Re: Which CAD/CAM Package

Search the web for "IntelliCad 2000" its free
fully Autocad compatible and runs on Windows
or Linux.
Good Luck


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "paul_norton2001 <paul@n...>"
<paul@n...> wrote:

> Which of the low cost (or free) programs can import and export
> Autocad compatable files?
>
> Paul N.
>
>
> -- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Bernard R
> <bwjarandall@c...>" <bwjarandall@c...> wrote:
> > Again depends on what type of machining you're going to do. I
> ended
> > up with Rhino/VM because I found many of the G code conversion
> > programs had problems dealing with Acad's bulge factor when
> importing
> > dxf files, and many times dxf need manipulation to re-arrange the
> > order of the various curves. From previous posts on the subject

a

> > lot of people have spent a lot of time evaluating free/cheap

CAD /

> > CAM packages, quite a few seem to have taken up the special

offer,

> > valid to the end of this month I believe, of Rhino/VM, others
> swear
> > by Vector or Dolphin.
> >
> > MO if its all new to you, you spend a lot of time wondering why
> > things don't happen the way you think they should and it doesn't
> help
> > if the various software packages don't tie together very well.
> >
> > Bernard
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "mmurray70
> <mmurray70@n...>"
> > <mmurray70@n...> wrote:
> > > 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!