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Alibre

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  • 07-06-2010 7:50am
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    Poly
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭


    As a Cad newbie, just wondering your thoughts on the Alibre package, I have been playing with the trial version and the video tutorials.
    From a novices point of view, they have made it very accessible to get started

    I would like to be able to draw 2d proficiently then output to G-code to drive a plasma cutter.




    http://www.alibre.com/

    $99 seems good value?


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    gn3dr
    Registered Users Posts: 867 ✭✭✭gn3dr


    Poly wrote: »
    As a Cad newbie, just wondering your thoughts on the Alibre package, I have been playing with the trial version and the video tutorials.
    From a novices point of view, they have made it very accessible to get started

    I would like to be able to draw 2d proficiently then output to G-code to drive a plasma cutter.




    http://www.alibre.com/

    $99 seems good value?

    Late reply to you question - only came across your post when I was searching for stuff on cnc plasma

    I tried ALibre a few years ago - the free limited version. It looked OK. I really liked the parametric aspect to it.
    However I was looking for CAM as well and in the end went with Bobcad which is both 3D CAD and CAM all in one. Take a look at that.
    (Just don't take any notice of the prices on their website - you can bargain with them and could get well down into 3 figures prices with a lot of extras thrown in.)


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