henryblowery
Plastic
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2006
- Location
- Raleigh NC
Hey, I'm fixin to buy a 9x20 lathe to convert to CNC. I'm planning on using mach3 as the control software, but I haven't decided on a CAD/CAM package. I bought DesignCAD and ContourCAM awhile back, but I don't care to much for it, so I'm looking for something else. I obviously need to use this program for turning, but I will also be getting a CNC mill in the future. Being able to do 3D milling would be nice, but due to my price constraints it's likely I'll have to settle with 2.5D. Like most people I have budget ristrictions, so I have to keep it under $1000. I've searched this forum, and I've seen people recommend BobCAD v22(just kidding), One CNC, Dolphin, and SheetCAM. I believe that the first two (serious) programs I mentioned are out of my price range, but I might be wrong. I was looking at SheetCAM, and I like the price but it doesn't support turning. So, anybody out there have recomendations?
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