SolidCAM

The Solidcam R12 product has some great user interface ideas and is less modal than any CADCAM product I've seen so far.

Solidcam does a great job of showing off their user interface with the video's they've done which can be viewed here:

Jon Banquer San Diego, CA

I'm sure they're thrilled that some broke, insane, nobody, who can't afford, and doesn't use their product *finally* considers it a viable alternative!

Can you explain why, since Solidcam runs inside a program that is "pure garbage" (your words Yoni), should anyone be interested in looking at it?

The Solidcam R12 product has some great user interface ideas and is less modal than any CADCAM product I've seen so far.

Solidcam does a great job of showing off their user interface with the video's they've done which can be viewed here:

Jon Banquer San Diego, CA

How many users of Mastercam, Surfcam, Featurecam, Gibbscam, Smartcam, etc. realize how modal these products are and how much better the Solidcam users interface really is? Solidcam's videos make it clear that you don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box to use toolpath verification. You also don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box to regenerate your toolpath. When it comes to chaining geometry you can do this directly from a machining operations dialog box while it=92s open instead of having to chain your geometry first and then define machining parameters. You can also modify or add chains while a machining operations dialog box is open. If your realize you didn=92t create the machining coordinate system you need while in a machining parameters dialog box you don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box and then open the WCS View Manager Dialog box to create the machining coordinate system you need. This can be done right from the machining operations parameters dialog box.

Congratulations to SolidCAM for outstanding use of video that clearly shows where their product has major advantages and how their product works. No other CAM company comes close to what you=92re doing on your website with video.

Solidcam has a user interface that is far less modal than Mastercam, Gibbscam, Smartcam, Surfcam, Featurecam, etc. and shows what other CAM companies should be doing / should have done already with their user interface. Modal interfaces kill productivity and suck the life and creativity out of someone using the product on a regular basis.

Jon Banquer San Diego, CA

So you've *never* used it, correct?

How many users of Mastercam, Surfcam, Featurecam, Gibbscam, Smartcam, etc. realize how modal these products are and how much better the Solidcam users interface really is? Solidcam's videos make it clear that you don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box to use toolpath verification. You also don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box to regenerate your toolpath. When it comes to chaining geometry you can do this directly from a machining operations dialog box while it=92s open instead of having to chain your geometry first and then define machining parameters. You can also modify or add chains while a machining operations dialog box is open. If your realize you didn=92t create the machining coordinate system you need while in a machining parameters dialog box you don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box and then open the WCS View Manager Dialog box to create the machining coordinate system you need. This can be done right from the machining operations parameters dialog box.

Congratulations to SolidCAM for outstanding use of video that clearly shows where their product has major advantages and how their product works. No other CAM company comes close to what you=92re doing on your website with video.

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Have you, or have you not actually used the product you just spent the last 7 posts spamming about?

jonnie erkle ---->

How many users of Mastercam, Surfcam, Featurecam, Gibbscam, Smartcam, etc. realize how modal these products are and how much better the Solidcam users interface really is? Solidcam's videos make it clear that you don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box to use toolpath verification. You also don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box to regenerate your toolpath. When it comes to chaining geometry you can do this directly from a machining operations dialog box while it=92s open instead of having to chain your geometry first and then define machining parameters. You can also modify or add chains while a machining operations dialog box is open. If your realize you didn=92t create the machining coordinate system you need while in a machining parameters dialog box you don=92t have to close the machining parameters dialog box and then open the WCS View Manager Dialog box to create the machining coordinate system you need. This can be done right from the machining operations parameters dialog box.

Congratulations to SolidCAM for outstanding use of video that clearly shows where their product has major advantages and how their product works. No other CAM company comes close to what you=92re doing on your website with video.