Has Anyone used DeskProto

  So for the most part I use Autodesk fusion 360 and it works fine until you go to use the multi axis option 
in the Manufacturing section to find it's kept behind a pay wall. $85 per month or $680 per year and that's
on top of the regular subscription price. It's Just another reason why subscription based CAM is a losing
proposition for anyone not using it on a commercial basses. I would be using it for
generating G code for my CNC foam lathe project and need to be able to sync. the spindle to the "bit"
( actually a soldering iron ). One of the alternative software's I have come across is DeskProto. It looks
like it is a buy a license type of program not a subscription service. see link, and the bottom of it's page
www.deskproto.com/products/comptable.php
The big question is has anyone else used this software and if so how do they like it ? Would they
recommend it? Lets face it FreeCAD doesn't have 4 to 5 axis capability. At least not yet.

Thanks tommylight. When I had run a search on open source 4 or 5 axis cam not much came up. Today's search
engines seem to be almost worthless. With that said I'll check into BlenderCam.

This is interesting as it runs on Linux. Wish it was cloud based though!
My F360 license is expiring soon and it's gonna be AUD $1k which will hurt. 

ouch, that's quite a price tag rodw.

on another front I just found this for FreeCAD.
github.com/Shkolik/Foamcut

This pretty much says it all. I just wish it had the animation.

I've used DeskProto for about a year. It works great, though I haven't gotten to trying the 4th axis yet. You are correct, you buy the software in perpetuity, with optional major updates that you get at a discount.
Try it out--start with the free version. In the free version you can choose to run the full version but it carves a logo across your piece.
For hobby use (less than some $ per year sales), the full license is $250. Commercial use is higher, I think $1000.