Thread: G-Codes vs. CAM / CNC Forums
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Unread 12-06-2004, 22:01
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Re: G-Codes vs. CAM / CNC Forums
Another easy thing to use is prototrak (I think its only made for milling).You can actually program it right at the machine sort of like CNC, but no G, M, or F codes (Your only useing X,Y,Z axis off the 0,0,0 setting of the part) or put in a floppy disk off of a CAM program. My school is turning away from MasterCAM and we're going to use aspree. I'm just curious, in robotics, what do you guys use CNC/CAM for? I major in Tool and Die makeing at my school and I was pretty much taught that CNC is only good for makeing like 10 or 15 or more of the same part. I found in robotics their wasn't really much reason to use CNC because the most I made was 2 or 3 of the same thing.