Hello,
I've completed an electronics project and am designing an enclosure.
I want to use a CAD program to design the enclosure and then give the created CAD files to a prototype house for metal fabrication. 
It seems most prototype houses need to convert the CAD design into CAM files to control their CNC machines.
I want to create my CAD drawings so that the flow from CAD to CAM will be as simple as possible.
I have 3 questions:
 
1)
Does anyone know what the best method of creating the CAD drawings is? 
Either
a) a 3D model, or
b) a 2D drawing in full scale of every side layed flat, or
c) a 2D drawing not in scale that's essentially a sketch of the enclosure with important info labeled.
 
2)
Do I need to show how and where I think metal should be bent?
 
3)
I just started using TurboCAD.
Does anyone recommend an inexpensive CAD program that is more geared towards manufacturing?
 
Thank you,
Lou
 

		
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