Originally Posted by BUD B I am trying to decide on camworks or solidcam I am a tecksoft procam users I used it for punching milling and lathe but I am having trouble getting post for my machines and help with my fourth axis rotary table programming. Teksoft procam will not support my new Trump punch and laser. Access manufacturing systems who is writing my post tells me that I can use my procam post in camworks but if they can’t get it to work in procam the way I want why should I upgrade. I went to the eastec show in May and I talked to a lot of people most of them liked solidcam I just loaded a solidcam trial version need time to try It out. Then I need to send them my files to post out and check out the g code to make sure that they have working post for my machines. Before I spend 9,000 to 12,000 $$ they say this comes with a copy of solidworks but it’s not a full copy. I also need to get a trial version of camworks and do the same. If get more time I would like to try ezycam and featurecam and onecnc. I know they are not gold partners of solidworks. But they are less money. I will be going to the northeast 2006 solidworks user group meeting in foxwoods Aug 10 then I will look into this some more but now I would be happy to get my procam post problems work out. |
BUD I CURRANTLY HAVE CAMWORKS WITH A 4 AXIS HAAS POST. WE ALSO DEAL WITH ACCESS MANUF. IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO GET ANSWERS FROM THEM AT TIMES. BUT CAMWORKS IS A GREAT PROGRAM BUT IT DOES TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO. I HAVE ALSO USED PROCAM AND CAMWORKS IS WAYYYYYY BETTER. BUT IT TAKES TIME TO LEARN IT.ANYTHING GOOD DOES. THE VERSION OF SOLIDWORKS YOU GET IT VERY COMPLETE YOU CAN DRAW ANYTHING YOU NEED TO IN IT. YOU DONT GET SOME OF THE MORE SPECIALIZED THINGS LIKE THE AUTO DIMENTIONING FOR MAKING PRINTS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR HELP
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