post class

[mikeb]

anyone here taken the post class that is offered at cnc software? if so, what did you think of it.

 

thanks in advance

[STEELTHOM62]

Is it offered at our reseller, somewhere more "local" for us?

 

[ 08-20-2002, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: STEELTHOM62 ]

[Reece L Gibson]

I liked it, I think Jim Evan's still Instructs the class. Go with specfic Questions if you have any.

Well worth the money.

(They feed you pretty good too).

[David S]

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Negative comments regarding resellers /CNC Software are taboo here.

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You know what kind feed back you will get.

 

[ 08-20-2002, 03:32 PM: Message edited by: David S ]

[STEELTHOM62]

Nothing was meant negatively.Honestly wondering if this class was offered at our reseller.With things the way they are at my company right now they may spring for a class but only if didn't require me traveling.They did let us upgrade recently though

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Even though our reseller does not offer them specifically, money talks and you can usually get somebody to do something they would not normally do for some extra green.

 

If I had to guess why resellers for the most part do not offer them is for 4 reasons I can see;

[*]Liability

[*]Level Of Interest

[*]Difficulty

[*]Taking away from their revenue

Liability because if something goes catastrophically (is that even a word? ) wrong, in our litigious (sp?) society, the finger (well, not THE finger, but you know what I mean) would go to the reseller and they'd say " HE told us to do it that way so they are liable...."

Level of Interest because this class would be hard to fill not a lot of people want to sit and debug code all day long for a few 8 hour days straight.

 

Difficulty because I teach a VERY LIGHT Post Processor class in my Advanced Mastercam class and it is above 90% of their heads no matter how basic I make it. It's a tough, dry subject unless you're really into it.

 

Taking away from their revenue, this is pretty self explanatory. Many resellers generate a fair amount of revenue from their post processors and may not want to teach it so they can loose revenue.

 

Those are my thoughts.

 

BTW, I've not sat in on any Post classes, I'd love to but I can't justify the cost. I'v sat under the tutledge of gstephens and a couple of other guys as well as spent a LOT of time on my own doing, reading, and learning, them.

[Tony]

Shopware Runs a Post class once a month.

If it has enough people signed up.

I have been signed up for there Solids class

And either they cancelled from lack of enrollment

Or I cancelled because I had to feed work to someone.

 

Oh boy, 196 hehehehee

 

[ 08-20-2002, 05:11 PM: Message edited by: Tony ]

[Thomas Wingate]

Post class?!

 

Didnt eve know there was classes on offer.

It has proven near impossible to even get ahold of the CD with info on writing posts here in the UK. Mainly due to James fourth reason; loss of revenue.

 

Anyone know of classes in the UK?

 

Thomas W

[chris m]

I would think that one of the resellers here in the US could probably ship the CD across the pond; could they not? Very short $ although I don't understand much of it yet

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Your reseller should ALWAYS have the Post Processor CD on hand so that you can purchase it. Relatively minor cost.

[mikeb]

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Is it offered at our reseller, somewhere more "local" for us?

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i dont believe it is offered by our reseller. but yes, cncsoftware has a two day class on posts, check out their website for pricing and dates. i feel the price is reasonable. i was unaware that there was a cd? i do have the book, is the cd an updated version of the book?

 

and thanks for the replies

 

[ 08-23-2002, 09:32 AM: Message edited by: mikeb ]

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Yes the CD is an updated version of the book.