CAM, on the other hand, refers to software that assists with actually manufacturing 2.5D or 3D objects. CAD refers to software that helps you design 2D or 3D objects, usually with the focus on product design. To understand how awesome MeshCAM is, we have to first look at the traditional CAD to CAM workflow.

I Bought a CNC Machine: I Have No Idea What I’m Doing.

This post is not about my review of the machine, but more on how YOU can save lots of time, effort, frustration, and maybe money by getting started in the right direction. So after a few dozen hours watching YouTube reviews on the SainSmart Prover 3018 CNC machine, I decided to pull the trigger. On to the final frontier! No, not space, but CNC machines! Long story short, after three 3D printers ( Monoprice Mini, Prusa i3 Mk2.5, and an Anycubic Photon), I can now say that I have a good understanding of the possibilities that these tools can offer me creatively without investing large monetary sums into more professional 3D-printing technologies. It was kind of an impulse purchase, as I’ve always been eyeballing the fun possibilities that could come from a small desktop CNC machine, but I was set on mastering 3D printing first. I just bought a 3018 Prover from SainSmart on Amazon. I hope you enjoy this article, as it will be the first of many that I write for Butter, What?!. I’ve slowly persuaded them to get Prusa 3D printers (It worked!) and now Pat has passed the CNC bug onto me.

I somehow got Pat and Brian into drones, and later electric vehicles. Hello! Before we jump in, I’d like you to know that my name is Alex.

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