As a Mastercam user since 9.1 and I was able to teach myself to get programs off the Metamation software with only the 5 page quick start guide in a couple of hours. The work flow process will be a bit confusing coming from Mastercam but I'm sure actual training would help that a bunch.
I ended up with Metamation Sheet Metal Nesting Software | Press Brake Software | CNC Plasma Cutting Software | Offline Press Brake Programming | Offline Bending Software | Nesting Software | CAD/CAM Software | sheet metal software | Sheetmetal bending | Laser Nesting Software based on price vs performance. But I would very much appreciate any opinions that can be offered. I know there is not as large of a market for punch CAM software, so the other options may not have a very refined interface/easy work flow either. I’ve been programing mills for 5-6 years and currently use Mastercam so I have some previous CAM experience. I’ve got close to 500 part numbers to program so making the process as quick and painless as possible would be nice.
Some kind of nesting routine and auto tool assignment is mandatory even if a bit of manual rearranging is needed. There is limited ability to handle splines (convert splines to arcs/lines) and tweaking tool sequencing manually is clunky at best. Some things I don’t like are that despite the Windows ribbon style interface the program feels stuck in the mid 1990’s. So far some things I like about Fabriwin is the job scheduler/nesting routine that is built in and that it is supported by Amada. I have also tried Profab from Applied Produtions but was not very impressed with it.
I’ve got a 30 day trial of Fabriwin 2013 that I’ve been using for a couple of weeks and while the program seems okay I would like to know if anybody has a better recommendation. We recently purchased a new Amada turret punch and I’m hoping someone can make a CAM recommendation. Special Issue: EREM2009 - 8th Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation, Lisbon, PORTUGAL, July 26-29, 2009 | Guest Edited by Alexandra B.I’m double posting this in the CAM and Fab forums in the hope it will reach the right eyes. Honoring Professor Christos Comninellis on his 65th birthday Special Issue: CHISA 2010 Congress Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering 3D modeling ( CAD Tools ) SolidWorks, Pro-E. Effective team player, problem solver, fast learner and, innovator with excellent interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills. Special Issue: Redox Flow Batteries for Grid-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Detail-oriented and highly responsible individual with strong work ethics. Special Issue: 9th European Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering (9th ESEE) Special Issue: Electromembrane Processes and Materials 2012, Český Krumlov Special Issue: 3rd International Symposium on Enhanced Electrochemical Capacitors (ISEECap2013) Special Issue to: XXI Meeting of the Iberoamerican Electrochemical Society (Sociedad Iberoamericana de Electroquímica, SIBAE) April 6-11, 2014, La Serena, Chile Special Issue: 10th European Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering (ESEE 10)September 28th to October 2nd, 2014 Chia, Sardinia, Italy Special Issue: XIV International Congress of the Mexican Hydrogen Society
Satellite Meeting of 66th ISE Annual Meeting
Special Issue: New Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage, Hong Kong.
Special Issue: 11th European Symposium in Electrochemical Engineering (ESEE 11) Special Issue: Energy Conversion and Storage: 17th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE17) Special Issue: 2nd Workshop on Electrochemical Engineering: New Bridges for a New Knowledge on Electrochemical Engineering Special Issue: Electrochemical Routes for Biomass Conversion