Thx James for your input...
The CNC u referenced seems to be for stone? I am sure it cuts other materials...also from euro, whereas I prefer USA maker for local support. But what you described is what I was pursuing, till I just found this bottleneck with ShopBot ATC MAx with the indexer...hence why next week I will look at Legacy Mills, as they seem to really specialize in the xyz and indexing, even using their own CAM. They show a lot of those Helix's made pretty easy with the CCAM package, quite interesting. They seemed to be advanced in that area.
https://lwmcnc.com/cnc-systems/
I have size limitations as well, so that limits my options as well... I dont plan to cut full size 4x8 sheets.
I will prob. end up 60% on the indexer and 40% on the xyz.
Thx for the tip on MadCAM, never saw that one before.
using xyz and indexer sure complicates the software end (when doing more complex index work)... was hoping to reduce the number of packages I need to buy and learn, but that's might not be possible. A couple of CAD and a couple of CAMs might be whats required...