Newbie- Would you suggest Sprutcam ?

[R.DesJardin]

I bought the Sprut with my Tormach, yes the learning curve was steep but it is short, I think a lot has to do with your CAD package, I use Solidworks and can make changes in Solidworks and it will change the SC part. So that being said you need to make sure your CAD and CAM are compatible this will save you a lot of headaches. I've heard good and bad about all of them so make your choice and learn it live it love it.

[pit202]

Hello all , i am a EdgeCAM user since 7 years , I can do almost anything in it , have no trouble to make a part, but it does not mean I like them , I really hate them, EdgeCAM can be really a pain in the a..s ( some described here : http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68350 ) I tried do learn MasterCAM - but this software really push me away for some reason I do not know, I tried also others CAM systems with no luck till I saw SprutCAM - in sprutcam I found these good things that I miss in EC , very other approach to the milling and part operations , there is one thing I miss in SC : profiling a part with correction and recognizing the levels ( not a 2D path ) maybe in the future will be , so the beggining.

I am not the SC user , I only try it few times , so I don`t know this software from the bottom , but for now I am really impress how easy it is to make a part , make changes , see the collisions before simulation , turning a part is more easy than milling - this software thinks ! on the contrary for other cam systems.

So please, can somebody give me some good reasons to not buy it ? I am thinking for milling 2.5D and turning , or maybe some one can type what are the worst things in SC2007 version ?

I understand , there is no perfect software , something is better here and something is better there , but if I need to choice I need to know as many as can.

Thanks.