Hi,

Inkscape is free, but I find it shit for creating dxf files. There is Draftsight for nowt, Libre Office have a CAD program. To get to Gcode you will need something like CAMBAM or G-Simple, but I have never used these, I use Estlcam, which is fairly cheap.

With your image, you will need to trace it with Inkscape to get to vectors so you can create a file for further processing. If I were not unwell (hot weather and whisky ) I would be happier to help you.

The Sign you want doing is the easiest, but what font and what DOC's. I'll PM you soon.

Cheers,

Rob