Mechanoid,
A very good post. Comming from a EE background, I have had some of the same thoughts. To me the perfect cam package is you first tell it about the machine, i.e. setup. That would include travels, power, speeds, spindle speeds, anything that defines the capabilities and limitations of the machine. At that point the cam package would understand the machime and that aspect would stay forever as long as the machine wasn't modified or changed. Then for each part to be cut, you give it the geometry of the finished part, the geometry of the raw stock and the stock's properties, and cutter(s) loaded. From there the CAM package should do the rest.
Phil
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