Does anyone use SolidCAM or know of a reliable post processor for it? I found one but haven't had time to try it to see if it works. My buddy has SolidCAM I can use but HSMExpress has been working fine. Would like something for 3d toolpaths though.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Bruce Layne <linux...@thinkingdevices.com> wrote: > > > On 09/18/2015 05:22 PM, andy pugh wrote: > > I just noticed that in the Autodesk store you can actually click on a > Penguin: > > http://store.autodesk.co.uk/store/adsk/en_GB/DisplayHomePage > > Autodesk definitely seems to be making a strong push into the large > market of small shop users with some of their products and marketing in > the last few years, probably after SolidWorks ate their lunch. I was > encouraged by AutoDesk's recent shift in marketing strategy and went > onto their forum to encourage them to gain a competitive edge by > providing solutions to the Linux and LinuxCNC community that is under > served in the the CAD/CAM marketplace. However, the AutoDesk > representative was very dismissive. Despite my effort to make a strong > and realistic business case, I was hit with the same old nonsense. > Linux users refuse to pay for software, so AutoDesk won't spend any time > developing software for Linux users even though they deliberately > selected cross platform development tools to make it easier to develop > products for Windows and Mac, and Linux wouldn't take much additional > effort. They seemed to have a religious aversion to Linux. It reminded > me of Microsoft comparing Linux to cancer. I tried to explain that BY > FAR the most expensive software I've ever purchased was electronic CAD > software that I bought specifically because it ran as native Linux code, > but my first person example was simply ignored and AutoDesk continued > with that old saw about Linux users not paying for software. > > Several of us who were advocating for Linux support on the AutoDesk > forum were summarily dismissed in a manner that felt like ridicule and > derision. It's a lost opportunity for AutoDesk. Despite their recent > products targeting the large market consisting of small shops, I guess > they still don't understand their market and they'll continue to lose > out on some low hanging fruit. They'd apparently prefer to compete in a > crowded corner of a very competitive market rather than recompile their > existing products for the Linux market that would be grateful for a > serious CAD/CAM product. This seems nuts to me, considering the > incremental cost of selling another copy of commercial software is very > low and adding loyal Linux customers would greatly contribute to paying > their significant development costs. > > I'll continue to write G code by hand, use PyCam, and play with FreeCAD > while waiting for it to mature. I like where it's going. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
