ShopCAM

"DBS has been associated with Dostek for over 12 years. Although Shopcam will work with any DNC package, We recommend them 1st and foremost based on quality and affordability. The tech support is unsurpassed" Dan Broderick

Dostek's affordable and easy to use CNC Communication Software and DNC Systems simplify CNC communication and document management to save you time and money. From a powerful CNC editor to a complete multi DNC system, Dostek's CNC software is designed with security, efficiency and ease of use in mind. And with over 15 years of service, Dostek's expert technical support will get you working fast.

DBS Cable is a sister company of D. Broderick Software llc. We specialize in delivering television, High-Speed Internet and unlimited telephone service to Multi-Dwelling Units.

ME Machining Software: http://mrainey.freeservers.com

"ME Consultant" is a nice little utility program for looking up critical
machining information. With One small EXE, a data file and an excellent helpfile, it doesn't
get cleaner. If you find this program useful, visit the authors website (Michael Rainey) and
purchase the affordable commercial version and the other utilities.
Dan Broderick

MEConsultant20.zip Download and evaluate the freeware version

Since 1993, ME machining software has been helping busy professionals make money by providing a sophisticated calculation and planning system integrated with an extensive machining knowledge base.

The programs are designed to furnish a large amount of essential information in exchange for a minimum of time and effort

Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop v.2 - http://www.arborimage.com/

Any machinist that has ever had to or is considering cutting a BMP, JPG or any other image file, needs this package. I have evaluated a half dozen or more raster-to-vector programs that were basically useless. Sure, they would make a DXF that looked like the image but, it was a segmented piece of DXF crap. I've had Shopcam user that have spent hours trying to clean up these DXFs. If someone brings in a picture or logo or some font, call Tom Gray at Arbor Image before attempting it. He has probably forgotten more than I know about raster-to-vector conversion. Dan Broderick

Cutting Shop is the premier 32 bit raster to vector conversion program for all cutting applications. The program imports color, gray and black and white images. Cutting Shop is simple to install, easy to use and extremely fast. Scans of both sketches and silhouettes are quickly converted into high quality, ready to cut, vector drawings.
Draftsman 2002 is a 32-bit Raster to Vector Conversion for Windows (including Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME and XP)
Draftsman 2002 is a stand-alone program that imports most common black & white, color and gray raster formats and converts them into true CAD files. This program also features Vector to Raster, OCR, Glyph Outline, Raster & Vector Overlay and color support. Optional Rubber Sheeting and Batch Processing.