HU, WMS,
As blessed users of the latest release of Mill Expert, can you tell me about any 2D enhancements that may have been added in the upcoming release?
I am spolied by Mastercam Router's ability to automatically use the midpoint of the selected entity in the chain to be cut as the start point (or not), instead of Mill Expert's choice of always being the beginning of the entity chosen.
I also am spoiled by Mastercam's ability to do the above AFTER all the chains I wish to have cut are selected in contrast to Mill Expert's insistance at cutting one 2D chain at a time.
Why should I care, since I already own/use Mastercam Router? Well, I would like to standardize using ONE CADCAM package, if possible. I purchased Mastercam 1 1/2 years ago when it looked like 2 D and 2 1/2D routing was all I would be doing. Since that time, I have been getting many requests from my customers to supply not only 2D and 2 1/2D carbon fiber and G10 parts, but also aluminum 2D - 3D parts. I purchased Mill Expert mainly because of it's features/prices vs buying a $$$$$ mill version of Mastercam. Since I have not established a major foothold on the 3D end of things, it seemed foolish to spend big bucks.
I would like to use Mill Expert for ALL my cadcam needs - maybe I can't. I certainly intend to use it for 3D no matter what, but it would be nice if Mill Expert could foot the 2D bill as well.
Mike Reyes explained it well once when I asked him the same question many months ago. He said using Mill Expert for 2D was like driving a Ferrari to the grocery store.
Can you guys fill me in on the newest update, or maybe using 2 packages from different suppliers is the way to go??
Mark Linder
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