CNC Routing Software

[Oleeo]

Hello everyone, well my old Dell win xp computer running Enroute 3 has finally given out
really don't want to pay $125 per month for a subscription - have run this set up for 20 years with no problems
Is there anything else out there comparable without a subscription ?

 

[tbullo]

I'm sure that I'm in a small minority, but i use Cadlink ProfileLab. I use signlab and it works just like that and was easy for me to pick up. It's not cheap, but i think they will give you a free trial.

 

[Dale D]

Hello everyone, well my old Dell win xp computer running Enroute 3 has finally given out
really don't want to pay $125 per month for a subscription - have run this set up for 20 years with no problems
Is there anything else out there comparable without a subscription ?

Vectric
Aspire is 1 of the most popular and is purchased out right. They have a more basic Cut2D for basic 2D for about $150 and a mid range VCarve 2.5D

 

[cornholio]

Get an old XP box and move the harddrive over. Except the harddrive died...

 

[netsol]

Hello everyone, well my old Dell win xp computer running Enroute 3 has finally given out
really don't want to pay $125 per month for a subscription - have run this set up for 20 years with no problems
Is there anything else out there comparable without a subscription ?

get Someone to power it up one more time.
( mount the hard drive in another similar “junker”
run a “p to v” converter and virtualize the install so it runs on the new computer
or just buy a similar older dell for$50.. on eBay and swap the hard drive

 

[Ian Stewart-Koster]

Have you still got the installation discs for ER3 ? (were you using Pro, or Basic?)
You can buy a Win 7 PC, second hand, cheaply, and load ER3 onto that.
I've had occasional issues with Win 10, but no worries with running it installed in Win 7.
(From memory the dongle also worked for ER 4.0)

 

[johnnysigns]

We use V-carve from Vectric. I used to know flexi products and their shortcuts well years ago, but when I demo'd Enroute I couldn't make sense of the learning curve. V-carve is very simple and capable with lots of options in terms of your needs price/function wise.

 

[mpn]

Vectric is an excellent program for us.

 

[fixtureman]

I use Vectric also

 

[unmateria]

We use vcarve too. Not a single issue with it since years.