Re: CAM Software Advice for Shopmaster CNC

Sheetcam is one of best I have found and Les's support can't be beat.
If you stick with the cad you already know, you can really shorten
the learning curve.

I would at least give sheetcam a try as it is free.

mike


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Leslie Newell <lesnewell@...>
wrote:

>
> Being the author of SheetCam I have to admit I am biased but I

wouldn't

> limit yourself to just looking at CAD/CAM packages. If you already

have

> CAD experience I would suggest using whatever CAD package you know

well.

> It takes quite a while to learn to use a new CAD package properly.

If

> you already know how to use one, why waste time learning another?
>
> I use Dolphin turn and only use Dolphin CAD to convert the files

from my

> favorite cad package (CadDraw) to something that Dolphin CAM
> understands. I am not saying Dolphin CAD is bad, I simply prefer to

use

> what I am used to using.
>
> Les
>
>
>
> >> Posted by: "napotellc" vmax@... napotellc
> >> Date: Thu Nov 1, 2007 8:07 pm ((PDT))
> >>
> >> I have a Shopmaster CNC, with Mach 3 controller software, that

I'm just

> >> starting to use. I have no G-Code experience, but a fair amount

of CAD

> >> experience. For this reason, I would like to purchase CAD/CAM
> >> software. At this point I'm leaning toward BobCAD. Does

anybody have

> >> any other recommendations?
> >>
> >>
>