Originally Posted by
diarmaid
So in summary I need:
Coral Draw
InkScape
VCarveWizard
Mach2
In my opinion, skip Mach 2 and go right for Mach 3 unless you have some hardware limitation that will only work with Mach 2. Register Mach X ASAP as it is well worth the $160 US and gets you past the 1000 line limit. Most of my g-code files, even for relatively simple parts, start at around 5000 lines.
Corel Draw and Inkscape are also fantastic programs and are useful for all kinds of graphic creation and manipulation. I haven't taken the "plunge" and tried VCarve Wizard, yet. From the simulations and finished projects in the VCarve forum it looks top notch.
As always, have fun!,
HayTay
HayTay
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