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  1. CAD / CAM | PartMaker Software - Practical Machinist

    Dec 15, 2004 · partmaker is making it's name in the swiss turn area since there are no real competitors for these intricate machines. partmaker is however a low-budget package that can't compete in the …

  2. Esprit VS PartMaker for swiss machines - Practical Machinist

    Mar 5, 2014 · We have a new Tornos ST 26 and front side - backside - whoops both sides is requiring that we get ourselves some programming software.. anyone had any recent (last 2 years) experience …

  3. New to Swiss learning machine and partmaker - Practical Machinist

    Jul 20, 2012 · * Recieved new position at my employer. I am taking over programming several citizen machines. Swiss machining is totally new to me so I am learning set up. But at the same time I am …

  4. partmaker users: how do you like it? - Practical Machinist

    Nov 6, 2001 · Looking at possibly getting partmaker for a twin spindle single turret ( main/sub/ live/ y/ barfeed/ part catcher). How is support? I hear its a 5 day training or something..... does a savvy guy …

  5. Featurecam 2021 now out, and bad news for Fusion 360 users.

    Mar 5, 2006 · That's it! and those dirty FKS took the Partmaker module back out! Quite possibly the best Swiss Cam ever made and its gone...Unless Generic Default corners the market with his SwissMak …

  6. CAD / CAM | Swiss turn CAM | Practical Machinist - Largest ...

    Aug 27, 2019 · For Swiss Specific, Partmaker and Esprit are about the only two even worth looking at. Which is better is entirely down to personal preference, and how you use your CAM.

  7. Choice of CAM for Swiss? - Practical Machinist

    Nov 28, 2018 · I have some very limited experience with Partmaker Swiss Cam. When I worked for my previous employer, I was sent to Philadelphia to take the basic class. I really didn’t have a problem …

  8. SoildCAM or Esprit for swissturn - Practical Machinist

    Dec 18, 2024 · Is your search limited exclusively to those two packages, or is that just a starting point? If you're looking for all options, Partmaker and Topsolid are both very good Swiss options worth …

  9. MasterCAM and Swiss lathes? - Practical Machinist

    Mar 17, 2025 · DouglasJRizzo said: All the Swiss houses I know, use PartMaker. Yeah, but they have a MasterCAM license, and just one Citizen, security is super tight, can't do any programming off site, …

  10. Trying to learn programming for Swiss Lathe - Practical Machinist

    Feb 11, 2014 · I used PartMaker for quite a long time, and made some really nice parts with it. At my current shop I had to learn to use Esprit, and I have to say that it's been a eye opener as far as how …