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Hans Thu 23 September 2010 01:54

Experience with VectorWorks or Microvellum?
 
Has anybody experiance with
- VectorWorks cabinetmaker or
- Microvellum cabinetmaker
CAD/CAM sw?

In combination with a Mechmate?

I am evaluating both.

Hans

Jasper Fri 18 February 2011 14:05

Vectorworks > dxf
 
In a word, yes - indirectly. My day job's exhibit designer & I regularly have custom countertops cut out-of-house. All they need is a dxf. (a 1-step export from Vectorworks). 2 days later I've got my counter (3/4" duraply). I wish I could say I was involved in the cutting process, but we use a vendor for that purpose. But this too shall pass....

smreish Fri 18 February 2011 19:33

Yes,
Vectorworks and AutoCAD.

But if your looking for a strictly CAD based solution that is similar, but far more affordable - look at CorelDraw, TurboCAD or even AutoCAD lite.

Sean

hennie Sat 19 February 2011 02:33

Use Auto cad to draw your components and then send it to cut 2 d in a dxf file,Cheap and nasty

riesvantwisk Sat 19 February 2011 19:23

I think Hans is interested into BIM type of software, where you tell the software what you need and type of design, then the software will spit out the DXF files.
Bim is slowly getting more known, just that the die hard autocad guru's like to draw each and every line over and over again :D


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