It baffles me that the two machines have different Swivel capacities. I mean, why? Bad cable placement? It just can't reach the angle? It just adds another layer of decisions to think of between deciding which one to get. It should be as simple as just the work envelope, not a seemingly minor angle issue. Which can turn out to be a big deal depending on what the Post Processor is doing to interpret motion. If you bought the 70U, and decided later on that the 50U is all that's really needed, you pretty much can't, if the program happens to use that extra Swivel motion. Or also if you have a 50U but that missing motion of +110 down to +95 is also bad, which means you can't justify upgrading for some other parts that could use that angle. Further more. -5Deg and -10Deg isn't that much to work with, in the first place. It's real handy with some programs I've seen to go up to -30Deg.
I don't get it either. They know how to make these machines by now. And when I see something like that. I'm just shocked. Make it equal both ways or don't put it up for sale till you can. That's it. I think marketing got impatient with engineering and forced them to go into production. Or something like that. No engineer in their right mind would have done that willingly. Also the memory on the computers is shockingly small. Given the complex nature of 3D 5 axis work. Why can't I get 500 gigs standard for memory? You can expand it to only 4gigs! Only 4gigs! I wonder if they ever ask their customers what they want in the next gen machines...... DMG I love your work but seriously. Next time put out a pole. Create a sheet for us to fill out with all the machine specs blank. And I'll be happy to tell you what the machine should and should not have. Best Matt
It baffles me that the two machines have different Swivel capacities. I mean, why? Bad cable placement? It just can't reach the angle?
It just adds another layer of decisions to think of between deciding which one to get.
It should be as simple as just the work envelope, not a seemingly minor angle issue. Which can turn out to be a big deal depending on what the Post Processor is doing to interpret motion. If you bought the 70U, and decided later on that the 50U is all that's really needed, you pretty much can't, if the program happens to use that extra Swivel motion. Or also if you have a 50U but that missing motion of +110 down to +95 is also bad, which means you can't justify upgrading for some other parts that could use that angle.
Further more. -5Deg and -10Deg isn't that much to work with, in the first place. It's real handy with some programs I've seen to go up to -30Deg.
But then they can't sell 2 different machines 😆
I don't get it either. They know how to make these machines by now. And when I see something like that. I'm just shocked. Make it equal both ways or don't put it up for sale till you can. That's it. I think marketing got impatient with engineering and forced them to go into production. Or something like that. No engineer in their right mind would have done that willingly. Also the memory on the computers is shockingly small. Given the complex nature of 3D 5 axis work. Why can't I get 500 gigs standard for memory? You can expand it to only 4gigs! Only 4gigs! I wonder if they ever ask their customers what they want in the next gen machines...... DMG I love your work but seriously. Next time put out a pole. Create a sheet for us to fill out with all the machine specs blank. And I'll be happy to tell you what the machine should and should not have.
Best Matt