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Artcam got discontinued a while ago but the original team rebranded it asCarveco. As I understand it, most of the original functionality is the same and you have a decent chance of finding people to help with the transition back and forth. Source: about 1 year ago
Personally I would start with the flip technique using something like Carveco or fusion 360. Any machine would be able to do this fine, just pick one that is suitably sized. Shapeoko is very beginner friendly and generally nice to use. Source: almost 3 years ago
If computer graphics is of interest, BRL-CAD (https://brlcad.org) is very welcoming to new contributors and has lots of projects you could take on. Source: about 1 year ago
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Join an open source community that is welcoming to newcomers (e.g., BRL-CAD, Haiku OS, OSGeo, ..) and work on a little bit of code every day. It can be a simple feature, specific bug, or something new you want to achieve. Many open source groups are very welcoming to newcomers if you do the work and ask smart questions. Source: about 1 year ago
You could also try out free AutoCAD alternatives like libreCAD (2D), or brlCAD (2D&3D, I believe). Source: about 1 year ago
So, uh ... Learning curve. If you want anything and everything under the sun, go with BRL-CAD. It was designed for ballistics testing and simulation, but it can do pretty much anything. The learning curve for BRL-CAD is immense. Otherwise, I recommend OpenSCAD. Source: about 1 year ago
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