Software for doing signage.

[tkaske]

What is the best software out on the market today for doing signage?

[lakeside]

that all depends on what type of sign you are doing simple 2d or emboss and profile. I have bobart(just for fun when no one is looking at work) and have used mastercams artwork software when I went with Bobcad after comparing the two and took a look a cost
mastercam was twice the price

[joecnc2006]

did you look at the software section of the forums? try vcarve for one of the cheaper alternatives, and works really well. they have video tutorials and may samples. and you can download a trial version to test.

[tkaske]

I'm looking for 3d software, currently have Alphacam;however, Alphacam and Corel do not play nice importing and exporting dxf. I would like to know everyone thoughts on Enroute or Artcam.

Thanks

[lakeside]

Take a look at prices of Enroute or Artcam and Bobcad no one does any more than the other with software if your buying it support can be the issue I'm very happy with Bobcad

[ger21]

Originally Posted by lakeside Take a look at prices of Enroute or Artcam and Bobcad no one does any more than the other with software

If your saying that BobCAD can do everything ArtCAM can, I believe your mistaken. ArtCAM can do some amazing things that I haven't seen in any other package, except maybe MasterCAM ART.

BobCAD/CAM and ARTCAM are completely different programs, with very different intended uses, so it's tough to compare the two/

[lakeside]

the only real difernce between MasterCAM ART. and bobart is that MasterCAM ART.has some better carving tools than bobart but look at the cost of a mastercam package to bobcad so if you are doing 3d work art work what the real difernce other than price out of the three bobcad was the best for my money

[lakeside]

ger21 I did go to the artcam site and view the photo gallery and saw nothing on the site that I could not do with Bobcad what I viewed was some 3d tool path and some real good painting

[ger21]

Watch the Decorative Celtic Archway video here and tell me if BobCAD has tools like these.

http://www.artcam.com/artcam/videos/woodworking.htm

[lakeside]

Bobart has the raise to vector and can also import color photo, profile, emboss what art cam did was the nest of the pieces on the sheet. Bobcad is not art software that the Bobart. Artcam is delcam art software what is the cost of the delcam package compared to Bobcad package I have Bobcad for machine tool programming I have the Bobart for fun

[markm]

The files that i have tried to mill using the Bobart turned out fairly poor. Art cam Looks like it had much better machining. I have also been using VCarve which is a great easy to use program for the money. It is much more pratical for quick setup for making signs. If price is a big factor try Vcarve first

[lakeside]

[QUOTE=markm]The files that i have tried to mill using the Bobart turned out fairly poor.


Don't take this personal, but it not the software or the machine. Bobart assume that the person who is doing the cad/cam work has a good deal of skill. If you just want to do simple work than it not the software for you. 3d work is not something that an average machinist can do even the good one go crazy trying to make 3d shapes. People tend to think that if the software can draw it then it can be made. Sometimes that true and sometimes it not. Bobcad and Bobart are for the user that need that level of programming, it not for everyone