Does all CMM inspection software bite ?

Is ALL the CMM "CNC" inspection software on the market today primitive compared to CNC machining software or is it just me?

I'm referring to the actual driving and point taking process, not the mathematical computation and reporting function although that could use some major improvements as well.

My point is that I used 3rd party CNC "CAD/CAM" software in trade school over 5 years ago that was more functional and easier to use than the very latest CMM programming software. In the past I programmed CNC mills, lathes, grinders and EDM's using industry standard G and M code that was produce by the "off the shelf" CAD/CAM software and tweaked it after post processing to the needs of each machine. More recently I've gained a couple years experience programming 3 different MAJOR brands of CMM's each with their own proprietary software and they all fall short.

I know full well that I'm comparing apples to oranges but in 2008 I just expect more especially for the outrageous prices they charge and feel that each brand of CMM hardware having it's own proprietary software has stunted the metrology industries overall growth. Just watch a video of a 5 axis milling machine program run and then a 5 axis CMM inspection program, no comparison, and the machining program having many more lines of code can be produced in less time! I can produce a program to machine a complex mold or die faster than I can produce one to inspect it!

That's my rant for today....................