Hello everyone, new here and this is my first post. I work in a small job shop and am shopping for a CMM. I am resurrecting this thread because it’s been three years since anyone has added an opinion. I have no experience with CMMs. What I am finding is there isn’t a big difference in the hardware for a small bridge style CMM. It's easier to compare the hardware but much more difficult to compare software. To understand what feature each software manufacturer has as standard and what are options. Who’s would be the easiest to learn, best reports etc. Hexagon Metrology has probably done the best job selling PC DMIS. There are plenty of webinars and YouTube videos to give a newbie a taste. I’ve narrowed my search to three machines/software programs. Hexagon’s PC DMIS, Nikon’s Camio DMIS or Renishaw’s MODUS DMIS. I don’t think there is a big difference between the last two??? We are planning on a DCC machine so we’ll be getting the CAD versions of the software. I wish they’d offer a hands on tutorial or temporary license to play and get a feel. Any preference from you long time multiuser programmers. BTW three weeks of internet searching and I found the information on this site as my best resource. Thank you!