Software to be used with DIY CNC like X-Carve - some examples of combo's

To make a DIY CNC make anything meaningful for you, you need to be able to make a design, Convert that into tool paths (milling operations) and send these to the CNC router. This can be done with combined programs covering all three steps og a combo of up-to three individual programs. The first option is easy and less flexible the latter, more complex and more flexible. You need to find the right balance for you. In this video I explain the basic concepts and some of the programs I use for the X-Carve Easel: https://www.inventables.com/technologies/easel SketchUp: http://www.sketchup.com/download CamBam: http://www.cambam.info/ V-Carve: http://www.vectric.com/ Mach3: http://www.machsupport.com/

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