I’ve stuck with Turbocad, not bad price still for brand new, I’m actually about to trial their new Mac version, V12, the ones before have been absolute rubbish on Mac sadly, so dual boot for cad haha
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I’ve stuck with Turbocad, not bad price still for brand new, I’m actually about to trial their new Mac version, V12, the ones before have been absolute rubbish on Mac sadly, so dual boot for cad haha
I use OnShape full featured, browser based and free - so long as you are willing to share your designs.
when i purchased a new laptop i found the lack of CD to be a small problem. I setup a network back to the old laptop and gave permissions for the new laptop to use the CD drive in the old laptop.
When i put the program Cd, it ran as normal and loaded the program.
I have also seen a virtual Cd program that is you can load the image data it will read it like a cd. That is what i was supplied from AULRO with the D3 workshop manual.
PS if you get the chance start using solid state drives they are wonderful and very fast....
Ian
Bittern
Take a look at nanoCAD.
It's very similar to autoCAD LT.
I use the free version 5.0 as I use it only a little and it's free (but you must register). The pro product, nanoCAD plus, is at Ver11.0 but even registered versions seem to be quite reasonably priced.
nanoCAD
Good luck.
Hello Tombie,Quote:
Originally Posted by Tombie
Another Australian conversion accessed 29th April 2020 from, YouTube
Kind regards
Lionel
Hello All,
So, time moves on ... I found a YouTube clip by Karl Fischer from Make it Kustom or JapHands that details the three software programs that range from making a CAD drawing, transferring the drawing to a cutting program and then the CNC plasma cutter itself.
The programs used back on the 30th of December 2021 were:
- Draftsight for the CAD drawing = DraftSight(R) 2D CAD Drafting and 3D Design Software
- Lazycam to convert the CAD drawing to a plasma cutting path Newfangled Solutions LazyCam Pro (Beta) – License
and
- Mach3 to operate the plasma cutter. Mach3 CNC Plasma Software
Just wondering whether any one else here on AULRO use similar programs to make a CAD drawing and then have the product cut out with a plasma cutter. From electronic drawing to finished product.
Taking on suggestions from LandyV8 I have currently watching Inkscape for complete beginners accessed 8th November 2023 from, The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Using Inkscape for CNC - YouTube
Kind regards
Lionel
Hello All,
For the plywood drawings so I can design some new kitchen cabinets I downloaded Sketchup 2017 which as suggested by King's Fine Woodworking Learn SketchUp in 20 Minutes - Complete Sketch Up Tutorial of a Coffee Table Accessed 8th November 2023 from,98 - Learn SketchUp in 20 Minutes - Complete Sketch Up Tutorial of a Coffee Table - YouTube
I also watched Broader Custom Woodworks Sketchup video Accessed 8th November 2023 from, Google Sketchup for Woodworkers Beginner Tutorial Series: Part 1 - YouTube
Between the both clips the process is fairly well explained.
Kind regards
Lionel
LibreCAD is good but I like QCad better , QCad is a pay version of LibreCAD but its only $35 one off (or similar)Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
I tried a few & this is the easiest to learn & use IMO . It only 2D I'd never get my head around 3D . Half my truck is made from parts I drew in QCad , email dxf file to my mate with a plasma cutter and go pick up later in the day.
heres a pedal box for example
Attachment 187689 Attachment 187690 Attachment 187691 Attachment 187692
Hello All,
Going back to CNC plasma cutting Brent from Halfass Kustoms converted a CNC engraver over to a CNC plasma table Accessed 8th November 2023 from Simple DIY CNC plasma table with plasma cutter for 600$ off Amazon. - YouTube
Apparently the CNC engraver is no longer listed on Amazon. The costs in Australia blows the budget mentioned in the video clip. The cost of the CNC engraver is close to 700 Australian dollars.
I already have the plasma cutter so that is one less cost.
Kind regards
Lionel
