cad/cnc program advice. (stick-on plans)

[jimmyhackers]

im looking for a cad program that will let me do 2d sketches, with the end goal of printing them out on a regular printer, and sticking to them sheet material to be cut out by hand.

preferable free and easy to use.

side use: im contemplating getting a mini cnc mill in the future so it would be nice if my cad sketches could be imported over to a cnc machine.

 

[marty]

https://www.deltacad.com/
I love it. Easy to learn. Try it.

The DeltaCad DEMO is a fully functional version of DeltaCad, except it will only work for 45 days. You can download the DEMO and give it a try before you buy.

$40 is a good deal.

Don't know about CNC.

Reads and Writes .DWG, .DXF, and .DXB files

 

[PaPaSteve]

Inkscape can work as a CAD program to do 2D drawings. Super helpful for quick drawings for the laser cutter.
FreeCAD is more versatile ... it can do 2D and 3D

To run a CNC it takes a CAM program.
Autodesk 360 CAD does have some CAM in the software ... it is a software that should at least be explored.

Whatever you find, they all have YouTube tutorials.

 

[marty]

CAD for newbs.. anyone have suggestions ?

3D Cad Software

 

[amberwolf]

wierd, this didn't post when i posted it a few hours ago....

well, here it is anyway:

Looking for "cad program" in ES threads finds references to these:

https://www.deltacad.com/
https://www.freecadweb.org/
https://www.blender.org/
https://www.emachineshop.com/

and this article
https://3dprinterly.com/what-program-software-can-open-stl-files-for-3d-printing/

this page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics#Open_Source_.28Free.29_packages

this post
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=90058&p=1312702
this thread
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53793