magic from Magic CAD/CAM

[Magic]

Hi Freddie,

Thank you for your comments. I agree that STL would be nice, but we don't have it, so we try and help with another solution, and it works.

About the multiple core support, I'm sure you're right, but what matters, is not, how it works, but if it works fast enough. And it does.

DesignCAD and DesignCAD 3D MAX caters to ordinary users, who do not necessarily want to work with their CAD software every day. It works fine on an ordinary computer or a laptop with 2 or 4 GB of RAM. It's easy to learn and easy to work with due to the intuitive interface. You don't have to go on 6 week training courses and spend all your time glued to the screen to use it.

You wouldn't use it to do stress tests on the construction of the Humber Bridge, but you can do some amazing work with it, which you can see at our website, , and the DesignCAD facebook page at and the DesignCAD 3D MAX facebook page at .

Also it's extremely affordable compared to the major players in this market. DesignCAD v. 22 is £39.95, and DesignCAD 3D MAX v. 22 is £69.95.

I've had a look around to see, what we're up against pricewise, and I found the following:

AutoCAD LT 2014, which is 2D only and comparable to DesignCAD (2D), costs US$1,200.00

AutoCAD 2014, which is 3D, though Solid Edge and SolidWorks claim that it's not really*), costs US$4,195.00 and you can add about 2/3 of that, if you want animation and visual effects.

SolidWorks Standard, which is the basic one, costs US$3,995.00 and then there's Professional (US$5,490.00) and Premium (US$7,995.00) plus all the add-ins.

Solid Edge Classic, which is the basic version, costs US$5,495.00 and then there's Premium (US$7,895.00) plus add-ins.

*) This is why they don't have proper AutoCAD 3D import/export, which DesignCAD 3D MAX does.

At £39.95 (DesignCAD v. 22) and £69.95 (DesignCAD 3D MAX v. 22) you can do a h**l of a job compared with the above, as I think has been proven by the examples displayed on our website and the facebook pages.

And you can buy 17 NEW DesignCAD v. 22s for the price of an AutoCAD LT 2014 UPGRADE and 28 NEW DesignCAD 3D MAX v. 22s for the price of an AutoCAD 2014 UPGRADE.

However, if you're in technical education, you can get the software from the major players very cheap or even for free. So teachers will usually teach one of these, without considering that their students will need to invest a lot of money and time, if they want to start their own companies.

[cropwell]

Hate the use of 'Sweet', but the bundle price seems good. At the moment I use a very old CorelDraw, AutoCAD R 14 and Lazycam but I am finding frustrations and limitations in the combination. When my Bonds mature next year I will have the cash to do some upgrading, software and ballscrews are on the shopping list.

I am going to download the trial versions when I have a chance to give it my full attention, but in the meantime, I would welcome any comments from members who use or have tried out this software.

Cheers, Rob-T

[Magic]

Hi Rob,

I'm sorry that you don't like Sweets, but the name couldn't be helped, as the mold in this picture was one of the first ContourCAM results we got.



This is also why we talk about Snake programming. It's a way to do 3D CAM without having to draw the object in 3D.

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