- #Vectric cut2d quick engrave pro
- #Vectric cut2d quick engrave software
- #Vectric cut2d quick engrave plus
It comes free and does straightforward engraving plus a certain amount of V-carving.įor converting your draftsight files to GCode there is DXF2GCODE again free.
#Vectric cut2d quick engrave software
If you are looking for cheap engraving software have a look at F-Engrave. I would be interested to hear what you finally decide and how you get on.
#Vectric cut2d quick engrave pro
VCarve pro does look great but as you say pricey for hobby use. Vector 2D is good for profiling shapes, pocketing, drilling and engraving. Vectric 2D cut would not be suitable, my work is very much more mechanical than artistic. I have not used it so I am not qualified to recommend it.
I am no expert but for that type of work I think Martin has put you on the right track with Cambam, I am sure he will give you his comments.
Will draftsight and cut2D allow me to do these or would I need something like vcarve? The lettered area slopes back at about 10 degrees and the body has 3 horizontal tabs out of the back which are drilled to allow 10 square-topped leadscrews to operate on the lugs that you can see in the slots Here are some examples of the things I want to machine and engrave (once I've managed to do a more simple S-shaped crank handle): I'll investigate the other packages that have been suggested. I've been having a play with draftsight (looks amazing) but I hadn't realised that Cut2D would do that sort of work. I have not used them yet but Micropath and Microcarve may be useful.Īlthough this was cut on a laser all the artwork was done in VCarve pro ut it could have been done in Cut 2D I think ViaCAD and CamBam would cover most things for you, including quite complex 3D work.įor cad I use Draftsight and Creo Ellements both free.įor Cam I use Vectric Cut 2d and for 3d Meshcam both easy to use and very low cost. I use ViaCAD and MoI for drawing and CamBam for CAM work - I also have Ucancam which I use for VCarving and other bits and bobs that I sometimes do. Vectric VCarve is excellent for engraving text and other fairly shallow shapes, but seems to be aimed at the woodworking/signmaking market. Most of what I want to do will be what I think is called 2.5D but I also want to be able to engrave surfaces with lettering and with patterns - what CAD/CAM software would people recommend? It looks as if Vectris vcarve might do the job but it's not cheap and I wonder if there is a cheaper solution, maybe draftsight, plus for CAM?ĬamBam is unbeatable for the money. I've had a CNC mill (Denford Starmill) and Mach3 for quite a while but not had the time to do anything with them.
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