What software (s) are the best for beginner cad/cam hobbyist? ? ?

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I want to learn how to make simple 3d molds using 3d software, cad, cam software, and a cnc machine. Am just trying to figure out where to begin....What software Tools should I start with?

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tools and software may depend on design product ,

Google Sketchup free version may be best to try and start with ,
http://sketchup.google.com/

http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/70
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009october/sketchup.html
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SolidWorks - 3D CAD
http://www.solidworks.com/
Ascon Kompas 3d
http://ascon.net/solutions/kompas_3d/
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5-axis CNC Software
http://www.mastercam.com/
Vectric Aspire
http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/aspire/whats_new/aspire_v3/whats_new_overview.htm
BobCAD Cam
http://www.bobcad.com/products/cad

NextEngine 3D Scanner
http://www.nextengine.com/
Handyscan Handheld 3D Scanners
http://www.creaform3d.com/en/handyscan3d/default.aspx
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Looking for a job I could get for experience in robots or physics in general.?

Yahoo!

I am looking for a job that will help me get experience. I am a junior in high school currently, taking the advanced physics class and advanced math class. Anyone know of possibilities that I could get?"

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Unless you're willing to relocate, it would help to know your location to help you find a job near you.

Otherwise you might consider starting your own business. Doing so will show that you are a self starter and more motivated and creative than someone who seeks someone else to employ them. I would suggest since you are interested in robotics that you put together a 3D printer from a kit and then you can print parts to make more 3D printers which you could sell for profit.
You could recruit some of your peers to form a business venture similar to how Apple started, paying them in shares of the company rather than in cash.

You could also put together a mini CNC mill from parts from old printers and scanners.
You could use it to make intricate carvings in plaster of paris blanks, then have someone make ceramic greenware from the molds you make, fire them, and sell them. Develop a way to automate this process.

Working for someone else, you will make someone else very rich. Working for yourself, you will make yourself very rich.

Learning through trial and error is itself an important lesson, because it teaches you how to figure out something which no one can teach you. If you only ever learn from someone showing you how to do it, then you will hit a barrier which you won't pass until you figure out how to figure stuff out.
It's better to learn this learning how to learn lesson on something that is not so dangerous. I suggested 3D printers, ceramics, etc. because those are easy to work with and relatively inexpensive. It will not do to learn the hard way when it involves expensive materials that are much more difficult to work with.

Metal has a grain just as wood has a grain. You might never need to know that unless you will be milling some very precise metal parts.

Of course you might not make a profit your first 3 years or so, but you will definitely get plenty of experience, and you certainly can put your experience in you own business down as experience on your resume.

Other than the above, you might do a search for "robotics intern" as I found a listing of many opportunities here: http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-robotics+intern

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