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Hi gang,
I'm slowly forcing myself to pick up Rhino, largely because of Lee's
needs in terms of getting the KC saws (and new toys) done. it's
interesting coming at a modern CAD program after having given them up
in disgust 15 years ago. (I'm not a big fan of the Rhino interface,
but I haven't seen one that I like better yet, either.)
In the long run, I think things that *can* be cast will be CAD/CAM
waxes. The future for humans lies in doing the sorts of work that
the cam systems can't.
Can a CAM system produce forged titanium? No. Can it do much of
*anything* with titanium or other reactives? Not easily. I'm picking
those because they're near to my head, and come easily, but there are
plenty of other processes like repusee that simply don't lend
themselves to being cast, or faked with a mill. Yeah, you can get
something that's visually close, but the weight and strength will be
all wrong.
It's sort of like what happened to painting after the camera really
hit big. They stopped chasing realism and became abstract. They
stopped competing on the camera's home turf (capturing reality) and
went where the camera couldn't follow.
We need to keep that in mind, and pitch our skills into areas where
the machines can't follow. (repair, plastic deformation, etc.)
Regards,
Brian
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