This is useful for machines running Mach3 and/or Mach4 for instance.
SheetCam has many useful features for plasma, laser, waterjet and oxy-fuel cutting.įor machines that have full control over the Z axis you can program the pierce height and cut height directly. Allow up to 24 hours for delivery, But in most cases it should be instant.
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To change software is to time consuming and I like that there is no end to that steep learning hill. The most valuable thing I have is my time ,and as time go by it get even more valuable. Computer design is computre design ,and cam is cam no mather what software. Some company would like us to belive that we need a special software for every kind of work.Wizzard for this and that might be handy but after while ,once you understand the logic behind them the magic is gone.
I figure been still young at little over 50 I learn a software that I can take with me hopefully the rest of my life ,weather I route wood, plastic, or foam on a MM, or steel on a mill, or wax and gold on a portable mini machine. It has postprocessor for a lot of machines ex.
The basic version is really good for starter ,an upgrade is available for 4axes ,and the pro version has many more toolpath option even now indexed 5axes ,but I am not there yet. The price has not been release yet ,if they have a promotional deal I let you know, It is a software that you can grow with.
The physical building of the machine is a passing phase.after that it is CAM every day for the rest of its life.Ī beta version of Rhinocam2 has been release last week.
This thread subject of CAM, should be getting a lot more attention than what we have seen so far. If it looks wrong at that point, it is going to look far worse when 200 pounds of gantry make the same wrong moves.
When you have your kitchen table motors turning, run a couple of your own files (signs, typically) past those motors and see if it looks right. including errors and missing instructions. It is a pretty dumb animal and it will only do exactly what it is told to do. heck, even before you commit yourself to spend a cent.įor all the armchair readers out there: start figuring out how you are going to talk to your beast one day. Sorting out your CAM tools, and climbing that learning curve, is something that should ideally be done before you mount the router. I know that this comment will get up Kobus' nose, but he will take it in the spirit it is intended.