Yes Michael "Stephens, Jon" wrote:
> What about GenMach? > Too big and bloated? > > Thanks > Jonathan Stephens > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zsiros, Pete [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 9:40 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] MASTER CAM > > I am an avid advocate Unigraphics. As one would expect from a > high-end > system, the modeling capabilities are immense, as are the assembly > features, > You can customize your tool libraries in ways our guys at SmartCam > never > even dreamed of. But when it comes to controlling every move on the > machine > down to the smallest fillet, or when you feel like putting something > new > into the code generators, or if you just want to turn offset off in > the > middle of the toolpath, You find that SmartCam, like it was five > years ago, > is still unparalelled. > And yes, let's keep the discussion going. > > Pete Zsiros > > Disclaimer: I do not sell, or in any other way represent any > software > maker's product. I hope it is obvious from my comments. > ---------- > From: Blomquist, Jamie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 11:57 AM > To: 'Manhart, Martin'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > '[MFG-SMARTCAM]' > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] MASTER CAM > > Well, lets keep this discussion about alternative CAM > systems going, > it's a > good one. Everyone's needs are different. We do a lot of > everyday > type > machining with many tools and many workplaces. Also some > prototype > and mold > type work. We have got our first look at Esprit and Gibbs, > we were > actually > quite optimistic about both. Any ideas? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Manhart, Martin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:10 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[MFG-SMARTCAM]' > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] MASTER CAM > > > > Dick, > > > > Can you edit your actual tool path elements in the EdgeCam > modules > for > > taking out little incongruities and precisely controlling > your > tools when > > needed? > > > > Does it output APT or have an integrated code Generator? > > > > And thanks for your input, as we too are on a quest for > state of > the art > > CAM > > software. > > > > Marty > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dick Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 8:31 AM > > > To: 'John Wright'; 'Manhart, Martin'; '[MFG-SMARTCAM]' > > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] MASTER CAM > > > > > > > > > As everyone knows Smartcam is an excellent cam software > and > > > has had a big > > > impact on the manufacturing community. When you look at > the > > > progression from > > > Point Control Days until last year the technology was > second > > > to none. The > > > problem is SDRC has decided to abandon the development > of the > > > software and > > > focus their attention on the larger customers that are > > > willing to spend a > > > lot more money then the normal business. There's a good > and > > > bad to what they > > > have done. The bad is they decided that the customer > base > > > they have using > > > smartcam was not important anymore. The good thing they > have > > > done is to open > > > our eyes to other software's that are actually as good > or > > > better and are > > > putting development money into their products to help > the > > > manufacturing > > > community. We evaluated all of the major Cam software's > and > > > we used Smartcam > > > to compare these products to as one of the test. We > found > > > that through this > > > process that EdgeCam by Pathtrace had a lot of > similarities. > > > The system is > > > easy to use and they offer different modules (like Basic > mill,Freeform > > > Machining,Turn,Wire,etc.)As we investigated Edgecam more > we > > > saw that they > > > were committed to advance the technologies for the cam > > > industry now and in > > > the future. We also found that there are no 2 software's > that > > > are exactly > > > the same. Some things are easier in smartcam and some in > > > > Edgecam. We found > > > several features with EdgeCam over Smartcam. Since we > choose > > > Edgecam to be > > > our Cam product they have made several enhancements > above > > > smartcam. They are > > > able to read several Cad Solids directly, such as > Catia,Solidedge,etc. > > > Working with code generators are a lot easier and the > way > > > they store their > > > tools in the tool store is really cool (not to mention > the ease > of > > > programming parts). All I know is that it doesn't matter > how > > > well we like > > > smartcam it is gone. Anyone that sets around whining > about it > > > being gone > > > will be the same ones whining later that they are > loosing > > > business to the > > > companies that moved on. Thanks Pathtrace for stepping > up to > > > bat and take us > > > through the next millenium. > > > Thanks for letting me say my piece. > > > D. Allen > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > John Wright > > > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 3:46 PM > > > To: Manhart, Martin; [MFG-SMARTCAM] > > > Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] MASTER CAM > > > > > > > > > Thank you I am still looking for that killer package > similar > > > to smart cam or > > > should I say > > > (smart cam 2 the resurrection ) ha! wishful thinking. > > > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Manhart, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: 'John Wright' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [MFG-SMARTCAM] > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Murdoch, Christoph > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Irwin, John > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > Sawickyj, Teofil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 2:20 PM > > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] MASTER CAM > > > > > > > > > >John, > > > > > > > >We just had a 1-1/2 hour demo of Master cam milling > level 2 > > > V7 & V8 beta > > > >(2-1/2 axis) the modeler is very nice solid > > > extruding/subtracting unlimited > > > >construction lines nice trimming dimensioning, all the > toys. > > > It drilled > > > >holes quite well, didn't face mill very well and the > work > planes for > > > >indexing around a Horizontal machine's index table were > not as > easily > > > >created, there is also no automatic resequencing of > tool path > or tool > > > >sorting once tool path is created other than grabbing > each > machining > > > >operation off a list and repositioning the whole > operation > > > as a unit in a > > > >different order. It's one main flaw is you can't edit > he tool > path > > > elements > > > >that are generated. The demo guy did a pocketing cut > which > > > had a lot of > > > >repetitious passes through the a valley which you could > have > > > doctored up in > > > >SmartCam but would have been nightmare to deal with > weeding > > > out of the > > > >actual G-code. > > > >The translator from AutoCAD would only get the wire > frame > > > elements for the > > > >.dwg file so you still had to write out a .sat file > from > > > AutoCAD and import > > > >the .sat into MasterCam to get the solid model. > > > >The mold/die making package (available for another > $1,400) > > > looked good > > > >though, it had a lot more gouge checking in it than > SmartCam. > > > > > > > >I guess we may need it to keep up with the changing > versions > > > of translators > > > >to still be able to import Cad files, but It still > needs > > > more development. > > > > > > > >P.S. They did say in one of the next versions tool path > > > > editing is going to > > > >be added! > > > > > > > >Marty > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: John Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:25 PM > > > >> To: [MFG-SMARTCAM] > > > >> Subject: [mfg-smartcam] MASTER CAM > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Anybody ever tried MasterCam? > > > >> If so how did it compare to smartcam. > > > >> Thank's John > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > >> To find out more about this mailing list including > how to > > > unsubscribe, > > > >> send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > To find out more about this mailing list including how > to > unsubscribe, > > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > To find out more about this mailing list including how to > unsubscribe, > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ====================================================================== > > > ====================================================================== > To find out more about this mailing list including how to > unsubscribe, > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== > To find out more about this mailing list including how to > unsubscribe, > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== > To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================================================== -- Visit us at http://www.microsystemsgeorgia.com/toc.htm Smartcam Support Repository and Rhino Modeling for CNC Milling ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
