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HardMill,
I know what you mean about learning curve. If you are in business for yourself that learning curve can be extreamly costly but can also be a detramental investment to survival, if already have expierience with a paticular type of software than you are way ahead of the game and on your way. As for people researching their options remember you have to strongly concider what your intentions are with a Cad/Cam package you are concidering to purchase don't get caught up with comparing all the bells and whistles like I did, the hardest thing to do when in the evaluation process is to be realistic and take a look at what you are currently doing and what your plans are and why you are concidering to purchase this type of software because if you are not carefull you may end up paying good money or wasting alot of valuable time evaluating something with features you may never use. I also have a full functioning version of MasterCam which I am little by little trying to spend time to learn but dont because I have went through the learning of PowerStation and have become extreemly efficiant on it is a great all around package for the money that I dont believe gets the credit it deserves. PowerStation offers a series of "tools" which can help the small shop when simple 3D work arrives at the door which I have used and is easy to use.
If you are doing 3D work while the 3D world is a big one, it encompasses virtually any shape that can possibly be defined. Providing software that can create virtually any 3D shape is not a trivial task. There are many fine 3D dimensional CAM products on the market, and certainly if your needs are in the realm of complex molds then you should consider investing the $10,000 plus prices that they command.
Just a thaught.
The following is a solid view of the varification software within PowerStation.