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HI ALL
ANY ONE OUT THERE FOR A COMPARISON BETWEEN PRO/NC vs UG NX CAM vs Catia/nc vs delcam,,
experts in softwares other than pro/nc are most welcome.
Thanks
Those questions don't make much sense IMHO.... what's "best"? What kind of work do you do? Would that be mostly production or one-offs? Moulds? Prototypes? 3/4/5-axis?
Personally, I came from the CATIA V4 world and for me CATIA is the best CAM software ever. But it comes at the hefty price and for most shops it's out of a question. ProE certainly provides the most bang for the buck with their recent pricing; $5000 for the CAD/CAM licence (Expert Machinist) that's unheard of. Another $12.000 or so puts you in the 5-axis seat.... go PTC.
Again, what you're comfortable with and does job for you will be the best.
Just my .02
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all rite i am pointing out the capabilities of these cams,
i m not worried about the pricing and kinds of job done,
it is just to let every one know about different softwares.
u says catia is best but as per my knowledge catia cam has just come in to the market, Edited by: dibz
We have recently moved to Pro/E, previously using Visi from Vero. Visi has been doing machining since DOS days, and is excellent. When I compare it to Pro/E, Pro/E falls way short (although I must admit I am still learning Pro/E's machining module!) One downside to Visi is that it is not parametric.
Using Visi, you don't get dips or spikes in your machining, and you also have something called rest material machining, where you can finish corners not able to be cleaned out with previous cutters, and once it starts machining, it hardly ever leaves contact until it finishes the corner. In Pro/E there is local milling by previous tool, but it doesn't compare!
We machined something in Pro/E, and all looked fine until we visualised on VeriCut, and saw it machining into the side, and then posted out and checked in another progran call WNSEE, and showed the same machining into the side! As I said, just learning the machining module, so maybe we have missed a setting somewhere?
Further to your zigzag option, in Visi, it will cut in one direction only, going around the outer edge of the corner, then stepping in slightly into the corner by your step over, and always going in the same direction. Can I send you (dibz) a picture?
HI
can u send me ur mfg files, may be somthing with the setting,
and which is that software u r using for varification,
where did u purchace it Edited by: dibz
The software is called WNSEE - pronounced win-en-see - it is only a demo version that came with our very first purchase of Visi, it needs the Visi dongle to run. It works very well.
What do you think of the machining path generated by Visi?
Unfortunately I can't send you the files you need as the company will not allow it. Are there possibly configuration files I can send?
Hi
to rectfy the problem i need all mfg files, we will have to see all the manufacturing settings,
and this problem could be rectified and corrected 100 persent .
And also i am using this lacal milling option for almost all things since years successfully,
never had a problem yet Edited by: dibz
Just further, the problem we can sort out by changing rapid type from smart where it doesrapiding inside the cavity. But why give this smart option if it doesn't work?
Also, 2 options to join rapids, from end point to start point, othes is s-type where it will follow the geometry. Does this mean that the first type will go through the geometry?
Also, 2 options to join rapids, from end point to start point, othes is s-type where it will follow the geometry. Does this mean that the first type will go through the geometry?
Interseting topic, in my opinion, the designing power is the main consideration in CAD/CAM, u can finish ur machining in one step in a software and in two or three in another software, but designing power is the main thing, I like pro very much bcoze of its desining power and perametric technology. I had designed a lot of parts, molds, machines and so on.
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