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Here at Machining Concepts, we have used EZ-CAM since our beginning in 1995. I was one who programmed at the machine control whichever it was where I used to work, and I can say I thought I was good at it. Then I began programming offline when I began at Machining Concepts using EZ-CAM and have not looked back since. We use it for turning and milling and whichever one you program, this is the way to go. I use the PRO version because I do a lot of 3D milling and surfing.
I have not needed to use anything but EZ-CAM for any programming, whether it is simple hole work, 3D surfing, indexing, or 4 axis simultaneous machining. We were talked into many other EXPENSIVE software packages during the years, but unfortunately, they now sit “collecting dust”.
They didn’t do anymore that EZ-CAM did for us and had a VERY big learning curve, whereas I can take a newbie and have them programming in a day with EZ-CAM. This is the way to go whether you need to program a hole or build a complex program with 60 tools. And posting a program is a simple or complex as you want it to be since YOU have control over your POSTS with the provided M-Build and T-Build editors. Give it a shot.
You will love it. I am in the mold making business since 1980, and when I bought my first CNC the programing was very cumbersome, long hours writing the program in G code! Then a friend recommended the EZ CAM program! It was a God send!
I have not stopped using this program over so many years now.The program has changed quite a bit since the first one I used, but I never had to re-learn the programming, since it just grew into a much more sophisticated system (surfaces, draft options etc) without changing the basics of it.Another great advantage of EZ-CAM Solutions is the fantastic interaction I have with the support team, they are always eager to answer all my questions, and they are right there on the phone and in person! I have tried Master Cam it was good but very expensive and could not do anything better than EZ Cam.
Five stars to EZ-CAM.In short, I can recommend this program, no matter how complicated the machining needs to be. It’s for everybody!Sincerely. We, here at Watts Water Technologies, use the EZ-CAM software to create the G-code used in our Sodick wire EDM machines. We make carbide tooling on 6 axii platforms (uvwxyz) that are in turn are used in production environments to make valves. We either import from other CAD environments or work from print to create profiles, offsets and rotary tips for proper clearances. We also make trim dies to cut off the parting line from castings. The software is simple to use, effective and at the right price.
“We get the support we need in a timely manner”Thank you. My company uses EZ-CAM for several reasons.
First, new hires learn it quickly. It is only as complex as the part you are programming. You can start out slowly with an easy part, and as you learn, move to more challenging parts. You do not get overwhelmed with complex software trying to cut a simple vise jaw without a model. Simply, draw what you need and cut. Second, you can easily create a specific tool path of your preference.
You’re not locked into a generated path because of model constraints. Additionally, the g code post processor can be modified in house to fit each of your machines' specific needs.
From our 2 axis lathe to our 5 axis machining centers, we have modified the supplied posts to create programs to run perfectly without editing. Last, there are no yearly, ridiculous, “maintenance” fees.
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Done.The above reasons, coupled with quick and easy customer support, makes EZ-CAM our CAM software preference.Sincerely. I want to start off by saying that I’m not one to usually leave reviews on anything, but feel that I need to with the amount of time saved and the exceptional support that I have always received through the years dealing with EZ-CAM. I have been using EZ-CAM for over 7 years now and find it to be the best all-around programming software I have used to date. I use the Pro version and 50 percent of what I do is on a forth axis. I have predominantly used MasterCAM, and SurfCAM at shops before changing jobs.
When I found out the new shop was using something different I was second guessing to not change jobs since the person I was replacing was no longer there and I was on my own to learn it. I’m so glad I didn’t let that deter me. The learning curve was nonexistent. It just all makes sense so it wasn’t even like learning something new for me. I can only think of how much easier it would have been when I was starting out if I would have started on EZ-CAM.
I can go from a drawing to having my post file so much faster using EZ-CAM it’s not even funny. And a BIG call out to Chris! I work at Eckhart in Lansing Michigan and we use EZCAM for all of our cnc machining centers. It is a fast, effective, affordable way to program simple to complicated parts. We provide ergo tooling, fixtures, etc. So we are making unique parts on a daily basis and EZCAM makes that possible.
The High Speed Machining feature is great, it provides toolpaths to quickly and efficiently remove material with little 'air' time. This saves a lot of time, especially when machining irregular pockets. I also really like the 'Detect open edges' option which allows the tool to travel outside the part eliminating a scallop where an open edge lies. I would highly recommend EZCAM as an affordable, effective CAM solution.
CPU Maxed Out?There's probably something amiss.Lincoln SpectorTuesday, December 28, 2004 05:00 PM PSTI recently received the following question from April Turkett of Morristown, Tennessee.Two days ago my CPU usage jumped to 100 percent, slowing the computer beyond use. Any ideas on what happened and what to do about it?An overloaded CPU can make a PC unbearably slow. If the CPU spikes happen rarely and correct themselves quickly, don't worry about it. But if they keep coming back or don't go away, you have to find out what's wrong and fix it.The most obvious culprit is a virus, spyware, or some other malicious software.
Scan your system regularly with a good spy-catching program such as Lavasoft's Ad-Aware or Patrick M. Kolla's Spybot Search & Destroy. They're free, so why not download and use both of them? Next, update your antivirus definitions and run a full virus scan. Set your antivirus program to check for updates and do a full scan automatically at least once a week.If virus and spyware scans don't find the problem, it may be due to a malware program that's too new to be caught. More likely, however, is an unintended problem with an honest program.If your system's CPU spike is constant, the software at fault probably loads when Windows boots. Select Start, Run, type msconfig, and press Enter.
Click the Startuptab, uncheck suspicious options one at a time, and reboot until the problem stops. Windows 2000 lacks this utility; for this OS, download Startup Control Panel, Mike Lin's free alternative.If the processor overload occurs intermittently, note what you're doing each time the system slows down: the programs you're running, the Web sites you visited that day, and so on.
This information may give you a clue.In Windows XP and 2000, the Task Manager can show you what's chewing up CPU cycles. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete (in Windows 2000, click Task Manager). Choose Processesto see your running programs and subroutines. The CPU column shows the available CPU cycles that each process is running. You can easily find the problem here. The Performance tab shows your CPU usage.
Hover the cursor over the Task Manager icon in your system tray to see the current CPU usage in a pop-up window.Keep the System Idle Process running, even if it's huge. This process shows the percentage of CPU cycles that are not in use, so in this case, the bigger, the better.Once you've found the processor glutton, get rid of that program. If it's something you can't do without, determine whether an updated version with a bug fix is available, or look for a competing program that does a better job.
No offense 'Jobeard' but how can you say 'leave your system alone until he has a reason to suspect some app is at offense?' If I read the post correct everything was fine til a day or so ago.
There is nothing wrong to go into msconfig and disable all and boot up. You can do this and do a elimination one by one til the culprit pops up. You are in NO way harming Windows or you OS in anyway.In fact when running XP, the only start up that will show after a clean install is CTFMON. After that it is all user installed. So how can that screw things up???
Had the same problem: 100% CPU and slow computer. Culprit: overheating!I had the same problem.CPU stuck at 100% and computer driving me crazy.I checked all processes and applications to no avail.Finally I noticed in TASK MANAGER (CPU usage) that maximum frequency was stuck at 33%. Usually that has to change dinamically to accomodate processes.
To make it short: when overheated, my laptop protects itself by setting the maximum frequency to a fixed value (in my case: 33%).That forces the CPU to reach 100% even when few processes are running (I initially blamed the PID 4 process since it seemed to take all the CPU).Probalby my fans are not efficient as they used to.The only remedy?Unplug the power supply and run on batteries.After 3/4 minutes I noticed that maximum frequency was happily jumping up and down and performance became acceptable again.Not much of an intervention (I dislike plugging and unplugging) but it works.Hope it helps. I have read all of the posts and my problem is similar and dissimilar at the same time. My computer is running slowly all of a sudden. My flight Sim's graphics are slow and jerky. When I went to Task Manager it shows that WAOL is over 311,000, the largest mem usage. In performance PF usage remain stable but, CPU usage is bizarre.
As it scrolls, it jumps to 100 moves 4 bars and drops to 0 for one bar then jumps back to 100 for an additional 4 bars then drops to 0 again. It just repeats this with no veriation. I have never seen this before. Any and all advise or info will be greatly appreciated. One other thing to check for, and this happened to my last computer, is to make sure that your core voltage is set to the CPU recommended setting. I had an ASUS mobo combined with a AMD Phenom II X4 and after about 3 or 4 months, EVERY time I rebooted my PC, the system would always override the Vcore voltage to unstable levels.
I had to download ASUS PC probe II to manually stabilize my Vcore. I can't say what was to blame, but since upgrading to an 8 core FX with the same MB (and an updated BIOS), the issue has not re-occured. I suspect that I have some malware in my PC and I would appreciate some advise from techspot wizards. For some days now, my old PC is showing 100% CPU usage and is painfully slow. So slow that is now practically unusable. I saw in the task manager that there was a process hogging 50% of the CPU and I ended it.
Then there was a process that was idle and started hogging 50%, once I terminated the other process, meaning that CPU continues working at 100%. I ran Advance System Care, for almost a day and it didn't improve, then I ran Iobit Malware Malware Fighter, which didn't detect any malware. I've ran (partially) the anti-virus (Avast Free Edition) because it was taking me another day and it seemed to be frozen at 60%.Up to now, I don't see any improvement in my PC. Any ideas what to check or if there is any other software that I should try in order to detect if there is some hidden bug there?Thanks a lot for your help.