On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 04:16:10 -0800 (PST), robobass
wrote:

I just attended a Demo/hands on seminar yesterday in Germany. The thing is amazing. It is not only super user friendly, but you can do all kinds of stuff, from calculating mass, volume, and strength, to super realistic rendering. All for a price I can't afford!

Let's see, should I buy a new truck or a single seat of Solidworks?
Hard choice!


My last CadCam program was Bobcad 17. Things have evolved. This seems like a very serious option for people in industry, but I am a sole proprietor. I am looking at a tabletop trammel based 3 axis CNC mill to reduce the outsourcing costs I'm now paying. Can anyone recommend a software package which would have decent surfacing capability and be easy to use in the under 2k range?

I grabbed BobCAD+BobART 24 for the lower price, but for $2k, you can
have Aspire. Robatoy had that and loved it. http://www.vectric.com/
Download a demo and try it.

I lost my momentum last year and got high-centered on the project.
SOME day, I'll get off my ass and get the Green Monster running.

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The most powerful factors in the world are clear
ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will.
-- J. Arthur Thomson