On Jun 21, 3:31 am, kuikahi wrote:
I am new to cad/cam/cnc software.
What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should
get or buy to learn?
I want to get into small metal parts manufacturing.
thanks for any help you can give.

I'm kinda partial to AUTOSKETCH, which is a product from the AUTOCAD
people.

Cost is about $150.00 US. It permits you to create .dwg and DXF files
which are compatible with full-blown AUTOCAD programs and others.
Don't know if they are FULLY compatible... I have not explored this
fully.

It is pretty comprehensive and I use it for commercial design work.

Wolfgang