RCAD by me

[Web Goblin]

I still use Autocad. I like it. Its the only thing I use for any 2D work to get cut on plasma or laser machines.

Ian

[russell]

I still use Autocad. I like it. Its the only thing I use for any 2D work to get cut on plasma or laser machines.

I used Autocad for 2D work until my old 2000 copy stopped working in Virtualbox on Linux. Tried ProgeCAD and couldn't get on with it. Now use DraftSight which is just like 2D autocad.

As for RCAD it sounds great. Much CAM software is just too complicated for us amateurs!

Russell.

P.S. Is the sea in Seaford still as cold and rough as I remember it?

[Robin Hewitt]

Is the sea in Seaford still as cold and rough as I remember it?

Hi Russell

I've lived by the sea for so long I only look at it if it is doing something truly spectacular.

I don't know if Rcad is user friendly because it really depends on me to get the drawing right. One outline that doesn't connect end to end to end +- 0.002mm will get you a terse response with only the XY co-ordinate as a hint.

You also need the USB to mill adaptor and the pendant to make it cut.

OTOH, it might be fun to find out. I'll put something together this weekend. You can unzip it into directory c:\rcad then feed it some dxf's and tell me if it is friendly or downright hostile :naughty:

best

Robin