Cam1, thanks for taking the time to respond to this.
The support/training issue was one of my concerns. I've found on-line training, local instructor-lead training and books published specifically on Mastercam. None of that exists for SolidCam.
It's a tough call.
You probably know the Mastercam is going to have a SolidWorks add-in "real soon now" -- it feels like it's 6 months out still. What I understand from the rep is that it is limited in terms of the toolpaths in the initial release, and is essentially the same product (good and bad) hosted in SolidWorks. To me the point of running in SW would be to take advantage of the advantages of that environment.
It's also going to be a different product -- Current MC users won't get it without buying a new seat for just that product.
So far I've been able to make both of them cut the part I'm working on (in external simulations using metacut).
Our machine will be here in a week or two so I need to make a decision soon. Maybe I should wait until after westec.
Joe  |