RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: New user - Which Engraving CAM software is easiest for beginner?

Thanks Fred, but a recommendation for your software from other than the
author would be more appropriate. I have tested so much "so touted" "great"
software lately my fingers are growing tired.


R. William Kichman, P.E.
Kichman Engineering Associates
103 Old Furnace Road
Cornwall, PA 17016-0643
tel/fax 717/270-0714

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Smith [mailto:imserv@...]
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 9:10 AM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: New user - Which Engraving CAM software
is easiest for beginner?


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Kichman"
<billkichman@c...> wrote:

> I recently converted a mill to CNC and am just getting around to

using it.

> Have a need for some engraved 2-color plastic signs for an aircraft

and

> thought I would add a small router head to the mill for engraving.

But

> setting up the toolpaths is whole different animal. No idea where

to start,

> with information overload as to which CAM package to use, or how to

go about

> generating the toolpaths. I have a full layout done of each sign in
> Autocad. What is the easiest way to get these signs done and get

up to

> speed? Thanks as always...

Bill,

DeskCNC will work great for creating the toolpaths and for creating
the CNC program, (and then as a Windows based machine controller if
you need that too)

It also includes Trutype font layout and engraving, and has a stroke
font included for centerline cutting.

We just dropped the price to $250 for the software only. Besides
engraving, it includes DXF contouring, pocketing and drilling, 3D
surface machining, PCB Gerber file cutting and Excellon drilling,
Raster to Vector conversion and 3D heightfields from image files, and
point cloud to .stl file.

http://www.imsrv.com/deskcnc

Best Regards,

Fred Smith - IMService

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