Best Desgin software ????

[Biggermens]

What is the Best Desgin software out thare to use on a home made cnc router and i am also looking for good software to send the code to the machne i like easy to use and powerfull software

THanks

[Bubba]

I am not sure what you mean by "Best Design software", But I draw in autocad, export as a dxf file, run it through Sheetcam (now in beta) www.sheetcam.com , to generate the gcode and then use TurboCNC www.dakeng.com as my controler.

To me, this is a powerful setup and for ME, it is easy to use.
I use autocad as I have it for work.
Sheetcam is extremely easy to use (and I might add generates good code time in and time out)
Turbocad is dos based, easy to use does the job and not overly priced.

Of course YMMV, but I am satisfied with this setup.

Bubba

[HomeCNC]

I use SolidWorks 2004 design software. MasterCam 9.1 to generate code. Mach 2 to run it.

That is a powerful setup for home use.

[ger21]

What type of parts (objects?) are you designing?

[Biggermens]

Originally Posted by ger21 What type of parts (objects?) are you designing?

i want to make wood stuff like clocks and tables stuff like that

[ger21]

Any inexpensive CAD program, like DesignCAD or TurboCAD should do fine.

[Tulak]

I saw on tool show Topsolid it looks very promissing but it will not fit your buget.

[Biggermens]

what about bobcad v19 is that a good start ???