[number000073]

If I have to cut an aluminum bracket,,,because the finishers damaged one,,,best believe I will NOT be making a 3d model,,,

dxf file
imprt to hurac turn cam
select tool
select depth
feeds and speeds are set from the tool manager —-machine

check guards/safety mats/fence
reset ,,clear ,,,run,,,(green/white button)

[SCzEngrgGroup]

Why would you even bother to do a drawing to cut a rectangle? I could do that entirely with my pendant, or a few lines of hand-entered g-code, and be done before you even finished your drawing. I thought we were having a serious conversation about making real parts, not just trying to win an argument....

Regards,
Ray L.

[number000073]

Yes yes,,,the handheld would probably be the best bet,,,,where is your shop out of

[bostosh]

Ponder this regarding any software dilemma, just from this last few posts

All cad systems generate geometry.

All cam systems generate Gcode

One should be able to make things on any system you or the boss owns,
They all do the same in the end.
What do you want to do with these CAD/CAM tools?
ya can't program a 7axis robot with autocad r10.
(that was done with Fortran before acad 01)

Learn the process and principals and application of CAD and CAM
It takes years then you can do anything..

[number000073]

Direct programming is stilling challenging for me(robot arm) the code is c++,,,,roboguide has templates and actually you can do a lot of work directly through the plc with rslogix,,,

keysoftwareservice.com. If I can help

[number000073]

As per the last few post,,,I was just bored picking fuss with a more experienced operator ; )

[Paul-JB]

The question was is SW worth learning. I say yes. Its worth learning. $90 even for 1 year license is a bargain. Although so is 360 or any other decent CAD software at that price. I think maybe the real question is is the time investment to learn worth it.