Go Larry! Once you get to the big 3 (Catia, UG and Pro-E) you can hardly go wrong. I am a UG fan, where everything you just described works the same way, and has since about 1996, and I miss it greatly when I have to use other software. (my clients want the manufacturing program file , not just the code) SmartCam, for those of who use it well, sets the bar pretty high. I am glad to see some satisfactory replacements finally emerge.
Happy Thanksgiving to all fine CAM folks! And do not forget to give thanks! Pete On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:15:21 -0500 "Laurence Elie (IBF)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With Pro Manufacture any change made on the > model automatically changes your > manufacturing part and regenerates the > respective program. It is like magic > . I used to spend hours on programming > engineering changes from Solid Works > , Microstations and from Pro/E drawings. With > Pro/Manufacture all I do is > open the model and hit regenerate and BOOM ! > Everything updates from Design > down to Assembly. You ought to know this > software to appreciate it's > masterly superiority over the other craps. I > have three of those crappy > softwares collecting dust on my puter and > winking with envy as I wear down > the Pro/E. I am not a salesperson ; I am just > an honest satisfied user. And > yes I need to work a little bit on my wife > (upgrade ?) No. I love my > Pro/E...Happy Thanksgiving folks.... Larry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pelly, Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:49 AM > To: 'Nigel Webb'; Al Jones; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] RE: MasterCAM or > Esprit? > > > EdgeCAM from Pathtrace in the UK works pretty > well on "associativity" with > sending 3D solids to Inventor /Solidworks. > Feature recognition works very > well, if you update your 3d design, in your > design system, EdgeCAM will > recognize and understand these changes. It > will also automatically update > the CAM paths, and Code with very little human > interaction. It's not > perfect yet, but who is? However, one drawback > for some is that it's still > not bi-directional "associativity". EdgeCAM > does not send "associativity" > back to an Engineering Design system, it's a > one way trip, but in most > companies or cases this is best. Most others > are in a two year lag or > catch-up mode in comparison. MasterCAM and > Gibbs have just started to > really pull in solids to CAM with any > associative nature. > > Best of luck and I hope this helps. I've > included some optional URL's for > your reading pleasure. > > www.edgecam.com > http://www.edgecam.com/default.asp?goUrl=/uk/product/Solidmachinist.shtml > > Greg Pelly > An Old SmartCAM - Point Control Int'l AE. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nigel Webb > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:39 AM > To: Al Jones; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [mfg-smartcam] RE: > > > Try Edgecam from Pathtrace especially if you're > looking at 3D work. It > seemlessly link to Solidworks, SolidEdge & > Autodesk (I can only vouch > for Solidworks as this is how we use it). > > Edgecam with was our choice after we looked at, > > > Delcam Power Shape/Mill, > Mastercam, > Teksoft Camworks, > Feature Mill, > Ideas Artizan/Manufacturing, > NC Graphics Toolmaker/Machining Strategist, > Gibbs, > And a few more that I can not remember > > > The main reason for choosing Edgecam was the > link between Solidworks and > Edgecam. It means the ability to work with > customer models without > having to redraw them. And because it is > associative, if the customer > alters his/her model Edgecam will update the > machining! > > Other notes. > > Delcam - Fantastic product in 3D, not very good > in 2D with tool comp, > not associative when linking to Solidworks > > Mastercam - Very expensive > > Camworks - Excellent ease of use but always had > issues on difficult > machining > > Ideas - Just appeared very old > > NC Graphics - Just as good as Delcam in 3D, not > very good at 2D > > Gibbs - Poor 3D machining cycles > > > Nigel Webb > Industrial Plastic Fabrications Ltd > www.ipfl.co.uk > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Al Jones > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 25 November 2002 21:59 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: > > We are about 1 week away from choosing between > Mastercam & Esprit. > Smartcam was my first and only cam system but > we need to move into > Solids. Any biased or unbiased comments about > either system would be > appreciated. > > Thanks in advance > > Al Jones > > ====================================================================== > 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] ======================================================================
