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.

This is the free evaluation version of a powerful printed circuit
board program that I use for 2D CAD. It is NOT easy to learn but it
has worked quite well for the electronics housings I've designed with
it.

http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb/pads/pads_eval.cfm