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SenaiERI
mega contributor
People Skills : 5957
Registration date : 2009-03-15
Location : Dallas, Tx
 |  Subject: CAM Software  Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:59 pm | |
| Hey guys, is it just me or does all CAM software suck. I'm using gibbscam right now and am having problems with solidcam. Most of the software I've seen are old, rudimentary (look like they were made in the 90's) and lack any features for advanced CNC machining.
What do you guys use? Is Unigraphics any good? | |
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rjw
Chief Bottle Washer
People Skills : 7765
Registration date : 2009-03-31
Location : Miami
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:03 pm | |
| Mastercam for the last 20 + years | |
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Cody
2000+ club
People Skills : 7812
Registration date : 2009-03-16
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:46 pm | |
| Everyone I know uses mastercam | |
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SenaiERI
mega contributor
People Skills : 5957
Registration date : 2009-03-15
Location : Dallas, Tx
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:49 pm | |
| Alrighty then. I need to get me a license of MasterCAM. Where do you guys get your post processors? They're not interchangeable between different software's are they? It'd have to be MasterCAM specific. | |
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Jeff L
Minister of Silly Walks
People Skills : 6575
Registration date : 2009-03-14
Age : 35
Location : Miami, FL / Atlanta, GA
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:40 pm | |
| CAMWorks is exceptionally nice if you use solidworks. | |
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crowconor
People Skills : 5024
Registration date : 2010-11-06
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:27 pm | |
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rjw
Chief Bottle Washer
People Skills : 7765
Registration date : 2009-03-31
Location : Miami
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:32 pm | |
| - SenaiERI wrote:
- Alrighty then. I need to get me a license of MasterCAM. Where do you guys get your post processors? They're not interchangeable between different software's are they? It'd have to be MasterCAM specific.
You should be able to get a post for just about any machine directly from cnc software. Which machine(s) do you have? | |
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SenaiERI
mega contributor
People Skills : 5957
Registration date : 2009-03-15
Location : Dallas, Tx
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:01 pm | |
| Haas Mini Mill.
You mean the post comes with the software? Gibbs doesn't do that. We had to buy it separately from them. | |
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rjw
Chief Bottle Washer
People Skills : 7765
Registration date : 2009-03-31
Location : Miami
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:06 pm | |
| - SenaiERI wrote:
- Haas Mini Mill.
You mean the post comes with the software? Gibbs doesn't do that. We had to buy it separately from them. I bet that the Mastercam educational division has a free post for that mill...they ar very common. Also the generic fanuc post included, can be midified to work with most machines that accept standard G and M codes...it's easy to modify, I've done many over the years. | |
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SenaiERI
mega contributor
People Skills : 5957
Registration date : 2009-03-15
Location : Dallas, Tx
| | Subject: Re: CAM Software Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:58 pm | |
| Oh, I didn't know you could edit post processor files. I'll have to look into that. Thanks RJW. | |
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