I used Mastercam for 18 years and now I use Edgecam. Edgecam's toolpaths are pretty straight forward. Their 2D drawing is much more powerful than I first thought. Toolpaths on 2d Wireframe is pretty easy also. If your getting 3D models (even if you do "flat" work) the Solid importing capability is unbelievable. Load the model, Find the features, Pick a toolpath...Boom... done. Very Very Easy. Built in Machine Simulation. Communications. Extensive Tool & Material library.
A very simple and powerful macro capability. Create a toolpath, save it as a macro, insert some prompts for input (to pick a chain, a point, select a tool or set a depth). You can create a very nice macro without any knowledge of programing languages.
Mike Mattera
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