Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Basics of "starting system?"

> >(snip) I've seen similar CNC foam cutters for aircraft
> >wings...but I don't see how they would work for a boat hull with strakes

and

> >ridges. What is the best type of computer platform to accomplish all of
> >this? Should I use Solidworks? DesignCAD?
> >
> I think this is is best addressed on an inexpsive level until you get
> familiar with all that is involved...

I have a shiny new ACAD Inventor5, an unwrapped MDesktop ver whatever
[can't remember exact #] and have had MD3 for a couple years and through a
combination of the learning curve required, laziness and the comfortable
familiarity I have with an early version of ACADs Autosketch I always go
back to Autosketch when I need to do something because it is quick for me.
Better to ride a bicycle than to push a Harley, I guess. I even have a later
version of Autosketch I gave up on when it turned out to be a total rewrite
of my old favorite. Mind you I was on a deadline at the time so couldn't
return to crawl mode during a long learning process.