Thread: CAD software

Go vetric, its free to download and trial, and from that you will see how easy it is to use for routing.

i use turboCAD16pro ???$200
i havent used vetric so cant compare

most 3d cad will drive you up the wall until you learn to use the boxes on the bottom of the page

Hi,

Have a look at DraftSight, its a CAD drawing package and is free for non-commercial use. Then to convert the drawings to GCode have a look at Sheetcam.


Free CAD software * for your DWG files: DraftSight - Dassault Systèmes
SheetCam homepage


Cheers,

Peter

You might look at CamBam. I started out with it to generate G-code from Autocad DXF's. You can do simple cad design with it and while it has limitations, it's pretty good for under 150 bucks but it also has some nifty features that I've never seen on other cam software.
From my dim memory, there's a trial download as well. For instructions on how to use it, when you click the help on the menu, it will take you to the web page and there's a pretty informative layout for guidance.
It's been a long time since I used it, but I do remember I that I thought it was good value for the price. I only switched over because the machine I run now is a Roland and they don't use g-code
Hope this helps...

Thanks fellas, I will try them all and see which one suits my needs....(more likely which one is the easiest to operate!!!!!!!!!), wiil kee in touch with some possible feed back, may even post some pics of the machine when it is mobile in all three directions..(I wish)...