newbie cad software questions

[jamesrnz]

i know this question has been asked before, but i dont even know what to ask.
i want to do some basic 2d plasma cutting.
what kind of software do i need is there any free stuff.
i am aquiring steppers and building a controller parallel.
i am using windows.

so if i knew what to search for i could find it in the forums

thanks
jim

[ger21]

SheetCAM is very popular with plasma users, and is not too expensive. www.sheetcam.com