Beginner Introduction to AutoCAD 2D Drawing & Cutting CNC Plasma Parts

1. The really great thing is, I can't afford a frickin' CNC plasma cutter anyway!!! ROFLMFAO!!

2. LOVE this channel !!

3. Great video Carl! Make more of these please.

4. always creative

5. OnShape! Free to use, easy to learn. I have a registered CAD program that I paid lots of money for, but still use OnShape for everything. I've had zero training in CAD or CNC, but was able to teach myself in a short time. I can have a simple part in my hand from my homebuilt CNC plasma table in less than 15 minute from just an idea. Pretty amazing.

6. Great video on CNC! I got a chuckle out of your intro! It hit home, I was a mediocre student, was not very great at math! In the late 80's I got a chance to work in networking computers just because I was a hard worker, not a smart one! LOL But although I was not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, I was tenacious, and I found I could count to 2!! HeHe! That's all computers can really do is count from 0 to 1! I ended up running the hardware/network side of things and had a few guys working for me when I retired! I have quite a few funny stories, but one you might relate to! I'm an old farm boy, growing up on the farm I learned to FIX things! We made do! So when I started working in computers, I remember our philosophy (mine specifically) was to give a screen to anyone who wanted one, and in this case one guy who wasn't interested! I was setting up a terminal in the welding shop and an old welder walked in and he took one look and said, "no need to set one of them up in here! I have no idea how to use one!" I pointed to a MIG welder and asked him if he knew how to use it? "Hell yes" was his reply! I pointed to his ARC welder, and asked him if he knew which rod to use for various metals and thicknesses! "I've been welding for 30 something years, I know them machines like the back of my hand!" I told him then using this is going to be a piece of cake for ya! The hard work has already been done for you, all you have to do is type what you already know. Next time I saw him, he was sitting there single finger poking away! LOL Sorry I got a little bit wordy! But the video caused this ole man to reminisce!

7. I also got the lazyCam. But my Langmuir told me I’m not using mach3. So I have to use the fire control with the machine to run g-code. I have to use fusion to make the g-code. I do like the way you can control the torch in mach3 when you are going to run the torch. My software doesn’t give me that option. I have to make tool libraries in fusion
   Just seems clunky.
   Thx again. Great videos

8. I really liked your presentation
   I just bought the software
   It is doing great
   Problem is I lost the boxes were you put the length or radius in.
   So it is real hard to use now.
   Any ideas on we’re they went
   I looked around settings. I even delegated and reinstalled software.
   It didn’t show back up
   Thx for any help guys
   John in the Pacific Northwest

9. Karl, don’t know if someone else commented on this or if you will see this since this video is older, but you should be able to use a math equation so you don’t need to do the mental math for the radius. As an example you could type in .625/2 which will give you the radius of the .625 hole. That has made my life much easier, hope it help you as well!

10. XD

11. Best CAD type tutorial I’ve seen yet. Thanks.

12. Wow Karl that was awsome.
    Really enjoy watching your videos. Have learned heaps.
    Keep them coming?

13. I learned CAD starting in 1984. I worked on a laser for wood. I made so many things on one or another. I also used CNC cutting tables & a water jet.
    I have cut wood, metal up to 1/2”, plastic with clear edges, & rubber products. CAD is fun & it gets easier with experience. At home, I use Corel Draw & can achieve almost the same as I could on the CAD systems I know & have used.

14. So what if you are using auto cad 2002 would you still be able to use it on any CNC plasma machine

15. Thank you

16. Great content

17. Good job explaining it!
    Made it sound easy.

18. Bro, you are making it so simple! Thanks for the tutorial!! Subscribed your channel just, and definitely will spend 30 mins everyday to watch your videos as self-learning !

    Thanks again!

19. okay Carl, I've owned a crossfire table for quite awhile, and a working toolpath has eluded me , thanks to you young man and Lazy cam i have come one step closer to having a working table !! well done sir well done indeed

20. Fusion 360 is easier to draw in. This drawing would take about 60 seconds to draw in fusion. You also have 3d modeling and cam in the same software package.

21. I see you deleted my comment showing how to get equivalent open source software that is just as good and completely free. You are also deceiving your viewers because the software you are using is NOT AutoCAD.

22. What goes around comes around! In this case an awesome shift knob ! Thanks for the video's

23. Great vid buddy . Im just wondering where u get the speeds and amp settings without a shitload of trial n error .

24. Appreciate that one bro!

25. I have a CNC table and outsource all my creations for it. This is the first tutorial I have ever managed to sit through till the end. It's given me the inspiration to try it myself, thanks Karl your awesome mate.

26. Cool vid. I built my own cnc table. Huge learing curve. Still learning. I use it on most every project/job I do now. I use inkscape and sheetcam with command cnc.

27. FreeCad ,,, LibreCad ..( free) .support open source .. I use them for making "test" bits with my 3d printer ! ,, test before I make ,,( read screw up with cheap plastic before I make in steel ! )

28. Thanks. That gave me a lot of confidence.

29. Cool! Thanks!!
    I have one of these on the way.
    https://youtu.be/8wZv9J7GK3I

30. You need to quit making so many interesting and informative videos. I’ve got other work that I need to get done. ?

31. Shit, you gotta have 3-4 programs just to get it ready to cut. I coulda cut that shit by hand long before you ever got the computer setup.

32. Fusion 360 is free for hobbyist

33. More about the cutter table please…?

34. awsome video please do some more

35. You are awesome! I have been a fabricator for around 35 years and I have owned my fab shop for 25 years. I wish that we were closer so we could teach each other stuff! I am being honest by saying that you have taught me some stuff and when I don't want to show someone how to do something I refer them to your videos because I know that you are doing it right! I have a Plasma Automations 5' x 10' Vicon HD table and I pay around $4k every 4 years for Autocad and I am not going to renew next year because I am going to get this instead! Thanks again!

36. Loving your videos, is there a quick way to fill a sheet space with drawings other than just copy and paste or mirror?
    Would be great if there was a function that maximizes material with minimal wastage.

37. Great video

38. Good Stuff I use Qcad for most simple brackets. Only has the tools you prefer to use on draftsight.

39. You sir, are a natural teacher. Its important to explain the key points of any life function and it just seems to come natural to you.

40. SPLINE command – for curves with multiple control points. A curve like a French curve or something that has a varying radius.

41. So glad Mach3 is still being used. Lazy Cam used to be unused and kind of faded away. But I see you're using it to great success !! Thanks for the tutorial Karl !!!

42. Well done, love your work!

43. So you don’t have to create a 3D image because you already know what thickness material to load. What if I’m sending the image to a service? Or specifically in my case I want something milled, a rod section with two different diameters similar to a shoulder bolt. How do I create the 3D dxf?

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