Hi all,
Between my job and school I have access to almost all the big name programs that exist here in these forums. What I am trying to figure out is which ones are the best to learn?
Here's what they have:
Autocad
Solidworks
Mastercam
Maya
3d Studio Max
I want to do sign work with raised lettering and images, furniture building, and cabinet making. (I know a long road ahead).
I'm in the midst of designing my machine in autocad and wonder how far autocad can get me in the above. Keep in mind that the entire process will consider design, 3d imaging/modelling, g code, and finally the routing on the machine.
Should I drop autocad and learn solidworks instead?
If I learn solidworks and Mastercam will that pretty much do anything I need? And if so what about the raised images? Should I pick up one of the 3d modelling programs? (I have access to Maya and 3ds max, although if I have to, a student version of Rhino is $200 (I think))
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Matt