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Autodesk will tell you that Featurecam isn't going anywhere. They'll also tell you that Fusion360 is getting the same functionality and that in a few years time "fusion 360 will replace powermill and featurecam with one software package that has extensions to unlock the high-end functionality." The thing is.. Featurecam and Powermill operate and compute in ways completely different than fusion 360. If the 3 software packages were cars, fusion would be a Volkswagen Beatle, while featurecam and powermill are heavy-duty muscle cars built to handle seriously complicated programming. You cant take a Ferrari motor and shove it into a Beatle without completely re-working the chassis. Autodesk has just been handing out half-baked updates and "features" to fusion 360 users which create more harm than they do good.

NX is most feature rich/ upto date. Featurecam has the easiest turning workspace I've seen, but suffers from lack of development. The AFR is hit or miss depending on your jobs, 2d work it does great. Wouldn't be surprised to see an announcement that featurecam and powermill will only receive bug/security patches within the next 2 years.

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To answer your question about 3/4 axis work, featurecam is beyond capable of handling it. 4 axis rotary is "ok" once you get it dialed. The multifix/tombstone work space is pretty trash however, have to open original files to edit anything and then reload into the workspace.

Featurecam on the other hand is esprit on steroids in some ways. It's also esprit but about 10 years old in others. Sketching a complex model in featurecam just isn't something you do. Neither is assembling anything with joints or any kind of "normal" 3d modeling tools we all know and love. You can use Fusion for all of that and then dump the file into featurecam. Personally, Featurecam is my favorite software to use. The only downside is the neglect that featurecam and powermill(mainly featurecam) have seen from development due to the fusion 360 initiative of having one software to rule them all. I love featurecam to death, but GOD I wish it would get just a few more updates before they stopped pushing it forward. The actual toolpaths are where the money is, and featurecam knocks that out of the park. Basically, featurecam does 99% of the annoying leg work for toolpaths, and then you can tweak in the fine details. That's my favorite thing about it really, along with the super-efficient toolpaths that are quite different than anything I've used before. That said, it's all fun and games until you need a complex tool boundary or serious control over the 3d surfacing toolpaths. It's a double-edged sword for sure. Powermill will run you 10k for a single seat annually of 5 axis CAM. That's a ton of money, but hands down... powermill is THE god of cam. I've never seen anything like it, and I always find myself smiling while using it. The cost though... that part sucks. be457b7860