So I think it would be worth spending 20 mins or so with me on a live demo. Masome is looking at more complex mold work, I am recommending that he take a look at our V24 pro software because.ġ) He said he was using V21, Maybe he doesn't know what the V24 can do for him and how it works.Ģ) Because he said he was doing mold work, Our V24 Pro has tool paths that are used for mold making.ģ) Upgrade cost is rather low and he is familiar with our system and company. As your shop and programming needs grow you try new tools with different features. BobCAD is cost effective and works.Īs shops make more money, they take on new customers with new needs and look for new tools to help them expand. It offers many tools for job shops and manufactures at reasonable prices.įor some shops BobCAD is all they ever need and for others it's stepping stone. What can I expect for maintenance charges?īobCAD is not the end all be all CAD CAM system. What do you guys think would be a good option? What is going to give me the most bang for the buck(and hopefull slow down the graying on my dome)? We are looking at a total budget of 5k-7k, so I know some of the high end stuff is out. I was thinking about Autocad for the cad side, but I am not sure about the cam side. This old version (ver21) absolutely sucks creating toolpaths from a solid. Especially when it comes to a solid sent from a customer. I wear so many hats here I need to be able to create the drawings faster, and program more efficiently. Sometimes I just get an old part print, and that is what I will create the mold drawing from. I don't always get a solid to program from. To be honest having only ever used Bobcad I really don't know what all I want out of my software. HSM capabilties, and the ability to create mold drawings are just two of my criteria.

I think I would have a hard time finding a good CAD/CAM system, and I will have to get two seperate units (please correct me if I am wrong). We are a small shop, so I don't think I will be able to get the owner to shell out the big bucks. Like the title states we are in need of an upgrade, and even though I have been using BobCad for 10 years or so I am worried about their latest products.

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