Step reduction does what it says; reducing the steps required to program and rough out areas where multiple tools are required. But I have found that many times it takes longer to set up than you can do with the old tools that are available in Surfcam. It is now included in some of the Surfcam products at no extra charge. It was a 6K option, too much for most. I believe it has it's place but it's not for everyone.
I've been using surfcam since '96 (Mastercam before that for 6 years) with great success. It's easy to learn and use and I haven't experienced any of the problems JuiceMan states above. That's not saying they don't have them but most errors I've seen come from operator error and nothing to do with the program ultimately.
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