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  1. 19th March 2015, 07:42 PM #1
    jack9026
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    Default cnc design software

    Gday All, i have a small cabinet shop. i have brought a cnc router to replace the last apprentice a had,i am struggling to get someone that works the way i want.

    anyway i need software to draw up cabinets and other things that are not standard. i do not need anything to show clients just to work the machine.

    i have been offered software that you put in the cabinet size and out pops a cutting list but it will not take other designs or things that i want to make for fun.
    they say i need another program to get it to work.
    i have also heard that having to update all the time?

    am i better off using sketchup or autocad then importing them to a enroute program to make the gcode . than buying all their software, looking to be around 12k

    hope this makes sense.

    Jack
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    You don't actually name the software you already have...
    But you mention using sketchup or autocad, and importing them into Enroute...

    Do you already have Enroute? Or the other two?

    I do much vector work in Corel Draw, then save as AI, and import than into an old version of Enroute that I got with the router, and work from there.
    It does all I want - and we so a lot of 3D stuff- and plenty of 2D stuff. Newer versions of ER are terrific, but I can do most stuff with our old version, once you figure out the workarounds - a bit of experience + lateral thinking will get you a long way...

    A lot depends on what you already have, what your budget is, and how proficient you are with what you have.
    There will always be a learning curve.
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