Best CNC Router for the Money

[james mcgrew]

aspiire provides modeling tools that will create a 2.5d model from a 2d flat vector, too many times this is taught as 3d yet full animation round is not possibble on a three axis machine, further it will give tools for sculpting and creating 2 rail sweeps for manipulating 3d models. i believe you work in Rhino which at many more $$$$ goes a bit further than this. vcarve pro does not contain these tools

[Gerry Grzadzinski]

i believe you work in Rhino which at many more $$$$ goes a bit further than this.

Rhino is much cheaper than Aspire, but doesn't have any CAM tools.

[james mcgrew]

gerry how much is the comparable for rhino with out the cam ? if i remeber correctly brandon models his violins with it and machines on a carvewright which means he is using two sided machineing (i think)

[Gerry Grzadzinski]

gerry how much is the comparable for rhino with out the cam ?

Rhino is $1K, and if you add RhinoCAM, that's another $1K for 3 axis, $2K for 4 axis CAM.

Brandon uses Lightwave, which is a modelling an animation package. It's $900

[Eric Mims]

Rhino runs under $800 on Novedge at regular price