Also will you support cutter compensation?

-James

Hello James
There is Comp now and that is in version that comes with Mach3/IV
thanks
Brian

when is the new beta version expected to be released? I cant pass the initial screen, every dxf I try crashes it

Hello James
There is Comp now and that is in version that comes with Mach3/IV
thanks
Brian

Hi Brian,

The reason I want to know the ultimate cost (if any) is that I am writing a musical instrument inlay design package that runs on top of CorelDraw 12.  I am currently supporting Dolphin Cad/Cam and working to support SheetCAM.  LazyCAM looks like a real winner for my application especially since SheetCAM does not have cutter comp yet.

Will LazyCAM have an object model so that I can directly manipulate the setup and import of a DXF file from my VBA code?  I would like to be able to directly set all the parameters etc so that I can command the CAM module directly without the UI if possible

BTW I am an avid Mach user and a Mach1 beta license holder, so I have been around for a while.

-James

I think in the end that could be setup to do that

James, why don't you just output g-code from Corel using VBA? I do it with AutoCAD, and am able to put G41 and G42 in the code from VBA. I export ready to run g-code from within AutoCAD using VBA.

James, why don't you just output g-code from Corel using VBA? I do it with AutoCAD, and am able to put G41 and G42 in the code from VBA. I export ready to run g-code from within AutoCAD using VBA.

Hi Gerry,

Yes, I am going to do that for simple cases such as fingerboard slotting and fixturing.  For complex multi-tool pocketing I want the support of a CAM package, at least for now.  I don't have the time at the moment to deal with tool tables, finish passes etc.  Maybe version 2.  I currently have a custom DXF export I wrote in VBA to deal with some of CorelDraw's deficiencies in the V12 DXF export they do now. 

-James