i just bought the maslow kit and got everything together and calibrated. but I’m having problems with figuring out what programs i need to be using for design and everything. I’m very new to the cnc world have no real clue what i need to be doing. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Welcome!
There are two different types of programs which you will use (although confusingly sometimes one program can do both).
The first is CAD which stands for Computer Aided Design. You use a CAD program to create the design you want to cut. CAD programs can be 2d (like Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator), or 3d (like Sketchup, SolidWorks, Fusion360).
The second type of program you will need is a CAM program which stands for Computer Aided Machining (or Manufacturing depending on who you ask). This step takes your design and converts it into cuts for the machine to make. The file you will generate at the end is called a gcode file.
Check out this video. It’s a little out of date at this point, but it should give you an idea of what the process looks like:
