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Yes, I'm a System Engineer / Program Manager with Boeing. I work in Product Development (mostly R&D around connectivity and cyber), but you're right, large corporations spend a TON on IP. They're very supportive in bring invention disclosures and trade protection ideas forward. They even...

I have been awarded a couple of design and utility patents and a few trade secrets along the way. If you work fr a company that can and will afford the money to defend them... go for it... otherwise keep the idea to yourself. If you're working on something on your own and hope to make a few...

I do and I'm still run slow as molassis. :)

I watch my 83 year old father struggle with just day to day things. His dexterity is gone, his attention span diminished and his general interest in learning new things has tapered away. He would argue those things, but I see it and chose not to worry about small things like owning or renting...

I have played with a bit of casting before I got my mill. Glad to see you settled on something. I haven't used SolidWorks in forever. I'm sure its even better than when I played with it.

If you find it relaxing then the lack of rapids will just add more time for relaxation. :)

I think too many times, people have or take no real time to value their time. It's the one no one can give you more of. As they say "Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend" so if you truly value your time then assign a value to it and make your decision. I work all day at in...

For $23 a month I'm not doing any gcode editing. The time I'll save in rapids alone will pay for that. :) I guess that begs to ask what you value your time at, even as a hobbyist? I terms of dollars / hour?

Yeah... it's pretty much the opposite of additive manufacturing (3D printing). They do compliment each other very well. I'll often 3D print a small part jut to be sure it's gonna work. Also, 3D printers are used to make fixture parts, tool holders and other accessories. They both certainly...

Much like the conversation around Fusion 360, you like to push the numbers in favor of your argument for sure. While I do have about $35K in my machine, you can definitely get to work for a lot less. I have a bunch of redundant tooling (manual tool setter and ETS, Haimer 3D and Passive Probe...

No, I'm good. I really plan to use the 4th axis mostly for fluting rifle bolts, and making some RC car parts. Continuous 3D and 3+1 ops will all be rather simple ones. The ATC option is super nice as I can touch off everything in the carousel and automatically at the beginning of an op to...

If you find an attractive CAM alternative with posts for Tormach ... Lemme know.

What have you personally really lost other than time (No Rapids)? Do you have an ATC or 4th Axis? It's not. It's $801 for three years, $267 a year, 73¢ a day. And you're not "renting" it. You own the license rights to use it. Much different and you imply you have no equity, but you...

Nothing illegal about mine. I was an approved Startup. I only jumped from there was to lock the 40% discount.

I'll give ya another example. I have owned EVERY version of Corel Draw from Version 1 to 2022 (22 versions now). I think on average they've gotta $295 or so for each "upgrade". I know I paid less for some, but also bought companion programs along the way. Do the math and I'm well over...

Well... I guess we perceive value differently. With my license I will have access to the most current version of their software, for less than 75¢ a day. I pay that much for the extra shot in my coffee each day. :) You talk about the cost going up in three years, that may be true, but I...

I use both and I dont think there's really any serious comparison beyond CAD. You're saying CNC and onshape, but how are you gonna use Onshape for CAM? I have an ATC, 4th Axis and like my Rapids so I went ahead and upgraded from my free StartUp license just because the 40% was too good to pass...

Onshape is good software for what it is. If you're just looking for CAD I quite like it. They DO poke around in your account though. I was contacted by a sales rep who said he noticed some of what I was working on looked commercial. He was good about it and seemed more intent on following up...

If you're looking at CAM and particularly need Rapids, ATC and 4th Axis support, Fusion is still the best game in town. I use it everyday all day.

I really like it. The MX is a LOT different than the older 440/770/1100 series. It's all servos now with an encoder on the spindle so rigid tapping works. They also switched over to BT30 tools. There new control is great with speed/feed/velocity knobs. Really nice for easing into an op...