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| Best For | Users:Beginners; students; hobbyists; shop floor machinists; general machinists Small and medium-sized businesses | Users:General machinists; woodworkers; jewelry & craft manufacturers, metal workers Small and medium-sized businesses | Users:Manufacturing engineers, metal workers, mold-makers Businesses that do engineering parts design, analysis and manufacture | Users:Manufacturing engineers, metal workers, mold-makers Businesses looking for a less expensive alternative to SOLIDWORKS | Users:Manufacturing engineers, metal workers, mold-makers, educators. Businesses that do engineering parts design, analysis and manufacture. |
| Modeling Capability | 2D modeling & 3D Mesh modeling | 2-D modeling, Free-form 3D NURBS & Mesh modeling | 3D Parametric modeling used for engineering designs | 3D Parametric modeling used for engineering designs | 3D Parametric modeling used for engineering designs |
| Modules Included | MILL | MILL | MILL | MILL | MILL |
| # of Axes for Milling | 2-1/2 axis, 3 axis, 3+2 axis, 4 axis, 5 axis continuous | 2-1/2 axis, 3 axis, 3+2 axis, 4 axis, 5 axis continuous | 2-1/2 axis, 3 axis, 3+2 axis, 4 axis, 5 axis continuous | 2-1/2 axis, 3 axis, 3+2 axis, 4 axis, 5 axis continuous | 2-1/2 axis, 3 axis, 3+2 axis |
| # of Axes for Turning | 2 axis | 2 axis | 2 axis | 2 axis | Not Available |
| Needs Additional Products | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Post-processors Included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| On Cloud | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Built-in Versioning | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Subscription Model | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Available on Mac | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| FreeMILL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Annual Maintenance Subscription | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Annual Releases | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | More Frequent |
| Price | $595-$10,000 | $595-$10,000 | $595-$10,000 | $595-$10,000 | $99/month or $999/year |
| Modeler Price Range | Free (Included) | $$ | $$$ | $$ | $$ |
Modules
| MILL | Allows user to program CNC milling machines |
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| Turn | Allows user to program CNC turning machines |
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| ART | Artistic modeling; allows user to take bit maps/pictures and convert them to 3D vector geometry that will be suitable for milling or 3D printing |
| NEST | Allows for layout of closed shapes on sheet of material so as to optimize number of pieces that can fit on sheet |