What I would be most hopeful for would be to get past this up coming release for AU2016 and see them STOP adding features and really go back and polish what they have started. I think they have some great concepts and UI/UX in turning and are close.

Turning is currently a weakness IMO, but has come along way. Some things I like better about HSMWorks and some things better in Fusion. I think they are honestly off to a pretty great start. I was an early adopter of Fusion and have used it off and on over the past couple years. I got an email the other day that stated the Ultimate version would be back and priced at $1500/year. But you could have no promise of that with most software do you? No one can say with certainty if the pricing will go up or not. I would say if you can go with Fusion then go for it. Gotta admit, I am pretty excited about the prospect. So, am I missing something? It is really this good? Is there any reason not to ditch the $2000/year expense for a $300/year expense and pick up some more modern functionality?

It *may* cause me to use SolidWorks less, also, but the important thing I proved to myself is that I can import any SW files and proceed to generate CAM output from Fusion 360. Well, I have been playing with it for a day or two, and have pretty much convinced myself that it can completely replace CAMWorks as my CAM package. At $300 per year, it sounded too good to be true. I was thusly motivated to investigate Fusion 360. It turns out that CAMWorks is the largest annual maintenance cost of all my in-house software, except for a very expensive, specialized engineering package that is not CAD/CAM related.

It started with a snarky response to a request of my local VAR (details not important), and a review of all my software maintenance costs. Recently, the planets aligned to cause me to question my dedication to CAMWorks. When I needed CAM software, I chose CAMWorks, and was very happy with it for a number of years. And because of the work I do, it's likely that that won't end anytime soon. I have been a SolidWorks user for a long time.

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