[turmite]

Hi Evan,

I have used bobcad/cam for years. I tried Meshcam, and quite honestly for what it is, Robert has done an excellent job with it. My needs dictated what I had to have in a cam. I have demo-ed VisualMill, RamsGold and a couple of others I can't remember the names. For my needs Madcam did what I needed at a much better price than the others. In addition, it is not very often you will have the guy who wrote the software call you on his dime from Sweden to make sure you understand how to use the package.
Joakim is about as good as you can get for support. There are times he cannot get right back to you because he runs a full time mold and die shop in addition to writing software.

I am still very much in the learning part with madcam and each time I use it I find something else it will do that I didn't know about.

My suggestion is that you set up a skype account and email Joakim your skype info. I think you will be pleasently surprised. I have just set my skype account up but not bought the headset that is needed for the free account.

I will tell you this in a comparison between Madcam and Mastercam. Cutting the same parts it seems the files are smaller with Madcam than with Mastercam. I don't know that for a fact and I don't know that it would make a difference but I have tested the same part with toolpaths from both cam systems.

Mike