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« on: September 11, 2008, 12:27:31 AM »
WOW I never thought this thread I started would go this far.
To Art,
I applaud all that you have done with the Mach programs. I have to say that I have made my feelings
known with Brian regarding Lazycam and frankly one night I got so pissed because the create pocket function
doesn't know what it wants to do nor does the offset function; I e mailed Brian regarding this problem and he just told me that
some things don't work well and they won't get fixed for a long time because they have better things to take care of.
Well I told him that I wanted my money back and he never replied back.
We all bought this Pro Package knowing it was in the early stages, but what it should of said was "give me $75 and
I'll give you 20% of the program.
I have been working with cad programs
for many years and the one I use mainly is Cadkey99. Cadkey is well known in the industry for having a
very strong dxf export and import function. So the idea that it's the program that created the DXF file
in my case just doesn't cut it.
Here are just some of the problems that Brian won't address.
1) The zoom issue - scroll mouse = zoom in or out
2) DXF importing lines and arcs. some of the curves turn into facets or lines.
DXF import platform just stink.
3) DXF import - Lines are not connected. When arcs are imported- some are some aren't some come out as facets.
4) To choose climb mill or conv. mill is a joke. Click on it and it works -- oh wait no it doesn't-- it's really
piss poor.
5) Should be able to start from scratch. IE... Import a file - choose the entity or chain - choose the direction
and go. At the start all rapids, start points, and end points should be removed.
6) Be able to move entities or chains to different levels.
7) Can cycle type. I choose none. it gives me a G81 at the start of each posting. Why?
8) Should be able to group entities using mouse.
9) Tons of people use corel draw for their cad drawings we should be able to
import a cdr file.
10) Move chain function by #'s in X and or Y does not work.
11) Rotate drawing using degrees doesn't work.
12) when rotating with mouse there should be a DRO telling you what angle you're at
13) Create islands and or offsets is a JOKE It does it well for 1 maybe 2, oops not this one, ok the 4th will do it, oops not the 5th. Get it !!!
14) Connection Tolerance should actually work in the extents box when you hit enter
Art, I think that you started a good program here.
I for one think that if these functions worked it would be a very easy program to use.
1 more idea : A lot of people create simple wire frames that go in X, Y, and Z
When you import a DXF file with simple single lines in Z LazyCam should be able to post them just like
single line moves in just X or Y.
Have I gotten my money out of this program Yea maybe.
Have I wasted countless hours trying to get this program to do very simple things that it says it can do.....Definitely
Way too many hours.
It's a shame that the 2 guys aren't keeping up your good name.
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