Need Help!- MASTERCAM OR NOT TO MASTERCAM. THAT IS THE QUESTION.

[Jonathan E.]

Can anyone give me some advice on the best cam package for mold and 3D milling. Money is not a concern up to $30,000.00

[svenakela]

That's like asking "what's the best fruit". Mastercam is a great program, but they all have their differences that makes mr X likes one app and mr Y likes another.
Run the trials and try to get a demo of the apps you're interested in, that's absolutely the best way.

[Mike Mattera]

Agreed! You should get demos and decide for yourself based on the work you do. Mastercam is a great program. Lots of toolpath options. Lots of control. Be advised: most of the high end 3D systems rarely do 2D stuff very well. And we all have to drill holes from time to time.

"Money is not a concern"
It's never a concern... Until you have to spend some.

Mike Mattera

[mastercamguru]

If you are doing mainly moldwork from an outside desiger's geometry file moldplus might be to your liking, if you are looking for ease of 3-d design in-house, maybe solidedge is for you.

Any way you decide to go, Mastercam Mill level 1 will still be the most efficient way to do 2-d operations, and is the perfect compliment to any "high end" 3-5 axis cam software that is most likely less efficient at 2-d tasks.

If $$$ are an issue, I would have to say that Mastercam will give you all the functionality you need at a better price.