I'm BACK!!!!!

[Camdude®]

After what seemed like years in the hinterlands

working with CAmWorks (ugh!) i'm back with Mastercam. if anybody needs a word or two about the adavantage/disadvantage of Camworks vs. Mastercam i got some insight.

But it sure feels good to be back amongst the bretheren.

So what's been shaken since i left.

[John13]

welcome back

 

[MACHINEMASTERG]

Welcome back Phil ..not much shakin but the usual relegiouse and political smackdowns

[Camdude®]

Guys, it soooooo good to be back!!

[Lars Christensen]

Good to see you back Phil

[Thee Rickster ™]

Welcome back man

[Philcott]

Good to see you back Camdude. The force of the Phil's seem a little stronger now.

 

Phil

[M_CODE1]

Does Cam Works have high quality training videos?

I keep hearing that Mastercam is missing that.

[Mark H]

Welcome back!

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Good to see you back. Still crazy just little more hats to wear is all. I work here 2 days a week and work 3 days a week at my other job. Good to see you back.

[NeilJ]

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Does Cam Works have high quality training videos?

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Sure does with more being worked on right now.

 

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I keep hearing that Mastercam is missing that.

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You've heard correctly.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Here we go again...

[Jayson Kramer]

James is that you in the shop. I can almost hear you from here in the office.

[iowajim62]

Hi Phil

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Jay,

 

Yeah, it me over here. You should stop by... Left the machine yesterday running, came in this morning... still running. Man I love automation.

 

Once I get this part's bore finish squared away 30 hours straight with no operator intervention...

 

I get to train another guy today and probably tomorrow. Douglas. He sharp?

 

 

Oh, Welcom back Phil!

[Jayson Kramer]

(I get to train another guy today and probably tomorrow. Douglas. He sharp?) Well that is good question. but I know that he has the attitude if you run lathes you are not a real machinist. He said that to a another guy here.

 

So I say you let me know.

 

Oh Ya Phil Nice to see you back to the Dark Clique side.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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...he has the attitude if you run lathes you are not a real machinist...

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OUCH!!! I know a more than a few guys that would take issue with that. So we'll see. I'll keep an open mind and we'll see how good he is.

[gcode]

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...he has the attitude if you run lathes you are not a real machinist...

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send him over here.. he'll get a real quick attitude adjustment

[Jack Neelands™]

Welcome back Phil....How did you get away from Camworks...or was it a location change?

[Camdude®]

Location change

yes Camworks has solid professor for training and it's not bad at all. that's how i got most of my knowledge. just didn't like the way the software was setup. i'm sure with more practice and a few adjustments to the tech databases i could have got more out of it but i kept running into toolpaths generating wierd stuff when i would change a parameter like tool radius or depth of cut. some stuff just didn't make sense to me and the surfacing algors did not work too well. but then again it could have been me!

[ReDEyZZ]

Welcome Back Camdude

[keith mc.]

good to have you back, from the dark side.

[NeilJ]

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yes Camworks has solid professor for training and it's not bad at all. that's how i got most of my knowledge.

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I don't even know you but I'm sure glad your back!

 

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just didn't like the way the software was setup.

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I don't either.

 

 

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and the surfacing algors did not work too well. but then again it could have been me!

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Supposedly the surfacing toolpaths are getting much better. Doesn't matter to me, like you I don't like the way the software works.

 

What I really don't like is the amount of time you have to put into the Access Tech DB to make the software do what you want. FBM should be an option to use not a forced mode that's your only choice.

[Michael Sullivan]

[Tony35]

but they have great videos!!!! and thats all that matters!!! who cares about the software!!!