Quote Originally Posted by MIKE JEFFERS View Post
edge cam IMHO is an overly complicated system
yes it's good for machining solids but its slow and not as controlable as others
i've been using it for about 3 yrs and still find it cumbersome
ie if you have multi ops and you want to run 1 operation it has to run thru the whole lot
you cant switch of 1 or 2 operations it takes an eternity to regenerate after even a small
change and the machine depths/part heights is confusing at times
guess im just not an edge cam guy
I agree with you. EdgeCAM is only good for really simple jobs.

May I add:

Illogical.
Lots of bugs.
Prone to crash.
Can't handle glitches between surfaces.
Slow on handling complex geometry.
3D stock function unusable.
No in work model.
Limited amount of drive or check surfaces can be used before system freezes or crash.
No finishing cut function in cycles.
...and so on.

I have less experience in MC, TopSolid and CATIA and can still do a lot more, a lot faster and better in them than I can do in EdgeCRAP.

The people that buy EdgeCAM is, from what I have seen, people with little or no experience of other CAM systems.