Hey everyone, we now offer Vectric Aspire on our store!
We’ve taken the jump to offering Aspire in conjunction with the demand for more advanced users.
Why are we offering Aspire?
In the past, our main niche was to serve the beginner, entry-level market for CNCers. However, as our products improved and we continued to come out with new features and accessories, we found more and more advanced users being drawn to our company. We’ve also started playing around with 3D designs and doing some projects where we need the advanced capabilities of Aspire as well.
Now with machines like the AltMill, as well as continued hardware and software advancements on the Vortex Rotary Axis, we’re also better able to take advantage of some of Aspire’s more advanced use cases, such as for making complex 3D models, reliefs, and creating lithopanes.
What is the difference between all of the Vectric software?
We’ll let Vectric explain for themselves. Also make sure to check out their comparisons on their website as well.
Is Aspire right for me?
To be completely honest, although extremely powerful, Aspire is a pretty expensive software. It isn’t something I would personally recommend to a hobbyist right off the bat. If you want to read about my opinion on free versus software, make sure to check out my article. I believe the majority of users, even experienced ones, will be happy with something like VCarve which is less than half the price. Just like with most software, it is possible to get the same functionality by using a combination of software, such as Blender for 3D modelling, and VCarve for the CAM, to get a similar effect. If you’re looking at software options, make sure to check out our Resources as we have lots of different options available.
Aspire however is very streamlined in working with CNC-focused 3D models, plus it comes with many free models that users can modify and change to fit with their projects. We have gotten a number of requests to carry Aspire from a small number of people which I would best describe as the “I want the best and money is no object” group.
Either way, I encourage everyone to do their research and try out all of the different software to find out what works for you. Additionally, even though we have a number of higher-end software options available in our store, we are still very much committed to offering content for alternative software and resources, especially for our beginner users.