[Jewelry making - Article 00202] - Re: [Orchid] Monarch CAD software

[chris gravenor]

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    I'm confused Povray is a rendering engine not a Cad program. It is
    used to produce photo realistic images. Movray is a modeller that is
    used to produce the "file" that Povray uses to render into an image.
    Is that the one you mean? Movray can be used as an introduction to
    3d modelling but I don't know is you could output to a CAM file,
    which is what you would need to use with a CAD/CAM machine. 

    I have taught CAD at the high school level and you cannot become
    proficient with any decent program in a week, anyone who says that
    hold suspect. 

    Traditionally CAD most CAD programs only worked on a PC, there was
    only one or 2 for a MAC. These days lots are ported for either type
    of machine, in fact TurboCad has a version for MAC for quite cheap
    ($179). There also is a few Free ones out there, whether they are
    ported to MAC I don't know. 

    CAD/CAM is another kettle of fish. You need a CAD program that can
    output a CAM type file and then another program that can read it and
    send the info along to the machine. Be aware of that if you want to
    try CAM machining. There are programs that do both, Master CAM is
    one such, but its quite expensive perhaps you could get a student
    version. Again there are a few free CAM programs out there how good
    they are and if they are ported to MAC I don't know. To find out
    google Freeware and check out some of the sites. 

Good Luck
Chris
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