![]() That’s because they’re manufacturing potentially thousands of parts from one g-code program. They want CAM software that generates g-code that executes as fast as possible on their CNC machine, even if that means only experts can make the software do anything at all. They want CAD that lets experts create precision drawings faster. Pros need the software that performs best for someone who is an expert in using the software. And, it ensures new hires are more likely to know the popular software they’ve chosen so less training.īeginners and Hobbyists shouldn’t care about either one of those issues.īTW, the leading CAD software for Pros is SolidWorks, and the leading CAM software is Mastercam, though Fusion 360 is moving up fast. It ensures they’re more likely to have the same software as Customers so they can share files. In either case, choosing the market leader or industry standard software for their market may make sense. Shops need to be able to hire Talent that’s familiar with the software without requiring a lot of expensive training to come up to speed.Many shops run the market-leading software packages because they need to exchange files with Customers.The reason why that may not work is that Pros and Beginners need to solve different problems. Get what the same software Pro’s use, how can you regret it? In many pursuits, it’s tempting to want to start with the best. Getting off to a great start in CNC is worth it! Pro vs Beginner/Hobbyist CAD CAM Software They’ll save you loads of time and frustration in exchange for a few dollars. There are even offers available that bundle a couple of these together. You only need to come up with three software packages–CAD, CAM, and Feeds/Speeds Calculator. It’s worth taking time and potentially money to get the right solution for you. And it will be the software you spend the most time learning and using. I can go from a drawing to having my post file so much faster using EZ-CAM it’s not even funny.Most of the free software that’s available (but not all!) is inferior to the paid, and there are many paid packages that are not all that expensive anyway.ĬAD/CAM will be the most complex software you’ll use for your cnc programming. I can only think of how much easier it would have been when I was starting out if I would have started on EZ-CAM. It just all makes sense so it wasn’t even like learning something new for me. When I found out the new shop was using something different I was second guessing to not change jobs since the person I was replacing was no longer there and I was on my own to learn it. ![]() I have predominantly used MasterCAM, and SurfCAM at shops before changing jobs. I use the Pro version and 50 percent of what I do is on a forth axis. I have been using EZ-CAM for over 7 years now and find it to be the best all-around programming software I have used to date. I want to start off by saying that I’m not one to usually leave reviews on anything, but feel that I need to with the amount of time saved and the exceptional support that I have always received through the years dealing with EZ-CAM. And posting a program is a simple or complex as you want it to be since YOU have control over your POSTS with the provided M-Build and T-Build editors. This is the way to go whether you need to program a hole or build a complex program with 60 tools. They didn’t do anymore that EZ-CAM did for us and had a VERY big learning curve, whereas I can take a newbie and have them programming in a day with EZ-CAM. ![]() We were talked into many other EXPENSIVE software packages during the years, but unfortunately, they now sit “collecting dust”. I have not needed to use anything but EZ-CAM for any programming, whether it is simple hole work, 3D surfing, indexing, or 4 axis simultaneous machining. ![]() I use the PRO version because I do a lot of 3D milling and surfing. We use it for turning and milling and whichever one you program, this is the way to go. Then I began programming offline when I began at Machining Concepts using EZ-CAM and have not looked back since. ![]() I was one who programmed at the machine control whichever it was where I used to work, and I can say I thought I was good at it. Here at Machining Concepts, we have used EZ-CAM since our beginning in 1995. ![]()
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