Newbie needs some help with software.

[Drad98]

Hey guys,
Well I am in the process of building a CNC plasma table. Everything is going good so far, I am currently running it with mach 3 demo version which I plan on buying but my question right now is: I am wanting to do mostly signs and whatnot and I was wondering if any of you guys are using any 'easy' programs for scanning in .bmp/.gif and the sort and converting them to g-code for the plasma. I have checked on PlasmaCam and that seems pretty straight forward for a 'all-in-one' program. Please post your thought or ideas or links for me to check out.
Thanks in advance,
Dave

P.S. I'll attach a photo so far, btw the plywood is now replaced by steel, just a mock-up.

[Drad98]

cmon guys, i would like this running by the end of the month. Im thinking bob cad with bob art? any suggestions?

[GaryCorlew]

Nice looking machine!, I have never tried it but mach3 has the ability to import picture files, you may want to try it out.

[Drad98]

Thanks Gary,
I am just running the demo of mach3 so I am not sure if is available in the demo version, I will check it out.
Thanks,
Dave