Cruncher,
Thanks for your input.
Actually, I own Profiler. I have found it to have some operability issues that I don't care for. The main one being the following:
When I rout parts, they are nested on either 18x24 size panels or 36 x 48 size panels. These parts are fairly small. Imagine selecting the chains you wish to rout, many of which have internal cutout pieces as well. Because there are so many parts nested, the drawing screen is zoomed out pretty far to see them all, making them difficult to see at times. As you start to select chains to cut, sometimes i must zoom in to make sure I select the chain in the proper spot/direction. The act of zooming in unhighlights the chains I previously selected, making it difficult or impossible to remember which ones have already been selected for cutting!
I was told to try live panning/zooming but it does the same thing.
This quirk in Profile necessitated my eventual purchase of Mastercam Router, which does not exhibit this quirk.
My main point is that I would like to see the stengths/features of Profile (minus the above quirk) integrated into Mill Expert. This way, I can have my cadcam from one program AND enjoy the advantages of Mill Expert (associativity being the main one).
I hope I made some sense.
Have a good day.
Mark Linder  |