MY LORD! Wholly variable tool axis batman!
It seems the more complex the toolpath, the easier it is to code up. And that's no exaggeration!
The ease of programming 4-5 axis, rotary table, etc... is insane. To think a few months ago I was running an old version of mastercam without the solids, on a junk ass 2.3 gig comp with a gforce 5 on it, programming for a haas. 1 lousy gig of ram! I can never go back! I got an offer for 3 more bucks an hour days than I make on nights and I turned it down monday. They have mastercam x and a couple of fadels, running on a dell making mostly 2d stuff. NO FRIGGEN WAY! No more crappy old software and machines limited to 3 axis again. I am never going back. Shit, I'll make programs with gwbasic before I go back to those conditions again.
Finally...After all this time, I am thankful to GOD I was fired! Took me a while, but I understand it was a good thing now. To watch a micron 3+2 cutting my electrode at 150ipm on 5 sides with 700 ipm rapids is....f*ck...I pissed myself again just thinking about it. :)
Unfortunitely my wife got the message and is now harping on the extra money. She is all about the money. But in her defence, she never made a micron 3+2 dance the jig. Damn, NX RULEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!