Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CADCAM software

I too am a former TurboCAD v8 user.

Have a look at Alibre http://www.alibre.com/ you can download a free
demo.
Also, I just got a call from the TurboCAD people the other day offering
an upgrade to the current version (11?) for $199.
Have a look at Blender http://www.blender.org (free, but not cheap,
i.e. it's good stuff).
Also, Rhino has a lot of fans http://www.rhino3d.com .
Have a look at MeshCAM for converting STL and DXF to gcode
http://tinyurl.com/9snx5 .

Regards,
JJ

On 18-Oct-2005, at 12:24, fortyfingers@... wrote:

> Please indulge me if I am not spot on topic with this post. I have
> been
> following this group for 4 months and have learned a great deal.
> Do any of you have recommendations for intuitive, affordable(under
> $1000),
> tech supported CadCam software. I have been using BobCAD since April
> of this
> year and find it to be very much a love/hate relationship. The 2 1/2
> D is
> satisfactory for my needs in cutting out chair profiles from baltic
> birch plywood
> but the transition to simple 3D (I am attempting to carve elliptical
> wooden
> bowls) seems to become a hate/hate relation. The training manuals and
> CDs never
> seem to give a rationale for how the software can be made to perform to
> potential. Often times by meticulously following an example my results
> are
> different. Support on demand has been Support at their convenience,
> Have I spent
> $625 unwisely, Should I give it more time? Are there alternatives? If
> I choose,
> what is a good way to get a refund, I paid by platinum Credit card.
> On one
> hand I constantly still experience the GEEWHIZ thrill
> but this is ALWAYS followed by 'There has got to be a better way"
> Meanwhile, I am faced with several commitments I need to follow
> through on. TurboCad
> 9.1 and Mach 2 can probably make the bridge until a better CADCAM
> system is
> found. Those two I have come to love, even with their limitations
>
> Thank you, If any one can offer suggestions I will feel the oblication
> to
> return the favor.
>
> Sam Gregerson
> fortyfingers@...
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