Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cheap CAD programs

Ron,
I read you loud and clear, but what Cad software do you recommend, the
one which is easy to use?
Alex

Ron wrote:

>At the risk of getting verbally slammed, my advice is not to choose
>your CAD program because of its cheap price.
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>CAD programs take a *LOT* of learning to become proficient. By the
>time you are 20 or 30 hours into learning a "bargain" CAD program,
>and you realize its a horror to use, or it can't accomplish what you
>need it to do, what have you spent in combined cash + time? Even if
>you value your time at $10.- an hour, your fifty dollar CAD is now a
>$250.- wasted investment in time and money.
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>Ask everyone you know, people who use it to do the same tasks as you
>do. An architect will use a CAD program very differently than will
>a mechanical engineer, or an electronic engineer.
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>When you find the one that fits, take a deep breath, and spend the
>money for it. In the long run, it will end up saving you money and
>frustration.
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>There is hope for the terminally cheap (me)though, check ebay for
>bargains on older versions of software. Before you buy (using all
>the normal precautions whan buying anything on line) check into the
>CAD programs web site and make sure the copy you want to buy is
>legally transferrable, and still supported.
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