Hello all, this is my first post and hopefully someone here can answer some of my questions.
I have just retrofitted my Bridgeport series 1cnc boss , with Mach 3. I use it quite often and the wizards are an easy way to get some simple things done very quickly.
I am amazed at the ease of use Mach3 has provided (compared to the BOSS).
I draw most of my parts in AUTOCAD and I have tried lazycam to get some gcode. Its pretty hit and miss and so I was wondering what the alternatives are?
Some packages are both cad and cam, these are quite expensive and I am happy to draw in Autocad.
So, what are your recommendations for my set up?
Bridgeport series 1 cnc.
3 axis (with option of a 4th later)
Something which is intuitive to use
Doesn't cost huge sums of money (over a thousand bucks)
I have heard suggestions for edgecam, rhinocam etc, but unless you know exactly what each software suite is its hard to compare these products.
Hopefully somebody out there can help.
Thanks in advance.