you got's the code?

[skeetboy25]

I've heard good things about this stuff's design side (specificaly proE), but from looking over it, it looks like it would have trouble with toolpaths and posting (NC generation). AM I mistaken here?

[cadcam]

It is a good design software and I have seen some good pthats come from the Pro-Manufacturing side to.

But the toolpath side is vary cumbersome as I have seen and heard.

JM2C

[HomeCNC]

I did a massive CAM benchmark for my company about 2 years ago. PTC was in there because we use Pro-E for design software. We found it to be not worth much. We went with DelCam's PowerMill and PowerShape for our Mold and Tooling Center.

[marting]

HI Guys,
I have to agree with most of the comments made about Pro-Manufacture as I also work with Pro-E ( and most of manufacturing licences). Pro-E is an exelent design software in everyway particularly because it is a parametric system where design changes are carried out rapidly. On the other hand Pro-Manufacture is a nightmare and fully agree with Jeff, you're better off with other systems.

Martin G

[skeetboy25]

thanks for the replies

[mace]

I am An expert Machinist and have 18 years experiance in 4 differenet cam systems Proe is top notch no one in Maryland can touch what i do in the time I do it in 2 through 4 axis machining I was a user of Mastercam for 6 years And i must say Mastercam does not even come close to what pro e does.
The company I work for was announced as NASA vender of the year for precision machinied parts in 2003.

But The learning curve is steep once you have something
give yourself 2 years to learn it !
(Lead Programmer)

Mace

[hardmill]

Mace,
What exactly do you find better about Pro-E versus Mastercam,
as far as the Cam end goes.

Hope you enjoy your stay

PEACE

[mace]

Please See my parts in gallery!

iam going to prepare A comparison on Pro E and MasterCam
Give me A week or so.

Mace

[cadcam]

Mace what is it that you are going to compare the complexty of the parts you do now to what you use to do when you used MC ?

I am wondering what type of comparison you would like.
I have a Pro-e-var that is also a Proto-typ shop that does Pre-e and Mastercam I can get there thoughts to.

I trained the MC people.

[hardmill]

This is going to be fun

PEACE

[mace]

No Mr. Cad cam I will have comparison of features side by side Examples of proe to mastercam not complexity of parts As i can program anything in mastercam that i program in pro e As lead programmer of my the company i work for i must stay up todate in mastercam to train the people that use it that dont know how to update themselves so i am extremly fluent and prepared to show honest differences between the two packages.

In no way shape or form am I tring to get in a pissing battle with anyone what you will see is facts only.
Let the people that read learn the differences and make there own opinions and go from there.
Pro engineering wildfire is avilable to anyone for none profit use (home use)for under 500. usd.
So ithink you will see alot of interesting things start to happen in this forum in the future and I will be here to make sure the facts are in .
And to help others learn and troubleshoot there issues

Regards
Mace

[hardmill]

Originally posted by mace No Mr. Cad cam I will have comparison of features side by side Examples of proe to mastercam not complexity of parts As i can program anything in mastercam that i program in pro e As lead programmer of my the company i work for i must stay up todate in mastercam to train the people that use it that dont know how to update themselves so i am extremly fluent and prepared to show honest differences between the two packages. In no way shape or form am I tring to get in a pissing battle with anyone what you will see is facts only. Regards Mace

No one is here for that Mace. Thats why Cadcam and myself
are Moderators here. There will be no pissing matches.
You'd be hard pressed to find any one more knowledgeable
about Mastercam than "Cadcam".
Now lets all have some fun

PEACE