Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam

Hi Vince and others:
You have to see the prices of "mainstream" CAM packages to believe them.
Mastercam is almost $25000.00 CDN and Delcam's Powermill is more.
There's stuff even more expensive out there.
Vector is unbelievably cheap considering what it does.
Just thought I'd throw this in for the sake of perspective!!!
Cheers

Marcus

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince Negrete" <vnegrete@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam


> I thought this list was geared toward hobby type support, shying a bit
from
> Commercialism that any Internet Search would only point you to.
> The retail price seems a bit steep from where I'm standing. A price maybe
a
> business could afford, but the Hobbyist?
> What is the discount offered to list people?
>
> You deal in Sherline products.... Of course you would have plenty
invested
> in software for many reasons, could easily deduct from taxes the full
> amounts, and possibly make plenty of cash using this software to create
> perfect duplicates each time. But if you take my point of view, its
> slightly different.
> But let me dive into my safe-zone and say, "This is from my (hobbyist)
point
> of view." :)
>
> Hey! one more thing! Just celebrated New Years at my home and my 1 year
> old girl wouldnt sleep so I was holding her. Just as the clock hit 12:00
my
> kid threw-up on me worse than I've ever experienced. My wife and I
laughed
> our asses off! Man,... Is that a bad omen or what!!!???
> I even took a final sip of my Champagne only to realize afterwards that
some
> went in there too! Gast!!
> So I hope yours went better than mine!
>
> Happy New Year!
>
> Vince
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam
>
>
> > I am also a big Vector fan. It has been worth every cent of the greatly
> > discounted price that is offered to the list. Actually in the realm of
> > CAD/CAM packages Vector is considered at the low end. My Visual Mill 4
> > copy cost me more than double what you can get Vector for and VM is also
> > considered low cost. You would be surprised at the number of list
> > members that have fully legal purchased version of these packages and
> > consider them to be very much worth the money. I probably have over
> > $3000 - $4000 invested in software for CNC and if I did it over the only
> > thing I would change is to just spend the money for the better packages
> > first.
> >
> > Tim
> > [Denver CO]
> > Sherline Products at Deep Discount
> > Mach1 & DeskCNC with Credit Card ordering
> > Contact me for discounts on DeskCNC & Sherline bundles
> > www.KTMarketing.com/Sherline
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > > For that insanely high price I'd expect it to read my mind.
> > > :) How many people here can justify that cost?
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "jwalters" <jwalters31@...>
> > > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 5:53 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam
> > >
> > >
> > > > Question on Vector Cad
> > > > I am familiar with AutoCad 2000. Knowing AutoCad
> > > > may not be an asset to learning Vector, but are there
> > > > any similarities between the software. In the future
> > > > I would like to learn a CAD/CAM package. Unfortunately
> > > AutoCad does
> > > > not offer one. Is Vector anything like MasterCam? I do
> > > have access to
> > > > Version 7 of MasterCam. I would like to put my time to
> > > best use and
> > > > learn the best software for home use on a Taig mill.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > John Walters
> >
> >
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