freehand sketch or drawing to g code

[magicniner]

You just described a CAM package with an image import facility, depending on the quality of your scan it might need cleaning up in an image manipulation package unless you just use the image to draw over.

[geoff]

my boy says he can clean up the image how do i get this to g code
i now i need some sort of cam prog. all the ones i have tried i dont get whats going on i may be a bit binkered having never used anything apart from a 1980 s package (pathtrace) any advice would be welcome

thanks geoff

[magicniner]

I'm sure someone will chime in with a useful suggestion, an idea of your budget would help, or if it's a one-off someone might take the time to help out and save you the trouble,

- Nick

[geoff]

thanks nick
no budget as long as i can get it work i am not very good with computors dxf files etc are all a mystery to me could you point me to somewear i can learn .as i said i prog my machines by hand trig and a
calculator i programed machines back in the 1980s only got back into it 11/2 years ago as hobby cad cam was not around in my day i need help

thanks geoff

[magicniner]

All packages are different so CAD/CAM learning resources aren't all transferable, some the guys on here have great experience with free and cheap systems, unless you have around £1K spare I'm afraid I'm not the guy to ask for recommendations,
Regards,
Nick

[cropwell]

Geoff - have you tried Inkscape, it is free !

Rob