[philwell]

Hi friends

I need your advice. I am an electronics engg graduate. My dad is one of the partners of a growing tyre mould factory in Bangalore, India. I am a software engg by profession and have hardly entered the factory.


1. Can a software programmer like me(c++, flex, java with extensive 3d graphics experience in Maya, Max, melscript and maxscript) get to terms with CNC programming quickly in just 1 week hands on?

2. The programming work at the factory is predominantly with powermill and mastercam. Used to generate tool paths, engravings etc. Will it be easy for a programmer from another domain like me to get to terms.
Please note I dont know how lathes and other machines work. I only did a bit of engg drawing in my first year(I am an electronics engg. Can design and code in the Maya/Max 3d graphics environment).



My noobness shows in the questions perhaps, but thats exactly what I am

Please let me know what you guys think.

It never fails to amaze me how little engineering and IT people understand just how complicated cnc machining is.
Been when the machine trys to bury a 2 inch carbide cutter into a block of 316 SS at 400 inch per minute it will be the operaters fault

[a1diesinker]

POWERMILL is the best 3D software I used it for 12 years

using Esprit now its crap for milling but good for turning

[txcncman]

POWERMILL is the best 3D software I used it for 12 years

using Esprit now its crap for milling but good for turning

Replied to a 2-1/2 year old post. Wow. Just wow.

[machinster]

Yes TXCNC, this is over 2 years old, but I want to know...

Hey Vij,

Did you finally make it as a CNC Programmer/Machinist..?
Did you destroy any machines or burn down any buildings, or did you just give up and get a job working at an outsourced call center for software installation problems...?

Thanks for your follow-up...