cncdrive wrote:I was just laughing about one thing: the marketing strategy of that other company that they promoting the onboard PLC like if it was a thing simple to work with and which makes life easy.
What was funny to me is why I put out the emoji is that I imagined that somebody beleives those BS marketing texts and thinks that he will have an easy job and then he gets the controller and tries to program the PLC.
I found this funny because I know how hard is to program PLCs, even the simplest tasks can quickly become a nightmare for the beginner.
Compared to that programming a UCCNC macro is very simple.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
And totally agree with that other company's BS. Their PLC code is buggy as hell and I've programmed many PLC snd DCS systems over the years (and found their's ridiculous). Worse yet, they advertise shit it can't do as being built in, but when you find out it isn't, they charge 90 bucks an hr for tech support. I've got their system running and understand their code setup now. But it's sad their own techs step all over each others mem location with each new version or if they customize software for a person rather than standardizing how they setup all mem locations. You also cannot run their software without the PLC.
I wouldn't have been in that situation if UCCNC had a lathe version....hint..hint.....
Once you make it past the BS, CNC12 isn't bad turning software, but I'd never use their mill software. I had no choice on the lathe which has a built in turret.
Also their macro system is pretty simple. M95/2 turn on output 2, M96/2 turn off output 2. But then you only have 4 aux buttons to tie them to, which completely sux. 4 more if you buy their pendant. There's also no real customization in their macros either. Anything custom has to go through the PLC.
But I'd still swap to UCCNC in a minute if you'll ever do create dedicated turning software.