Re: Which is the best Cad-Cam Software?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Kirk W. Fraser" <kirk@c...> wrote:

> I bought a MaxNC which is on my kitchen table but I can't seem to

get BobCad to do much even after taking their CD-Rom training and
some support interaction. It seems quite a convoluted program. Is
MasterCam better? There are some programs aimed at jewlery like
Cimigraphi but it is very expensive. I'm sure there are several more
packages (including the prospect of writing my own which I may
attempt if there's no better option).

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> What are the software rankings by name, price, function, and ease

of use? Or if nobody has a list, then what works with 3D solid
models, is easy to learn & use, and is affordable?

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> Thanks,
> Kirk Fraser
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I've tryed Millwizard from delcam and it's easyer to learn then
many other 3d cam software, it only does raster machining,it's ok for
non compicated 3d models.
Now if you want to do something like mold making than you need
something like powermill, it takes like 100 times more time to learn
than Millwizard, but it has a lot of other options to get that 3d job
well done, like spiral machining, 3d offset,raster, constant z, and
so on...