1. CAD / CAM What it is and why you need it. Presented at Inventors Network By Bill Ryder President - Ryder Engineering Lead Engineer - Caztek

2. Types of modelers Drafting / 2D Design 3D wireframe / Surface 3D solids parametric 3D solids history free 3D mesh / polygonal Programmable modelers

3. Drafting / 2D Design Original AutoCAD CADKey - obsolete TurboCAD - $100 ViaCAD - $100 DraftSight - Free Inkscape - Free

4. 3D Wireframe Surface Modelers Personal Designer - Obsolete Later versions of AutoCAD - ? Later versions of CADKey - ? Rhino - $900 SketchUp – Free SketchUp Pro - $600

5. 3D Solids Parametric Pro/Engineer (Creo) - $4K SolidWorks - $4K SolidEdge - $100 to $300 per month Siemens NX IronCAD - ? Autodesk Inventor - ? Alibre Design - $200

6. 3D Solids History Free Design Spark – Free Space Claim - $3K CoCreate - ? TinkerCad - Free

7. 3D Mesh / Polygonal Modelers StudioMAX - $4K Maya - $4K Modo - $900 Mudbox - ? Blender – Free Silo - $200

8. Programmable Modelers SCAD - Free

9. CAM Programs HSM Works for Solidworks – Free Delcam Express for Solidworks - Free