On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 10:21 PM Bruce Layne <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Many people now use Fusion360. There was a very attractive introductory > deal to lure people back away from SolidWorks and similar 3D parametric > CAD programs that had been gobbling up market share. I've witnessed > these marketing driven software product cycles before. Enough people > have now switched to Fusion360 that the door is about to slam shut. It > won't be long before people are held hostage to the CAD files they > created and they can be abused and exploited. AutoDesk got me on that > one before. I'm not falling for it again, no matter how nice Fusion360 > looks. > > That is not going to happen for two reasons 1) the deal is not introductory, It is licensed so that it is free for those doing less then $50,000 of work per year Those doing more have to pay for it 2) it can save the files in any of about a dozen industry standard file formats so it is really easy to move your projects both in and out of Fusion. On the roadmap is to directly open and save to other file formats. I'm fan of open source software but none of the open source 3D modeling software is "there"yet. With the exception of "Blender" but that is mostly aimed at the entertainment industry. It is all quite primitive and especially the CAM parts. Again look at the parts YOU want to make. Here is an example of something I worked on: The photo below is of a "mantis" arm with gripper and the design was posted as "open source" but in Solidworks files. At first the gripper looks nice but you quickly find that the design is un-even. Some parts are to heavy, some are not strong enough and flex under load and the gripper has twice as many ball bearing inside as it needs. The design needs some revision. It as nearly trivealto import the gripper, modify the parts, make some 3D printed and machine some metal parts. This is one of the best 2-finger general purpose grippers and even better after some fixes. The geared design is brilliant. But I think for many tasks two fingers and thumb are needed because having only two points on an object being lifted allows rotation. The rest of the arm does not perform as well as it looks. The motors just don't have enough power to weight. But I have built a whole series of mantis grippers > > > > On 07/24/2018 12:17 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Mini Poll here if possible > > I use WIN-7 and design with AlibreCAD and use MecSoft AlibreCAM to make > the G-Code. As I get closer to getting the Mill converted I could do like > I have with the CNC router and run WIN-XP and MACH3. > > Or continue on the path I started with LinuxCNC. > > > > So what OS and CAD/CAM software are users of LinuxCNC working with? > > > > Thanks > > John > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
