I was wondering what options exist for artistic cam software. There is no way on the planet I can afford ArtCam or even Bobart for that matter. I imagine Master art is probably out of the question as well. I have Rhino and Solidworks and I use mach 3 as a controller but I need something in between for toolpaths and I need to do some artistic stuff as well. What options does a poor boy have for this?
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06-13-2006, 11:08 PM #1
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art/toolpath software question
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06-14-2006, 04:46 AM #2
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Pick up a cheap copy of Corel Draw on Ebay and get SheetCAM. Although you may need to define "artistic stuff" a bit better.
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06-14-2006, 07:26 AM #3
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I just pick up Corel Draw Graphic suite X3 nice stuff
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06-15-2006, 04:16 PM #4
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Artistic as in doing relief stuff, sign work things of that nature. V-Carve etc.
Originally Posted by ger21
Pick up a cheap copy of Corel Draw on Ebay and get SheetCAM. Although you may need to define "artistic stuff" a bit better.
It seems like there is nothing between free and $500.
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06-15-2006, 05:50 PM #5
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with bobcad and mastercam you also need the main software first so it nothing between free and $1500
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