Hi Chris, all very good points. For me the deal maker is the fact that posts are open and can be modified. Community support is good. This I consider to be really important. There are other cad/cam packages I like better but the posts are often closed and much work to fine tune or edit...
cheers, St.john On Wed, 2 Nov 2022 at 20:24, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > You are correct. The free version only does 3-axis milling. You need > the paid version to get a 4th axis. > > The best you can do with the free version is is "3.5 axis." That means > manual setup of the rotary table and multiple passes of 3-axis milling. > You can not move the 4th axis while cutting with the free version. You > would need to design the parts with CAM limitations in mind. > > If this is a hobby, then of course cost matters a lot. But for business > use, $545 per year is trivial. > > I'm seriously looking at Open Source CAM solutions. But really, the free > version of Fusion360 can do parts as complex as say a motorcycle transition > housing. Or that shoulder bulkhead assembly I posted. > > > Hi Chris, > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: November-02-22 9:55 AM > > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CAM software > > > > > > Here is why hand-coded g-code files can't be used for "real work". > > > > > > I have a part (see link below) that is one of dozens of parts in a > > > quadruped robot. > > > https://a360.co/3sQkHm3 > > > The above is a simple web-based viewer that you get for "free" with > > > Fusion360. > > > > > Also, I doubt any normal person could write the g-code for this part > and > > > get it correct. > > > > > > > The problem is the moment you want that 4th Axis that can't be hand > > coded. At that point Fusion360 becomes way more expensive than say > MecSoft > > Visual CAD/CAM. > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > 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
