Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Which CAD/CAM Package?

Hi:
Yes definitely rethink your decision.
Autocad is a poor choice in many respects.
It is lousy to learn...counterintuitive and annoying.
It requires file translation to work with any CAM package, and the file
transfer process is not always as robust as it could be, so you end up
losing data and spend time "fixing" your drawing to make it useable in the
CAM software.
It is being rapidly replaced by solid modelling for most serious engineering
efforts.
It is way too expensive and suffers from poor support by a badly stuck-up
and almost viciously petty company.
For my money, at the level you're describing, I'd go with either Vector or
Dolphin.
Both are well supported, both are very poweful for their cost, and both have
the CAD and the CAM integrated, so you're not chasing chain gaps and other
nonsense all the time.
Dolphin is said by many to be a bit more intuitive than Vector, but both
programs have their very strong proponents.
I'd run from that Godawful Autocad just as fast as I can!!!
Cheers

Marcus

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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Which CAD/CAM Package?


> First of all, thanks for the amazing response to my "Learing
> Autocad" thread. Some of you guys have brought it to my attention
> that Autocad may not be the best choice for my situation so I though
> I'd post this question and see what you guys think.
>
> I'm only interested in CNC work. And at a small scale, I'll be
> useing small 3 axis mill. This is primarily intended for something
> in my spare time. Its not something that I'll be doing as a career
> and I'm not interested in years of education towards it.
>
> So what do you guys reccomend for both CAD and CAM software? I just
> asumed it would be better to go with Autocad, the "industry
> standard", and get a seperate CAM program for converting to G code.
> Am I better off getting getting a package that does both or get
> seperate programs?
>
> I've heard good things on Rhino, Solid works and Vector in the past
> but I kinda decided on Autocad (havent bought it yet!) since its so
> popular. Should I rethink my decision? Please post any opinions.
> Thanks in advance!
>
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