- #Mastercam vs fusion 360 windows 10#
- #Mastercam vs fusion 360 software#
- #Mastercam vs fusion 360 Offline#
- #Mastercam vs fusion 360 free#
Sometimes I did assembly drawings in mastercam. One quick question if someone doesn't mind answering.
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I was supposed to get a quote for masterC-2017 yesterday, but if i don't get it soon F360 will be the choice by default. Having said that, the toolpaths that I've seen Fusion come up are excellent really.ok, another vote for Fusion. Having said that, the toolpaths that I've seen Fusion come up are excellent really.
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He prefers the 360 because not only because of the ease of use in designing things but all the extra options Mastercam has he says are more of a nuisance because he doesn't care if his toolpath is the most efficient way possible. My nephew is in a similar boat as you though, having access to both at his college. Partly because the leap from 8 to X8 isn't as big as you might think. If you were a machinist first and designer second, I would have said X9. There's still quite a bit to learn and I'm no expert but it was easy to get going. In one weekend I had a basic design with moving parts and everything with Fusion. In my opinion, you're better of with 360 because of the part of your quote I put in bold. Mastercam 8 (not X8! regular Seinfeld-era 8 - LPT port hasp!!) for the day job, X9 at the night job, and Fusion 360 for personal use as I'm designing my own product.
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ThanksI actually use all three products mentioned. SW is the most used CAD across the world but Fusion is making its move because of its low cost. What I would say is what is easier for you to learn on the CAD side cause the CAM side it is all the same, you can use the same post file in all 3 as well as tools until the new tool library is instituted.
#Mastercam vs fusion 360 software#
SW is installed on the PC as well as HSMWorksġ) HSMWorks was bought by AutoDesk and migrated into Inventor and Fusion 360, so they all work basically the same.ģ) some of the toolpaths are not in the other 2Ĥ) lags behind the outer 2 since AutoDesk is no longer a Gold Partner of SWĥ) SW has many other CAM software that can run inside of it if HSMWorks doesn't fit your needs, SolidCam, BobCam, MasterCam and more.
#Mastercam vs fusion 360 Offline#
Just remember Fusion 360 is cloud based, so.ġ) Must have an internet connection, though can work offline for a very short period of time (days) without a connection.Ģ) Files are stored on the cloud server not locally without some finaglingģ) Doesn't currently have 3D Flow cutting like HSMWorksĤ) Lathe is better than HSMWorks since they developed it new 3D profiling with a ball mill is about all I need.Īnyone here used both? what are your impressions? Which would you guys recommend and why?Īlso included anonymous poll if you prefer not to comment We only have a CNC mill here, 3 axis, and no lathe. To me the biggest importance is ease of learning and ease of use, no other consideration comes close.
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The work I do is pure prototype and design as well, so squeezing every last second out of a toolpath is of Zero importance.
#Mastercam vs fusion 360 free#
Fusion 360 would be free and I can get solidworks as well. We have an educational license, so Mastercam is almost free although I still need my HASP (which is annoying sometimes).
#Mastercam vs fusion 360 windows 10#
Now, don't want to bother with 18 since it's already been replaced but I have to do something as my current platform will no longer operate with Windows 10 (my current windows Operating System end of support is in April. I'm currently running a very old version of mastercam, (think wireframe drawings) I bought X2 and never used it, last year I bought X8 and never had a chance to learn/use it because i got buried with some very difficult projects. Solidworks/CAMWorks.Īnd there's a lot of very positive comments about F360.