metalmadness
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- Nov 25, 2015
Hello,
I had a long meeting with a HyperMILL salesperson today. It went well, and I would really like to see what others think of HyperMILL and how it relates to other popular software solutions like Mastercam. For the sake of this argument I am not considering other options that utilize the same ModuleWorks 5-axis toolpath engines.
My main problem is that Mastercam is extremely complex when it comes to 5-axis. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just find that it takes damn near forever to get it to do what I want as a user. My understanding is that HyperMILL is using proprietary software that basically blows away the competition when it comes to 5-axis applications. Is this true?
If the jump from Mastercam to HyperMILL isn't going to deliver that much process improvement then it obviously isn't worth it. What I would love is for a software to intuitively create good toolpaths without having to sit there for ages just to get the collision control strategies just right. Is that possible with HyperMILL? I feel pretty good about using Mastercam Multiaxis, but I am not a Mastercam wizard or anything like that. I can make good toolpaths and create good parts though, both 3+2 and simultaneous.
Should I just work harder on getting good at Mastercam Multiaxis? Is the learning curve for HyperMILL huge?
Thanks.
I had a long meeting with a HyperMILL salesperson today. It went well, and I would really like to see what others think of HyperMILL and how it relates to other popular software solutions like Mastercam. For the sake of this argument I am not considering other options that utilize the same ModuleWorks 5-axis toolpath engines.
My main problem is that Mastercam is extremely complex when it comes to 5-axis. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just find that it takes damn near forever to get it to do what I want as a user. My understanding is that HyperMILL is using proprietary software that basically blows away the competition when it comes to 5-axis applications. Is this true?
If the jump from Mastercam to HyperMILL isn't going to deliver that much process improvement then it obviously isn't worth it. What I would love is for a software to intuitively create good toolpaths without having to sit there for ages just to get the collision control strategies just right. Is that possible with HyperMILL? I feel pretty good about using Mastercam Multiaxis, but I am not a Mastercam wizard or anything like that. I can make good toolpaths and create good parts though, both 3+2 and simultaneous.
Should I just work harder on getting good at Mastercam Multiaxis? Is the learning curve for HyperMILL huge?
Thanks.