Re: CAD/CAM questions

I stand by whatever I've said. John has side stepped the points that
I made and resorted to making wild unsubstantiated statements.
CAPSmill is widely acknowledged to be one of best production milling
programs around, in terms of features and ease of use. I am sure that
there people in this newsgroup who have used CAPSmill and know that
John is talking utter nonsense when he says it cannot do any pocket
milling. This shows how credible his advice is.

I rest my case with this, and aplogize to this group for wasting
their time.

Naren

> You are incorrect in saying I only did one job. I did quite a few

but

> due to the program I wasn't able to do many of them.
> The first bug I found was the inability to do ANY pocket milling.

No

> workround, new file or help was offerd on this.
> What am I suppost to do? Redesign my jobs so they don't have

pockets

> in them?
> As they were not able to be completed they couldn't be sent or
> allowed under your 20 job limit.
> Even though it was a beta and you said you would upload the new

exe's

> as they came available, after 18 days the old ones were still on

the

> site. That's 18 out of a possible 31 days. Hardly keeping up with
> things is it?
>
> I particulary liked your email that sugested I stay in all week

end,

> in the middle of summer, to do you 20 drawings, all different and
> using diferent stratergies.
>
> I looked at the program to see if it had improved from it's earlier
> version, V5. If you remember I tried this, not the beta, the full
> package. The two files I wanted to do, the gearbox housing and the
> double level finger plate it was not able to do. You admitted this.
> V6 and subsequent programs now have these as examples. I have
> repeatedly asked they be removed as this was not a beta program and
> they are not your property.
> So I try the beta program and the first few files I try it can't do
> again.
> Is Meatloaf programming for you? You know the guy who wrote two out
> of three ain't bad.
>
> I never said don't buy this program, I just pointed out a problem

so

> that anybody trying it could make up their own mind and try it out
> with their files.
> I will admit that I do use two other programs, I've never hidden

this

> but as I repeatedly say I DON'T SELL THEM.
> You are associated with Cadem and so have a vested interest
> All programs have quirks as opposed to bugs. It's nice to know that
> what you are trying to do can be done if you are aware of it.
>
>
> I still stand by what I say that there are better products out

there

> for the same or less money.
> Lets be blunt now. I can't quote current prices but I know that
> Vector and Dolphin [ the two most used programs on this list ] are
> priced very attractivly for this group.
>
> Vector is a full 3D package and is very powerfull. It's very well
> supported and looked after by Fred Smith. It has far more usable
> features than Capsmill. An upgrade will get you full NURBS and true
> 4th axis.
>
> Dolphin is basically advertised as a 2 1/2D program the same as
> Capsmill but again far better features and it can do some 3D work
> such as swept surfaces etc. 4th axis and full text engraving is
> standard, as is the very capable lathe module.
> Support is very good, It's not unusual to get an upgrade out within
> two days to cure a problem