Enroute 4 material set up how to#

The technician who set up my machine showed me how to use EnRoute to do some cutting of shapes with my MultiCam but he couldn't do any more than that. The machine was capable as was the software. I was determined to learn how to do the things I wanted to do before we put a single paying job on the MultiCam. Then they get into production and hopefully learn more down the road. Most learn to do one thing first and that is cut shapes. All I have met were in my position at one time, staring at this new program and wondering how to use it.

I've since met thousands of router folks from around the world. But (there is always a but) the software did have a learning curve. He said that getting my ideas into EnRoute software and ultimately to the machine was relatively intuitive with this program. He said it was less complex than some routing softwares out there and more capable than others. I also wanted a software with no limits as my skills grew. I wanted a software that was relatively easy to use. I wanted to think about things as an artist and I didn't want the computer or software to get in my way. More importantly I did't want to become a computer guru.

I knew little about computers or how to operate them. What did I want to do with the machine? How computer savy was I? Where would we go from here? I really could fully answer only one of his questions. He looked over the type of work we were currently doing and then asked me some questions. In my case I was first advised by my MultiCam dealer who sold me the machine. Like the hardware we first have to educate ourselves in order to make the choice that fits our needs. Next to the type of CNC machine we buy the next biggest decision will be the software we choose.