Originally Posted by
Jim Becker
Yup...but they removed a bunch of functionality awhile back for "free" users, likely in an effort to "encourage" folks to opt for a subscription. This isn't a barrier for folks with small machines that don't have a lot of bells and whistles, but for folks who have larger, more capable machines, or folks who are makers and do sell work, it's a barrier. (And no, I don't recall the specifics of what was disallowed, but there were meaningful discussions in many forums about it at the time) As an aside, I never could "get" F360 while Vectric software felt natural to me. If I had to have a different choice, it might have been Rhino.
I'm thankful that I'm grandfathered in as long as I maintain my subscription at $300 per year. I have the full functionality and really like the post processor for the CNC mill. The whole package has gotten much better with time.
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