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kvom:
I'm using DraftSight for CAD (free) and CamBam for CAM (moderate cost).

wongster:

--- Quote from: John Stevenson on February 03, 2011, 01:56:14 PM ---
Not really, think outside the box.

John S.

--- End quote ---

Hi John,

Nice work!

I am on the demo version.  Not sure if there are other options available in selecting the features to be milled.  I tested an STL with 4 holes.  The holes seemed to be ignored.  Do you have the full version?  Are there features like drilling of holes etc?

I like this as it seems a very user friendly software to use.  Fun to play with too.

Regards,
Wong

John Stevenson:
Should not be any difference between demo and full except for save, produce code etc.
To put holes in the tool has to fit but it puts holes in as a 3D machining operation and holes really are a 2D operation.

John S.

DavidA:
....I've been an AutoCAD user since one of the earliest DOS versions,...

Then maybe you can help me with a slightly off-topic (but related) problem.

I also used AutoCad R12 on a DOS machine back in the early eighties.  There is a command that allows you to define the length of a line by picking each end and entering what you want this line to be. Say 5".  The program then changes all the other dimensions to relate to this line.
So any line twice as long as the original will be measured as 10" etc.
Problem is,  although I hold a number of Cad qualification,  I can't remember the command.

Can you help ?

Dave.

Age may not weary them...but it plays havoc with your memory.

wongster:
Anyone tried SheetCam?  The price seems to be easier to swallow.

Regards,
Wong

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