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The height control is almost transparent.no arc voltage setting and auto calibration for consumable wear and speed changes. The CAM is seamless.simply convert the CAD into a cut path and it is instantly done. The CAD is not universal, it is designed for plasma cutting.
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I would agree that there are machines priced similarly to a Plasmacam that are built heavier duty than a Plasmacam, however the Plasmacam's integrated software (when the upgrades are purchased) are hard to beat.
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I for one (a 12 year owner of a DHC2 Plasmacam) will disagree with you. Had mine 5 years and it still cuts great, extremely accurate and reliable. And the advanced software is as close to perfect for designing and cutting parts and artistic drawings as you can get. The table itself works great esp paired with a Hypertherm plasma cutter using fine cuts. And Plasmacam's ohmic sensing works great. You will have to constantly zero out your Z axis manually by jogging the torch over to the cut area, lowering the torch shield to the top of the plate, open settings, and zero out the Z shift so that the software recognizes the torches physical location as the top of material. If money is tight at first you can do without the design and machine control upgrades, but you gotta have the advanced HC And don't do what I did and think, ehhh I can get by with the basic HC. Do yourself a favor and do not buy a Plasmacam (or any table for that matter) without advanced height control (ohmic sensing).
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Right around 15K will get you a 4x4 table, a Hypertherm plasma cutter, advanced design software, advanced machine control, and most importantly advanced height control.