software?

[falcon630]

what software to get with the tormach,turbo cad/cam,or sprutcad/cam,does it come with mach 3?

[allennella]

Originally Posted by falcon630 what software to get with the tormach,turbo cad/cam,or sprutcad/cam,does it come with mach 3?

I purchased Vectric Cut2D; toolpaths are limited to Profiles, Pocketing and Drilling but it was well worth the $149. Clear, simple user interface and included Mach2/3 post are clean.

[zephyr9900]

falcon630, to answer the last part of your question yes, the current Tormach control software is Mach3 that has been custom-configured for the machine and locked to that configuration by John Prentice, who is very experienced in configuring and customizing Mach.

Randy

[HMB3000]

what software to get with the tormach,turbo cad/cam,or sprutcad/cam,does it come with mach 3?

Yes The Tormach comes with Mach 3
and get what ever software you want

[zephyr9900]

falcon630, for application software it depends on what you want to do.

For machine-type parts (i.e. vertical sides, flatbottom pockets, drilled holes etc.) you can't beat whatever 2D CAD you like that outputs DXF, and SheetCam. For my 2D I use VersaCAD (have since 1989, and now it is a native Win32 app! )

For 3D contouring, you can use the freeware Alibre Xpress for CAD and the inexpensive MeshCAM.

Just one suggestion--that is what I use (SheetCam and MeshCAM).

Randy

[harley4ever]

Dolphin is a nice option to. It's cad & cam and you get get it for a very reasonable cost.

[tobyaxis]

Alibre is an alternative but it is a bit pricey for some.
There is something called SheetCAM
Free CAMBAM

So many to chose from.

[HMB3000]

Tormach sells Alibre $500-$750 for the pro version...Tormach also sells Sprutcam and just started a support deparment for Sprutcam....Sheetcam comes with the machine free for the first 150 lines of code...then it cost $198 for the full version

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by HMB3000 Tormach sells Alibre $500-$750 for the pro version...

Tormach does not sell Alibre Professional on their site for $500-$750 Mike. They have a link that goes directly to the Alibre Site which clearly states the Price at $1848.00 for Professional, not including Maintenance which was $350 this year for Professional Users.

Where are you getting your information???

http://www.tormach.com/Product_CAM.html

https://www.alibre.com/store/ShoppingCart.aspx?add=true&ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alibre.com%2fproducts%2fmechanical%2falibre_design_professional.asp

[HMB3000]

Originally Posted by tobyaxis Tormach does not sell Alibre Professional on their site for $500-$750 Mike. They have a link that goes directly to the Alibre Site which clearly states the Price at $1848.00 for Professional, not including Maintenance which was $350 this year for Professional Users. Where are you getting your information??? ]

Tormach is a re-seller for Alibre...where it says on-line meaning it must be purchase on-line threw Tormach


Alibre Xpress 3D CAD
Limited Editing Features. Good tool for learning CAD. Online
Free

Alibre Design Standard 3D CAD
Allows designers to create 3D designs and generate and detail associative 2D drawings. Online
$498.00

Alibre Design Professional 3D CAD
This is the most popular choice for designers. It includes tools that allow you to work conceptually on models, and analyze designs with FEA.
Online
$748.00

Alibre Design Expert 3D CAD 3D CAM
This is the high end package that features motion analyses, engineering systems, and some sample CAM functions. Integrated CAD and CAM. CAM is Mill only.
Online
$1196.00


The price above are only threw Tormach for Tormach customers...Tormach does not make a lot of money on software as it is only sold as an add-on...software is not their core business...

[R.DesJardin]

I use an older version of Solidworks with SprutCam I purchased with my mill. The learning curve with the Sprut is steep and I spent a couple weeks banging my head but one I got into it I am very pleased with it. I can now program something in minutes as opposed to hours before, just learning the routine. I'm sure most software has it's same issues.

[HMB3000]

Sprutcam and Dolphin are two software that the user of each both like a lot...
Tormach is now offering on-line support for Sprutcam...so that something a new owner/user of Tormach might want to look at