On Saturday, February 15, 2014 10:31:52 AM UTC-8, T.Alan Kraus wrote:
On 2/15/2014 4:16 AM, 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! 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?



look at Geomagic - Alibre


Alibre, now called Geomagic Design, is so weak at surfacing they have to rely on giving users a separate program:

http://www.alibre.com/products/moi-for-alibre.asp