Vectric have just introduced Cut2D. Haven't seen an official announcement yet.

A very good and easy to use 2D cam software.

It compares very well with Sheetcam, Lazycam and others for cost and leaves them in the dust as far as user interface is concerned.

In comparison to Vcarve Pro it will not do the vee carving toolpaths and does not have the bitmap to vector converter included.

But for $149 US it represents very good value.

The great thing is if you start with Cut2D and later want to upgrade to Vcarve Pro you only pay a $30 premium on the full Vcarve Pro price.

$149 Cut2D

$599 Vcarve Pro

$480 upgrade from Cut2d to Vcarve Pro

So with the upgrade path in mind this makes Cut2D a great starting point for those getting into CNC routing.

Greg

http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectr.../c2d_index.htm

PS: Don't work for Vectric. Just a happy user etc.