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Hi,
I have taken several classes in laser cutting using AutoCAD as the drawing software. I have been thinking about buying a laser cutter for my own personal use but I was wondering what type of software does the laser cutter itself use. When I was in my laser cutting class we had to save our autocad file to a jump drive and then load it on the computer connected to the laser cutter. The computer had some kind of software that showed the path for the laser to follow and allowed us to type a name in for etching but Im not sure what that software was. Do cnc machines usually come with their own software to run them or is there another program I would have to get to do this? I already have AutoCAD on my computer as well as Pro-E I am just not sure what other kind of software I am going to need.
The laser I am looking to get is probably an Epilog mini 24
Thanks,
David G.