AlibreCAM Basic

[Alexander]

I did have AlibreCAM 2.0 Basic and it worked within Alibre 2017 but have since lost the installation files. Does anyone have a copy and does it work with Alibre 2018?
Basically I want to produce toolpaths for a CNC wood router, very basic G-Codes. Can anyone suggest any alternative (free) CNC software. It's a hobby project

Cheers guys

 

[KMoffett]

Check with Mecsoft first about your AlibreCAM. Biting my tongue....Fusion360?

Ken

 

[Dave H]

I have the installer for version 2.0.0.69 X64 dated 10/12/2013.

 

[Alexander]

Check with Mecsoft first about your AlibreCAM. Biting my tongue....Fusion360?

Ken

Thanks Ken, I will get in touch with Mecsoft.
Autodesk is simply not an option for me, I have previous experience with them and it cost me a lot of money and my sanity.

 

[Alexander]

I have the installer for version 2.0.0.69 X64 dated 10/12/2013.

Thanks Dave, any chance you could send me the copy to try, I have license codes for 2013.

 

[Dave H]

Check your Inbox.

 

[GIOV]

Today I received an advertisement: Right now Alibre becomes add-on...of MecSoft. I am very disappointing of this.


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[ynnek]

Check with Mecsoft first about your AlibreCAM. Biting my tongue....Fusion360?

Ken

I will say, having used both Alibre CAM / Visual CAD/CAM, & Fusion 360, that both are fantastic options. I do not tend to have vendor loyalty, I use the best tool for any given job. CAM being one of them. I really like the CAM module in Fusion. Now supports 4th axis, which I have with Alibre CAM. The 2D tool paths in Fusion rock, & the entire CAM application is very intuitive. But again, I use both. For the better part of a decade I primarily used TurboCAD for all of my 2D & CAM work, other than building feed screws for packaging machines, which I purchased Alibre for. Then the Geomagic thing happened & I moved on to Fusion. After the Geomagic fiasco was over I moved back to Alibre & Alibre CAM. I sill utilize Fusion on occasion, as it is just a tool in the tool box.

 

[Alexander]

Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I ended up using Estlecam which works great for 2D cnc work on my Router. At the moment I can't justify spending £500 for Alibre CAM. The integration within Alibre would be great though. If I need to upgrade I will probably go for Alibre CAM.

 

[GIOV]

I ended up using Estlecam which works great for 2D cnc work on my Router. At the moment I can't justify spending £500 for Alibre CAM. The integration within Alibre would be great though. If I need to upgrade I will probably go for Alibre CAM.

Does Estlecam works no good in 3D cnc that you must upgrade to Alibre CAM?

 

[Alexander]

Does Estlecam works no good in 3D cnc that you must upgrade to Alibre CAM?

Estlecam does have 3D functionality but I have not used it yet, so I can't really say how it compares to Alibre CAM.