Yea! That was a helpful reply.
Yes, I did think before posting here. I went through the FAQ, and the wiki, and looked at all 317 (I counted, twice, might be off by one or two but I'm pretty close.) forum titles and went into each one that looked helpful.
I also tried the search tab with terms like lathe software, lathe CAD, turning CAD. 2D etc.
In the end, I figured that this was a general CAD question I had, and since the title of this forum is "General CAD Discussion" then this is the best place to start.
OTOH, maybe the software question is super double-probation top secret information that you're scared to post on the internet. I can understand that too. If anyone reading this is actually using a CAD program to write files for their lathe, and have successfully written the design, converted to g-code, and dumped into mach3 or any other controller please feel free to let me know via private message how/what to do and I promise to keep the secret safe.
thanks!
Joe-at-CNC.