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Re: Efficient Design approach

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So you can you upload a CAD file of a part to say a CNC or something?
Theoretically, you can put a CAD into a CNC. However, in practice, it has to go through other programs that actually generate toolpaths.

Some people prefer to have a CAD program generate a drawing and give that to a machinist.

Oh, and the program's tutorials are usually good enough for FIRST purposes.
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