > > for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure > > and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it > > streamed LIVE online. Learn more at > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure > > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing > > list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 > Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for > developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and > what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed > LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
