Re: Inexpensive CAM software recomendations

> I am trying to make some match plate patterns for casting replacement
> wheels for antique toy cannons. Can anyone recomend a CAM package? I am
> using SolidWorks and have access to a Haas VF-0.
> Thanks in advance!

I tried them all and just bought Vector. I like Vector because it is user configurable to
do juast about anything you want it to do. I found that most of the otheres made
certain things very easy and other things almost impossible. The support for Vector
is also very good. Fred, who also monitors the lists, is always available by phone or
email.

Best thing to do is try each one. Visual Mill is the only one that did not offer a fully
functional demo, which is why I did not consider it. Most of the others offer fully
functional time locked demos. These packages are not exactly cheap. I would not
buy one unless I could run it through it's paces in the shop. A crippled demo won't
allow you to do that.

Ross