Re: Dolphin Cad / Cam

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Matthew King" <mattking@k...> wrote:

> I hear excellent things about both Dolphin and Vector. Can someone
>explain
> the differences? I understand that they're about the same price for

us list

> members....
>
> Thanks,
>

Matt,
This is really hard to do without appearing biast.
I can explain about Dolphin as I use it every day but although I have
a copy of Vector I have never used it in anger and therefore I don't
regard myself as able to comment on Vector in all fairness.
Fred can comment on Vector but again he's biast as he sells it and he
probably hasn't used Dolphin.
What is wanted is someone who has run both demo's and can shed some
light on these from an unbiast point of view.
Although they are both in the same price range this shouldn't really
be a deciding factor. Learning a CAD/CAM system is a steep learning
curve and not something you want to repeat if you find that the
program won't do what you want.
Dolphin is a simple program to learn and is very powerfull in that it
automates a lot of operations but you still have the facility to edit
these if they don't suit.
Perhaps one point to bear in mind is that Dolphin has been around in
industry for quite a while and are very well received in the UK. It's
only recently that they have spread their wings to go international
and also to cater for the hobby market.

John S.