NCL Demo

[TheePres]

Hello All,

Just had demo today on NCL. The salesman called it "Aerospace Smart", and i gotta admit a few of its features are so cool. What impressed me was the capability to create macros to do common chores. In their example; after answering a few prompts tooling tabs were automatically added to model and other macro cut rail-tops with wireframe entities (not surfaces). It would be great if some of these timesavers were incorporated in future MC releases. I will upload sample in MC8 directory, NCLDemo.mc8

[Allan]

Mastercams macro ability has come a long way in V9 check it out. You could always insert a pattern for repetitive geometry it supports surfaces and solids.

 

Allan

[Garen Cakmak/CAP Tech.]

Hey TheePres

 

Also keep in account,NCL is a very heavy system to use. I don't know how much you know of NCL,i have a customer who has it ,and they say it is extremly complicated to use and too long to program.

[TheePres]

Allan,

I cant wait to try V9. but dont think my employer has any plans of such. In fact they are leaning towards UG, because of customer requirements.

 

Garen,

As former NCL and UG user, I agree that MC (if not more powerfull) is certainly overall a better product. My post was to offer suggestions to improve MC and my productivity.