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    Cinema 4D

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AMaxon, headquartered in Germany, offers Cinema 4D, an animaton suite for 3D artists, which the vendor states is suitable for beginners and seasoned professionals alike, who can take advantage of Cinema 4D’s wide range of tools and features to achieve stunning results for demanding, fast-paced 3D production.N/A

    NX CAM

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ANX CAM provides NC programming capabilities that enables the use of consistent 3D models, data and processes to connect planning and shop floor operations with a digital thread. It is used to streamline and automate NC programming, while reducing cycle time using application-specific tools.

    $174

    per month per seat

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    Cinema 4DNX CAM
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    Cinema 4DNX CAM
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—To get information about all the available NX CAM configurations, please contact: Americas: 1 800 498 5351 EMEA: 00 800 70002222 Asia-Pacific: 001 800 03061910
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    User Ratings
    Cinema 4DNX CAM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Cinema 4DNX CAM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Maxon
    Photorealistic Rendering (it takes a LONG time to render for print, but it's insanely realistic). Commercial Production Graphical Integration into print materials (and digital) We did a lot with brochures and billboards. Hi Res rendering takes hours, but the output set us FAR apart from the run-of-the-mill competition we had.
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    Siemens AG
    NX CAM is highly useful in the medical industry for creating tool paths for complex part geometry and generating G-codes. It helps us facilitate cross-functional collaboration from design to manufacturing to quality checks. It also gives us optimized potential solutions. We have also started using NX CAM for additive manufacturing of medical implants.
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    Pros
    Maxon
    • Seemingly endless selection of tools
    • clear and powerful manipulation tools
    • effect use of hotkeys for navigating the 3D space
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    Siemens AG
    • routing
    • sketch
    • design
    • modeling
    • assembly
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    Cons
    Maxon
    • Weak UV mapping interface.
    • Redshift integration is not 100% seamless yet.
    • Weight-mapping is a nightmare.
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    Siemens AG
    • Greater Automation
    • Easier on lower spec PCs
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    Usability
    Maxon
    For reasons mentioned before: an intuitive interface and speed of the viewport, speed of loading, and ease of plugin integration. The MoGraph module encourages experimentation and the creation of highly modifiable scenes. Crashes are extremely rare and the support team and community are hyper-responsive to requests for help. For real... Maxon's staff hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, regularly assisting users with issues. No support ticket required.
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    Siemens AG
    NX CAM is very user-friendly; it saves engineers a lot of time, effort, and money. Simulation in NX CAM helps us create real-life scenarios and identify potential solutions. It also provides us with an edge in components manufactured using additive manufacturing. NX CAM also offers a significant advantage in conventional machining, such as CNC.
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    Support Rating
    Maxon
    Maxon's staff regularly hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, ready to assist. This goes beyond the support ticket system, which is also extremely robust. Hundreds of optimizations and bugs are fixed in every patch, even when the user experience is already 99.9% smooth. This is a proactive, not reactive, support and engineering team at Maxon.
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    Siemens AG
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    Alternatives Considered
    Maxon
    Well, I go for cinema 4D if I want to create dynamic animation instead of Autodesk 3ds Max as I can easily create that animation compared to Autodesk 3ds Max.
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    Siemens AG
    Powermill did not use model associativity or parametric so was not easy to respond to design changes but was good at toolpath strategies and collision avoidance
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    Return on Investment
    Maxon
    • Producing quality training content reduces mistakes and improves ebitda for our restaurants
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    Siemens AG
    • SAP does not work good with Teamcenter
    • improved the process
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    Screenshot of 5-axis roughing with NX CAMScreenshot of Adaptive milling with NX CAMScreenshot of Multi-channel turning with NX CAMScreenshot of Prime turning finish with NX CAMScreenshot of Prismatic part machining with NX CAM