[Emc-users] [SPAM] Re:Emc-users Digest, Vol 47, Issue 84

2010-03-23 Thread lfeng1688
Dear sir, I would not like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest. Could you not mail me next time? 在2010-03-24,emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net 写道: >Send Emc-users mailing list submissions to > emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wi

Re: [Emc-users] Python script find center from 3 locations

2010-03-23 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Alexander Brock wrote: > I don't know such a script, but if you just want to calculate the > center, here is a description of the solution: > http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/55233.html > > This is not the only solution, I'm currently trying to find a clos

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Przemek Klosowski
I just got an unsolicited offer from VX for $95 Innovator Lite http://vxstore.vx.com/product/vx-innovator-lite-48.cfm (you have to ask them for a promotion code, off the regular price $495) Is anyone familiar with this one? Is it any good? What are the limitations of the Lite version? ---

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! In my attempts to implement 5 axis waterjet cutting machine i have come to an issue of finding CAM software to be used for G-code creation. So I have several questions: 1) can anyone suggest a 5 axis CAM program for waterjet, laser, plasma or any other cutting technology, where material i

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Bernhard Kubicek wrote: >camexpert is the "advanced" qcad, where you can export gcode. But it does >not support cutter radius compensation, nor pocketing by itself. >There is some optimization of paths; >Manually reordering of things is not working well for me. And I tend

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Ries van Twisk
On Mar 23, 2010, at 2:01 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Ries. >> >> The payed version is a bit better on a usability level, but I could >> simply >> save as a DXF and use it with one of the free and some closed source >> CAM solutions. >> >> Ries >> > I couldn't find a DXF convertor that

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread dave
On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 12:47 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: > >On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: > >>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hi > I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface model

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >On Mar 23, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: > On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven We

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Andy Pugh
On 23 March 2010 18:28, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > > Roland Jollivet wrote: > >> I truly wish some company would bring out a 'real' CAD/CAM package at 1/5th >> of the price and blow the others out the water. >> > Well, someone actually did.  Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be going > very wel

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Jim Wilkin
On my ubuntu 9.04 machine, Blender is in the Synaptic Package Manager. -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications fo

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Roland Jollivet wrote: > Gotta agree. Pricing is one of my pet banes. Try find the price of SW, > Autocad or similar package on the net. They want all sorts of details first. > Crikey, one can drive past showrooms all day seeing the price of cars which > start at the order of 3 x as much. So why th

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Roland Jollivet
Gotta agree. Pricing is one of my pet banes. Try find the price of SW, Autocad or similar package on the net. They want all sorts of details first. Crikey, one can drive past showrooms all day seeing the price of cars which start at the order of 3 x as much. So why the secret. I truly wish some co

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Bernhard Kubicek
camexpert is the "advanced" qcad, where you can export gcode. But it does not support cutter radius compensation, nor pocketing by itself. There is some optimization of paths; Manually reordering of things is not working well for me. On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tues

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Ries van Twisk
On Mar 23, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >> On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: >> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a..

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: > On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: >> Hi >> I bought Rhi

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Ries van Twisk
On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >> On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hi > I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface modeling >>

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ries van Twisk wrote: >On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: >>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: Hi I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface modeling software where nurbs is a part. NURBS let you grab

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Sven Wesley wrote: >2010/3/23 Bernhard Kubicek > >> it already exists. >> >> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GcodeGenerator >> >> however I never took the time to learn blender. >> greetings, >> bernhard > >Perfect, then there really _is_ a free option that ca

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Bernhard Kubicek wrote: >it already exists. > >http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GcodeGenerator > Most appetizing, and would prompt me to learn blender. Unforch, it appears all the download links are 404 to FF3.6.2. Other links seem to be good, except what lit

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Karl Schmidt
>someone wrote > "Purchasing Synergy is simple. Just contact Weber Systems, let them know > you are interested, and our applications engineers will take it from > there. > > They will make sure that you get exactly the kind of installation, > setup, support package, and software that is best for

Re: [Emc-users] compile program

2010-03-23 Thread Bernhard Kubicek
iar wll come! On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Binh Hoang wrote: > I really orange on rayh very much! > > -- > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs >

Re: [Emc-users] compile program

2010-03-23 Thread Binh Hoang
I really orange on rayh very much! -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel

Re: [Emc-users] Non-parametric for CNC

2010-03-23 Thread Ted Hyde
On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: >> Do you guys use any of the Parametric plugins for Rhino? >> Honestly I don't see why a non parametric 3D modeler is any useful in >> the industry >> where you need to make more then just a part, I am not talking about >> people doing this for

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Sven Wesley
2010/3/23 Ries van Twisk > > I tried using blender, but could never really be productive on it, > it might have something to do with the way I think, because I have seen > some awesome project done with it, most non-mechanical though... > > What I need in a design tool is parametric, sketcher in

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Ries van Twisk
On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: >> >> >> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface modeling >>> software >>> where nurbs is a part. NURBS let you grab point and drag it and it >>> change >>>

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Sven Wesley
2010/3/23 Bernhard Kubicek > it already exists. > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GcodeGenerator > > however I never took the time to learn blender. > greetings, > bernhard > > Perfect, then there really _is_ a free option that can be used under Linux! --

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Bernhard Kubicek
it already exists. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GcodeGenerator however I never took the time to learn blender. greetings, bernhard On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Sven Wesley wrote: > > > > > > On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > I

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Sven Wesley
> > > On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > > > Hi > > I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface modeling software > > where nurbs is a part. NURBS let you grab point and drag it and it change > > whole surface. It is interesting option. > > Blender is a powerfu

Re: [Emc-users] CAM solutions

2010-03-23 Thread Tom Easterday
On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:41 AM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hi > I bought Rhino and importantly it is only 3D surface modeling software > where nurbs is a part. NURBS let you grab point and drag it and it change > whole surface. It is interesting option. Blender is a powerful modeling app th

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-23 Thread Bernhard Kubicek
I usually home all axis once in axis, then jog to my intended origin, say x->touch off->0,y->touch off->0, and of course z->touch off->0.1 or the minimal amount i am over the piece. I have no home switches. On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Alex Joni wrote: > You use the touchoff button for tha

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-23 Thread Alex Joni
You use the touchoff button for that: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//gui_axis.html#cap:Touch-Off G54 should be active by default (unless you select another coordinate system using g55..g59.3). Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: "John Guenther" To: "Enhanced Machine Contro

[Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-23 Thread John Guenther
Good Morning, I am new to EMC2, I used EMC when I first got into CNC but switched to Mach for many reasons that are not worth discussing here. My question relates to initial part setup. I can't seem to find a simple way to tell my mill where zero is. I use an electronic edge finder, so for esam

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Workshop, EMC fest details

2010-03-23 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
Damn, I can't wait till I move to Michigan Mark At 02:22 PM 3/22/2010, you wrote: >Just talked with George Bulliss about the CNC Workshop* and I have >some more details on the EMC Fest facilities. > >It sounds like the CNC Workshop will be in a fairly empty building >that has 4 classrooms and