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OK can you suggest a starting point or some good TUT's or similar ?

Not sure what a TUT is other than what my girl friend does when I fart. .

Autocad will do fine for the 2D drawing side and depending on version possibly the 3D but to be honest I'm not up on Autocad so not best person to advise on this aspect of AC.
It will certainly be ok for the 2D side and let you output files in DXF or DWG format which will load into just about every Cam program on the market due to AutoCads DXF/DWG format being the industry standard.

My personal 2d/3D cad software is Rhinocerous but it's not cheap and very powerful, Viacad is a popular software and capable of 2D/3D at resonable price.

Regards CAM then it becomes a bit more complicated and choosing the best software will come down to a few factors.? Mainly what you want to do and how deep your pockets are.?
First what type of work you want to do with the machine will make a difference to which Cam will work best for you.?. . Basicly the toolpaths often called cutting strategies and can be tailored to suit certain types of work better than others.
For instance if you are mainly planning on creating carvings or signs or engraving etc then software which leans towards this type cutting works best giving features to allow the job to be done quicker or better/easier.

If simple profiling and pocketing, drilling type work, say like when cutting out 2D shapes, brackets, letters etc whether that be in metal, wood, plastic etc then usually a basic run of the mill Cam program can handle these things fine. Thou again there are packages that give more or better features that others, usually at a cost.!!

If mainly 3D type work where all 3 axis are moving at same time like when making moulds or complex surface shapes etc then Cam software with Good 3D toolpath stratigies become important and it's here where you'll need deep pockets for good software.

Now basicly there really hisn't one software that does every thing and does it better than anything else. The software that has better or more focused stratagies towards certain job types tend to cost the most money and can run into several hundred and thousands of pounds for top range software.

Then you have the combined CAD/CAM software.? These tend to be a comprimise in one or both area's.!! . . .BUT for most DIY usage they can be the best and most affordable package.
Often these CADCAM packages are limited to simple tools for drawing and basic cutting stratagies to keep the cost's down but if you can live with these short comings then they are a good entry level start.!

Now your thinking " OK but you still havent recommended anything" and thats deliberate with reason being that untill we or you know better what you want to cut then really It can't honestly be advised or recommend has one CAM package may be better than another.?

Give us more idea the use and I'll gladly recommend.