RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Freehand CAD drawing

I saw TurboCAD Designer for $40 at Office Depot. It's a stripped down
version of TurboCAD. SHOULD do splines and bezier curves, which is what
you need. I have the pro version which has splines, bezier, etc. If you
have a competing product (Corel, AutoCAD, etc.), you can get it for
$199. You can also download version 4.0 for free! You have to poke
around on their website, but it's there. You might have a look at
CorelDraw too. It exports plt files which you can convert to gcode.
PROBABLY exports DXF too. If you're looking for free, IF I remember
correctly, bCAD for DOS will do what you want.

Let me know if you need further info.

All disclaimers in caps :-)

Regards,
JJ

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Statman [mailto:dan.statman@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:43 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Freehand CAD drawing
>
>
> I need a program that can draw freehand curves. I would prefer a
> program that I can set some anchor points and then move the mouse to
> alter the curvature of the connecting lines.
>
> I am looking for something with a short learning curve, inexpensive,
> and has the ability to export or save files in a format readable by
> Vector so that I can create toolpaths from it.
>
> What programs should I look for and what do they typically cost. I
> need no advanced features.
>
> Thnaks,
>
> Daniel J. Statman, Statman Designs
> www.statmandesigns.com
>
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