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CAD / CAM What it is and why you need it. Presented at Inventors Network By Bill Ryder President - Ryder Engineering Lead Engineer - Caztek. Types of modelers. Drafting / 2D Design 3D wireframe / Surface 3D solids parametric 3D solids history free 3D mesh / polygonal
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CAD / CAMWhat it is and why you need it. Presented at Inventors Network By Bill Ryder President - Ryder Engineering Lead Engineer - Caztek
Types of modelers • Drafting / 2D Design • 3D wireframe / Surface • 3D solids parametric • 3D solids history free • 3D mesh / polygonal • Programmable modelers
Drafting / 2D Design • Original AutoCAD • CADKey - obsolete • TurboCAD - $100 • ViaCAD - $100 • DraftSight - Free • Inkscape - Free
3D Wireframe Surface Modelers • Personal Designer - Obsolete • Later versions of AutoCAD - ? • Later versions of CADKey - ? • Rhino - $900 • SketchUp – Free • SketchUp Pro - $600
3D Solids Parametric • Pro/Engineer (Creo) - $4K • SolidWorks - $4K • SolidEdge - $100 to $300 per month • Siemens NX • IronCAD - ? • Autodesk Inventor - ? • Alibre Design - $200
3D Solids History Free • Design Spark – Free • Space Claim - $3K • CoCreate - ? • TinkerCad- Free
3D Mesh / Polygonal Modelers • StudioMAX - $4K • Maya - $4K • Modo - $900 • Mudbox - ? • Blender – Free • Silo - $200
Programmable Modelers • SCAD - Free
CAM Programs • HSM Works for Solidworks – Free • Delcam Express for Solidworks - Free