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Dental-CAM
Best flexible, open-solution for 1st Mill/CAM software setup
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<blockquote data-quote="CoolHandLuke" data-source="post: 225675" data-attributes="member: 4850"><p>many labs would say they want a simple CAM solution because they want to hire Dental people rather than CNC operators - owing the CAD part to people with Dental knowledge rather than CNC knowledge.</p><p></p><p>but this is backwards. </p><p></p><p>you should want a professional CNC person and train them in dental. </p><p></p><p>this way you get proper design as well as proper manufacturing.</p><p></p><p>because a dental guy is going to try to make all sorts of wierd things like wild undercuts, zero spacer, and understand little about the limitations of how much undercut you can compensate for, and how much spacer approaches the limitations of fit.</p><p></p><p>in this respect so many labs want to buy turn key solutions and then piss and moan when "its not accurate enough"</p><p></p><p>its freaking single-digit micron level accurate and you have to add 100um of spacer just to get it to seat youre doing it wrong.</p><p></p><p>ive personally witnessed complete systems worth 90k USD get absolutely sh1t-on because they (operators) dont have a clue what they are doing.</p><p></p><p>so i'll say it and i can't really help myself at this point. </p><p></p><p>get a versasmill and get the training. if you are willing to do the necessary leg work Axsys will sell you developer tools to help you create toolpaths but wont sit there and hold your hand every step of the way. thats your job. </p><p></p><p>thats why you want someone who knows CNC. not dental. teach dental if you must, but get a cnc operator. at least take the course at night at a local college.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoolHandLuke, post: 225675, member: 4850"] many labs would say they want a simple CAM solution because they want to hire Dental people rather than CNC operators - owing the CAD part to people with Dental knowledge rather than CNC knowledge. but this is backwards. you should want a professional CNC person and train them in dental. this way you get proper design as well as proper manufacturing. because a dental guy is going to try to make all sorts of wierd things like wild undercuts, zero spacer, and understand little about the limitations of how much undercut you can compensate for, and how much spacer approaches the limitations of fit. in this respect so many labs want to buy turn key solutions and then piss and moan when "its not accurate enough" its freaking single-digit micron level accurate and you have to add 100um of spacer just to get it to seat youre doing it wrong. ive personally witnessed complete systems worth 90k USD get absolutely sh1t-on because they (operators) dont have a clue what they are doing. so i'll say it and i can't really help myself at this point. get a versasmill and get the training. if you are willing to do the necessary leg work Axsys will sell you developer tools to help you create toolpaths but wont sit there and hold your hand every step of the way. thats your job. thats why you want someone who knows CNC. not dental. teach dental if you must, but get a cnc operator. at least take the course at night at a local college. [/QUOTE]
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