On 11/18/2013 03:00 AM, Steve Blackmore wrote: > Ahhh - from another perspective. I am a mechanical engineer. I have a > degree. I specialised in gas engineering, I worked for several years in > a factory that made gas valves. We embraced CNC and I was there from the > inception in the 80's. I know virtually nothing about C, but I do know > a lot about commercial CAD/CAM. I would never hand write anything but > the simplest code, or use gcmc, much easier for me to draw a 3D part, > import, produce code and run.
That is a refreshing perspective. I can understand your view, but the commercial CAD/CAM packages are out of reach for the hobbyist. There are many open and free CAD/CAM alternatives nowadays, however, the concepts in drawing a piece is a different paradigm and not suited for everyone. I too use 3D drawing for some pieces when they become too complex, but that is usual for 3D printing. My milling skills are lacking and I do not have access to the "expensive" tools ;-) Still, even the "simplest" code is easier to write with gcmc than hand-code gcode. But no need to be apologetic, everybody should use the tools he/she thinks are easiest or best suited. -- Greetings Bertho (disclaimers are disclaimed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DreamFactory - Open Source REST & JSON Services for HTML5 & Native Apps OAuth, Users, Roles, SQL, NoSQL, BLOB Storage and External API Access Free app hosting. Or install the open source package on any LAMP server. Sign up and see examples for AngularJS, jQuery, Sencha Touch and Native! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63469471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
