Re: vector's great, I just need to ask the questions.......

Fred helped me get it figured out this morning!!! My export was set
as dxf autocad2002, when it needed to be dxf autocad r13 or so....

My problem is that I am a person that doesn't like to bother people
with my questions, I would rather pull my hair out and figure it out
myself then hassle fred for 5 minutes. I always have to have the
manual for what I am working with.

If I would of called Fred right away instead of getting a brain
freeze and getting frusterated it would of saved me hours.


Thanks everyone here, and especially Fred!
Darrin






---CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Chris L <datac@l...> wrote:

> Get your wallet out....
>
> If you are comfortable with Corel Draw, you must be working in a 2-

2.5d environment with your projects. Most of your typical Cad/Cams
are far better for making "mechanical" things rather than artwork.

> Yet, you mention "Inlays", and they really are more similar to

a "mechanical thing" to cut than artwork, unless your Corel drawings
are really sophisticated, or rather too sophisticated for Vector to

> apply toolpaths to (which I doubt).
>
> I have found that Signlab (cadlink.com) is about the most user

friendly "option" because Corel and Signlab had a relationship up of
sorts in Canada. Their artistic drawing methods are near identical,

> and node editing is even better. This program HAS true point and

click "Inlay" features including super easy "Gap"
adjustments, "bridges" for the inlay portion, and "glue trays" for
the pocket. I love

> it for Artwork and 2.5 d stuff, can't live without it really.

Faster, easier, and far more capable than most for text work.

>
> But don't give up on Vector...... Not much out there can replace it

at double the money, maybe even more. I've come to like its approach
for toolpath generation, but only after I kept using it and

> using it and......
>
> And, unless you have large amounts of money to purchase one of the

very expensive programs that have captured Cad/Cam AND Artwork
properly, (could this be alphacam? ArtCam?....) you will need to learn

> how to use the combination of both.
>
> For the most part, if you draw in Corel, import a Corel DXF into

Vector (Corel has some notorious dxf export "issues"), toolpath
generation in Vector should be a Snap. If you want to get "Artsy"
while

> *drawing* in Vector.... Uh, well, I don't think its possible.
>
> You'd have to call a Signlab dealer to get pricing..Many "levels"

and modules are available. I have a full blown and one they used to
call "shortcut" but allowed anything I'd ever want to do as long as

> it was no bigger than 30"X20" in size.
>
> There is a Signlab dealer who is a member of this list !
>
> I know some on the list feel they need to pull off all of the

*necessary things without spending any money because they are
hobbiests.... Well, all of a sudden this hobbiest realized that you

> "trickled" away large amounts of money and Still can't accomplish

anything. Things never looked better as when I realized I can't be
penny foolish. You WILL need the tools to get the job done.

>
> Chris L
>
>
> dhuffguitars wrote:
>
> > I need to have a cad/cam program to load my drawings into to cut
> > inlays for me.