What is the Best Desgin software out thare to use on a home made cnc router and i am also looking for good software to send the code to the machne i like easy to use and powerfull software
THanks
What is the Best Desgin software out thare to use on a home made cnc router and i am also looking for good software to send the code to the machne i like easy to use and powerfull software
THanks
I am not sure what you mean by "Best Design software", But I draw in autocad, export as a dxf file, run it through Sheetcam (now in beta) www.sheetcam.com , to generate the gcode and then use TurboCNC www.dakeng.com as my controler.
To me, this is a powerful setup and for ME, it is easy to use.
I use autocad as I have it for work.
Sheetcam is extremely easy to use (and I might add generates good code time in and time out)
Turbocad is dos based, easy to use does the job and not overly priced.
Of course YMMV, but I am satisfied with this setup.
Bubba
I use SolidWorks 2004 design software. MasterCam 9.1 to generate code. Mach 2 to run it.
That is a powerful setup for home use.
Thanks
Jeff Davis (HomeCNC)
http://www.homecnc.info
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
What type of parts (objects?) are you designing?
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
i want to make wood stuff like clocks and tables stuff like thatOriginally Posted by ger21
Any inexpensive CAD program, like DesignCAD or TurboCAD should do fine.
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
I saw on tool show Topsolid it looks very promissing but it will not fit your buget.
what about bobcad v19 is that a good start ???