List of CAD/CAM Software

[EddyCurrent]

I've looked at just about the lot and finally decided on CamBam. At first it seemed a bit naff but after watching videos on YouTube I decided to give it a better go. It's more 'manual' than other offerings but once you get the hang of it it's great, plus it's quite cheap.

These were the series of 6 videos that convinced me, you might not be interested in the subject so just pretend he's making a toy of some sort.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeBWo95eOfs

[gedereco]

I'll watch videos today and see if it will do. Thanks Eddy , I'll be alright as long as it's idiot proof.:-)

[Christian Knuell]

Hi,

I hope it is OK if I add this (I'm the programmer): http://www.estlcam.com

The homepage is currently German only - but the program has an English user interface and provides English tooltips with explanations.
It can do 2d / 2.5d work based on .dxf files, some basic 3d with STL files and also includes a CNC controller using an Arduino.

Christian

[EddyCurrent]

Anybody tried these, free and from Autocad, you have to take a look, quite unbelievable really.
http://www.123dapp.com/create

Also this; http://www.wintopo.com/
Free version available, Raster to Vector, exports to DXF, I can confirm it works great with Cambam.