CAD/CAM software

CAD - Computer Aided Design
For creating the 2D drawings I use AutoCad, for most parts there is no need for 3D software. But when 3D is needed I use SolidWorks. It can be usefull to have a 3D preview of the part you want to create, but most of the time the preview in my CAM software is sufficient enough.

CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing
To generate/create G-CODE which can be interpreted by the CNC software I use 'Filou', this is a very user friendly program for 2D/2 1/2D milling. In case 3D milling is needed, I use DeskProto.

In the section 'Building panels' I describe how this software is used.