cad\cam 3 boards

[Massimo Dettaglio]

good evening to all, I have recently approached the world cad\cam, I need a help and valuable advice that only from specialized people and in the field for years I could receive. . .

therefore, a friend and I should start a small production (and hopefully it will become great) of components for the most specific for the motorcycling world,
we have a 3-axis haas minimill cutter with software esprit limited to 2 axes and a half,

we will want to replace esprit with something different, surely 3d, I have read many times of mastercam or topsolid, but I do not know in which environments and with which machinery would be to choose one rather the other,

we will also want to start using a solidworks cad 3d software and then create a complete and compatible system,

What do you recommend? What choice would you make? I'm sure I'm messing with something. .

Thanks for the help, good evening

 

[cimaguy]

Hi.
according to me, the choice should be made according to:
1. complexity of the pieces to work: most difficult are the components to mill, more and more
efficient strategies must be available.
2.flexibility of the system:when, for example, I make a change to the model, how does the cam react?
3.budget available
4. assistance from the mother or retailer (especially in the development phase of the post-processor for your machine and in the learning phase of the software).
Surely solidworks with a type delcam for solidworks or solidcam plugin can be a valid solution, but I would also evaluate something totally integrated like topsolid,cimatron etc.

 

[TECNOMODEL]

I agree with what it says from topguy, I also suggest you evaluate inventor with integrated hsm.
included in the license there is 2 axes and 1/2, or you buy module 3 or 5 axes.

 

[Lucky66]

take a look at this zw3d
Hi.

 

[axa]

we will want to replace esprit with something different, surely 3d

Thanks for the help, good evening

and why replace esprit, just add the module and, with a definitely lower expense (both at the license level, of post development that you already have that of training) you would be already in place, you would just be alongside a cad, esprit read the natives of solidedge solidedge and inventor with the recognition feature.
we already have customers who make motorcycle parts with esprit without problems.
If you want more info send me an mp.