They are two separate things, so it's irrelevant...
Hi,
Yes, enjoyable but the Gcode is still the same. The parts made aren't any better because of it. My question is does the extra investment in a PCa powerful PC can make the experience far more enjoyable.
compare with the same investment made in your machine?
Craig
They are two separate things, so it's irrelevant...
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
[URL]http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html[/URL]
Mach3 2010 Screenset
[URL]http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html[/URL]
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
[URL]http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html[/URL]
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
For knocking together a hinge or simple frame, a cheap / old computer is fine, but for some things e.g. modelling an assembly of hundreds of parts, trying to get a decent render to present ideas to a client, trying to simulate or run the generate or simplify tools, an underpowered machine is going to feel janky and horrible at best and will crash out regularly on you corrupting your data at worst. Either of those things turns a pleasurable hobby or small business into a nightmare.
Still, Moore's law seems to be dead and a new machine isn't that much faster than my 9 year old iMac. A laptop with an Atom and 2GB of RAM is going to be a pretty miserable experience, but a machine with at least an i5 and 4-8GB RAM in it should be good, Fusion doesn't seem to be that fussy.
Hi,
They may be unconnected it just they have to be paid for out of the same pocket.....They are two separate things, so it's irrelevant...
Craig
Decent quality renders put my CPU into the red zone like ger21 mentioned some posts back. Seems like a good reason to use cloud credits ?
Ha ! That's what I'm tapping this out on, minus the laptop part. Not even good for YouTube these days.A laptop with an Atom and 2GB of RAM is going to be a pretty miserable experience....
Anyone who says "It only goes together one way" has no imagination.