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Scott H.

Director of Engineering

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/19/2018

"Very easy software to use - but not a replacement for Mastercam."

3.5/5

What do you like best about HSM?

The ease of being able to visually see what the different planes of machining are is a great assistance for knowing what the machine will do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HSM?

I don't like that I am unable to select and manipulate individual chains in the machining operations. I can change start points in the chains, but I'm not able to tell the software what order I want the machine to cut the parts in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HSM:

Like my review heading states, we come to use HSM with a background in Mastercam. Mastercam is the industry standard, and for good reason. The ease of use, flexibility and years of experience cannot be dismissed as old school or unintelligent. So coming from that background, HSM has a lot of ground to cover. I think it's headed in the right direction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HSM solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes it easy to allow for easy product changes so that there is a consistent flow from design to prototype to manufacturing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DJ

Dhiyan J.

Mr.D Jayawickrama

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/16/2019

"The ease of using the program"

4.5/5

What do you like best about HSM?

One of the best CAD programs used in a long time.It enables to visualize the difference in planes of machining and to know the ability of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HSM?

A lot of improvements needed compared to other CAD programs available.Hope it get developed up to the standard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DP

Daisha' P.

Student Worker

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/12/2019

"Good Software"

4/5

What do you like best about HSM?

I believe HSM has created an easy to use software and it’s not hard to navigate when using the software at work . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HSM?

I don’t dislike anything about the software because I believe the software is already doing well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CM

Verified User in Medical Devices

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/15/2019

"Using HSM as a CAM solution for rapid prototyping"

4/5

What do you like best about HSM?

The visualization/simulation of the milling tools. The comprehensive options to specify the tool paths Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HSM?

There is not quick solution, like a step-by-step wizard to complete quick milling jobs. Therefore, it is not suitable for rapid prototyping. The development team may benefit if have a look on the Roland Software (SPR Player or Modela Player) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HSM:

Before you proceed, contact the technical support team of both, CNC machine manufacturer and Autodesk to identify the compatibility between HSM and your Milling Machine. In some cases you may need to post-edit the generated code by HSM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HSM solving and how is that benefiting you?

Micromilling. The benefit using HSM is that you can specify in detail the milling path properties reducing the tool break frequency, especially the vertical cutting speed (Z axis). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UD

Verified User in Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/20/2019

"Powerful tool"

5/5

What do you like best about HSM?

When I started using HSM and machining, it was very straightforwards and easy. I had not used any other CAM software, and it was very intuitive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HSM?

It can be a little complicated and difficult to make custom tooling profiles in the software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KM

Kemmie B M.

PSU

Hospital & Health Care

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/13/2019

"Great"

4.5/5

What do you like best about HSM?

It's some what ok, but has it downfall ..Can be redone Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HSM?

It could be better in detail and show u what to do if run into a problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/7/2019

"HSM was user friendly and straight forward to use for producing custom fixtures."

4/5

What do you like best about HSM?

HSM was Intuitive and easy to use. It made it easy to create custom parts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HSM?

The software was limited for simple parts. It wasn’t capable for more complex components with the version we used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UA

Verified User in Alternative Medicine

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/29/2018

"HSM is awesome"

5/5

What do you like best about HSM?

SmartKey generates, stored, and uses security objects, such as cryptographic keys, certificates, or secrets.

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What do you dislike about HSM?

The platform at first is difficult to work around but just needs to be tweaked a bit and it would work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.