Is anyone here successfully using v22 in a production environment (with Windows 2000)? If so, what are you doing for it not to crash and for it to generate successful code? My purpose is occassional prototypes and it's not mission-critical for my environment, but it was a nice thought to be able to do my own prototypes and test my tweaks before sending it off to our production folks.
But, it either keeps crashing (so I'm saving after every couple moves) or is generating incorrect code, such that I can't trust it anymore. So far, in the last 4 parts I created, I should've been able to generate the code with Bobcad and run it on the machine, but because of some problem with Bobcad, I've ended up writing the g-code manually.
During the onslaught of sales calls, one of the sales reps (Keith) said they wouldn't let me try the full version (with CAM) before purchasing because they were sued (and lost) by someone whose machined crashed, and I can believe that now.
I was actually surprised when I mentioned it to our production folks and they said that they have Bobcad v22, so I thought I could now exchange files with them, but they too said they can't use it for anything production because it's buggy, so they use the other SW (SolidWorks IIRC).
Anyone here doing this successfully and care to offer any advice on how I can get some value out of this software? I've invested enough time into learning Bobcad, so I want this to work rather than pursuing a refund and starting over, but I need to be able to get it to work properly.
Thanks,
-Neil.