> > I think everyone is still in a state of shock on the 2 or 3 ON TOPIC
> > posts this past week.
>
> What's the difference because as per usual in this newsgroup no real
> or meaningful content is discussed. This has been the case for many > years now.
>
No Jon. Meaningful content is created by people who actually use the software, inquiring about actual functions of the software. You can't "create" meaningful content by reading a bunch of press releases, and then rattling off a bunch of random buzzwords. Your blog and it's 8 comments should have taught you that by now.
For example:
>
> Is there an significant difference between VoluMill and Surfcam's
> Trumill toolpath stratagies?
>
> Does DP Technology Esprit 5th axis surfacing toolpath cutting
> technology, that DP got when they acquired Auton really make 5th axis
> programming easier compared to what everyone else is licensing from
> ModuleWorks and using? Cimatron, Gibbscam, Mastercam, Surfcam,
> SolidCAM, CAMWorks, etc all use ModuleWorks toolpath software
> components. DP Technology doesn't.
>
> No discussion of CAM VAR's disappearing like crazy and what this > means.
>
How many CAM VARs have "disappeared", Jon?
No discussion of the FACT that it looks pretty clear that SolidWorks
> has won the market and that a major shift is just started to occur in
> places like California where a major machining job shop in San Diego
> dumped 5 seats of Mastercam and went with the integrated solutions of
> SolidWorks and OpenMind Hypermill.
> That shop would be San Diego's 5th Axis CNC. When I say dumped, I mean
> exactly that. 5th Axis CNC doesn't use Mastercam any longer for
> anything period.
>
Please use actual FACTS to back up your supposed "FACT", Jon. Why would anybody be surprised that a shop specializing in 5 axis work, would move to a software that specializes in 5 axis toolpath creation? Can you please list 5 more shops that have "dumped" Mastercam?
How can Siemens NX be a factor when Siemens can't market to small
> machining job shops and leaves this up to their VAR network which
> isn't anywhere near as good or as strong as SolidWorks VAR network.
> Further, Siemens isn't making any progress in this area which leads me
> to believe that integrated solutions to SolidWorks will easily win out
> over NX for the foreseeable future. For those that need to seriously
> modify dumb solids very affordable solutions to do what SolidWorks
> can't do (direct modeling) like SpaceClaim are available to help one
> deal with SolidWorks continued serious limitation of working with dumb > solids.
>
> So while some content has returned it's not in anyway really helpful
> or meaningful CADCAM content and certainly doesn't address what's
> currently happening in the CADCAM market.
Again, more meaningless babble on subjects you don't have any experience with whatsoever.