Serious question, why are we still using old school G-code simulators when the new ones are so much better?

I ran a complex 5-axis toolpath on my old simulator and it looked fine, but the new one I tried last week flagged a potential crash the old one missed. That one check saved a $3,000 part and a ton of downtime. What simulator are you guys trusting for tricky jobs now?

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joelwells29d ago

That line about saving a $3,000 part is what got me. I was totally in the "if it ain't broke" camp with my old simulator. Seeing a new program catch a crash mine missed was a real wake up call, I don't trust the old software for complex 5-axis work anymore.

emmas1928d ago

But come on, how often does that actually happen in real life?

wells.miles28d ago

Hold up, you almost crashed a machine on a part worth three grand? @joelwells that's a real gut punch. I get sticking with old tools that seem fine, but that's a crazy close call. Makes you wonder what else the old software might miss, right? I'd be tossing that simulator out the door after a scare like that.