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   Dear CAD Experts, hit a dilemma regarding CAD software and would welcome your advice.
The next step is to build a bill of materials with which to test the commercial viability of the design and I need appropriately formatted drawings, in order to get quotes.

The prototype has been satisfactorily developed using TurboCad and Tinkercad, to produce 3D prints and hand machined parts.

I now need to get quotes from parts manufacturers who only accept industry-standard CAD file types, such as Solidworks, etc., rather than the generic formats I can export, such as .DXF and .STL. I have tried unsuccessfully to translate the file types.
I am looking for a more economic route than investing in e.g. Solidworks that would allow me to get quotes for the BOM. I have looked at open source options but have not spotted one that fits the bill. The products I design are not super-complex.

All thoughts gratefully received.

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pipcart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21.Apr.2021 Location: United Kingdom Using: TurboCAD 2019 Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: Best CAD for Small Business? Posted: 21.Apr.2021 at 21:24
	Dear CAD Experts, hit a dilemma regarding CAD software and would welcome your advice. The next step is to build a bill of materials with which to test the commercial viability of the design and I need appropriately formatted drawings, in order to get quotes. The prototype has been satisfactorily developed using TurboCad and Tinkercad, to produce 3D prints and hand machined parts. I now need to get quotes from parts manufacturers who only accept industry-standard CAD file types, such as Solidworks, etc., rather than the generic formats I can export, such as .DXF and .STL. I have tried unsuccessfully to translate the file types. I am looking for a more economic route than investing in e.g. Solidworks that would allow me to get quotes for the BOM. I have looked at open source options but have not spotted one that fits the bill. The products I design are not super-complex. All thoughts gratefully received.

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