Originally Posted by Jkirk3279 That's the lamest comment I could imagine. |
Agreed, that is beyond weak.
Truth is, GibbsCAM is not a design CAD app. It is not meant to be that way. Design CAD is meant to be more freeform, maximizing the users creativity. GibbsCAM CAD functions are aimed at manufacturing CAD and the manufacturing user. For that person "freeform design" is not the main purpose of CAD. The manufacturing engineer needs to make modifications and corrections to models as well as process models, fixture models, etc. so it can actually be cut.
All of this requires more precise data. If you are making a containment shape for a pocket it isn't practical to just lay down some a rectangle and drag it to some position. You want a shape of a precise size in a specific position so as to not violate the part or leave areas uncut. Here, freeform geometry doesn't cut the mustard.
The real reason GibbsCAM doesn't have drag-and-drop geometry is that isn't how the s/w works. I can't say for sure but implementing such a feature wouldn't be a monumental task but neither would it be trivial and its use would be minimal and contrary to perceived design needs.
Will.