Who uses the internal Communications? - X related

[Ken Erman from CNC Software Inc.]

Good morning. In my never ending quest for knowledge i come to you today to ask yet another question.

 

Do any of you use the Communications built into Mastercam?

 

The Communications you set up in Screen, Configure and access from File, Next Communicate.

 

Thanks,

[Camfun]

No.

My computer it´s a very expensive hardware, and it´s not necessary a kind of equipment like that.

Commonly, low end and old computers like P1 and 486´s are sufficient for this.(we use a 486 notebook for communications).

Since V7, mastercam improve very much, and your hardware requirement too, then, it´s not interesting use expensive computers for this mission.

And CimcoEdit do it too.

In the past, I believe that this resource helped so much, but today, it´s not needed.

 

Only my humble opinion.

[Barghest]

Yes I use the communications part of mastercam. I like it alot better over what i was using.

[elbro]

No I don't use it.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Nope! We use Ethernet and sneakernet.

 

Thanks for asking.

[fboike]

We use it to access cimco dnc for background

dnc to our machines daily. its a good feature

for one offs.

[Rekd™]

I made my own communications program so don't use the built in one. Mayhaps an option to use 'plug-ins' for comms??

 

'Rekd

[JAMMAN]

I use it but would rather not. I have "little" programs I use frequently and would rather not open MC for that.

 

PS Ethernet not an option, controller too old. I have done the drag and drop on newer controllers-it is the way to go. Much faster even at 10 mbps.

[Keith Graydon]

No.We dont use it.

I use Cimco, floppy, and A solutionn that we wrote in-house about 15 years ago.

-Keith

[Toolfab]

Not here either. Cimco and a network, thats what we use.

[Bocho]

No Thanks,

We use "Sneaker Net" (Flash cards, CD's and yes 3-1/2 floppies) What's an ether-net?

[Tim Johnson]

ethernet user here.

[Lathe-Mill]

I use it

[CAM Disciple]

Nope.

Cimco-DNC here.

 

Thanks for asking

[crazy^millman]

We use it on soemtimes whe we need ot send files to Fadals drip feed method to more than one machine at a time. I will use cimco for one machine and Mastercam for another Machine keep from having to spend extra money. The trick here is to have more than one com port. I have 6 on this computer so I just have to change port when going to different machines. I know only need 4 but before we got the ethernet for the HAAS's machines we needed all 6.

[mayday]

nope, not since the DOS days

Cimco for me

[Jody]

we dont use it

 

we use sneaker3.5net and cimco

 

Jody

[Don S at Barefoot CNC South]

We don't, we use Cimnet 32 here.

 

Don S

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Oh, I'd say dump it. I'd rather have CNC developing more toolpath apps/CAD stuff for the software than something as benign as Communication. There's a handful of FREE apps out there that will accomplish this very same task. Time to put this baby to rest.

 

JM2C

[Rekd™]

I tend to agree, James, but the option of using a 3rd party program would be awsome. Wink Wink Nudge Nudge..

 

'Rekd

[Fig sign]

I don`t use it .

I use Cimcoedit .

[jspangler]

Cimco Edit!!

 

In the process of setting up a junky old notebook with an ethernet PC card to handle DNC of stuff that my dynapath control won't fit.

 

Thanks

 

John

[Rick McAllister]

Not here.

+1

[Kevangel]

I do use it for DNC.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Hey John. That pic from back in the day?