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Posted by William Noble on June 21, 2008, 12:00 pm
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I bought Turbo Cadd for a simple project - quite frankly, I found it's
menuing system indecipherable - but then again, I bought an older version
off e-bay for $30 so I didn't pay the big bucks. Autosketch is good, but
when I last used it, it was only 2-D
>I am new to cad/cam/cnc software.
> What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should
> get or buy to learn?
> I want to get into small metal parts manufacturing.
> thanks for any help you can give.
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Posted by Jim Wilkins on June 21, 2008, 2:13 pm
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> I am new to cad/cam/cnc software.
> What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should
> get or buy to learn?
> I want to get into small metal parts manufacturing.
> thanks for any help you can give.
This is the free evaluation version of a powerful printed circuit
board program that I use for 2D CAD. It is NOT easy to learn but it
has worked quite well for the electronics housings I've designed with
it.
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb/pads/pads_eval.cfm
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Posted by on June 21, 2008, 3:05 pm
Please log in for more thread options > I am new to cad/cam/cnc software.
> What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should
> get or buy to learn?
> I want to get into small metal parts manufacturing.
> thanks for any help you can give.
I would want a solid modeler, which ideally be Solid works. Since this
is very expensive, try Alibre, starts out free and you can upgrade to
multiple levels depending on your budget.
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Posted by Ned Simmons on June 21, 2008, 4:57 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:05:19 -0700 (PDT), malcolmsmit@gmail.com wrote:
>> I am new to cad/cam/cnc software.
>> What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should
>> get or buy to learn?
>> I want to get into small metal parts manufacturing.
>> thanks for any help you can give.
>
>I would want a solid modeler, which ideally be Solid works. Since this
>is very expensive, try Alibre, starts out free and you can upgrade to
>multiple levels depending on your budget.
In light of the large investment in time required to become proficient
with any CAD package, whether it's a 2D drafting program or 3D
parametric modeler, I'd also suggest skipping straight to a solid
modeler. Considering that Alibre Express is free, highly regarded, and
probably no more difficult to master than a 2D program, it seems like
a no-brainer to me.
http://www.alibre.com/xpress/software/alibre-design-xpress.asp
--
Ned Simmons
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Posted by Richard J Kinch on June 22, 2008, 12:04 am
Please log in for more thread options I agree with these others: solid modeling. It is the natural approach.
Fitting assemblies is incredibly valuable. Projections, sections,
isometric views, exploded diagrams, all come for free.
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> What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should
> get or buy to learn?
> I want to get into small metal parts manufacturing.
> thanks for any help you can give.