which software for 2d design

[Abdul Samad]

i was creating a 2d design of a butterfly which i will later export to laser cutting machine to cut butterfly on acrylic sheet

i could not figure out which software should i use to 2d design of butterfly

[Christophe Corazza]

If you mean the design of the butterfly itself, then you could use vector drawing software like Adobe Illustrator or the free alternative Inkscape.

[AskTJ]

MS Paint.

[homeap5]

If you want to play with nodes, curves etc. and want good tracing of your works - Corel is what you need (version X6 or higher). Cheper than Illustrator and perfect for cutting plotter. Also even if Illustrator was considered as better, it's not 100% true. I know people who using Illustrator and Corel and both programs has their advantages. For example one of my friend using Corel for all curves manipulation and drawing / editing curves, even if he uses Illustrator for other stuff. It doesn't really matter what program do you want to use, it may be even Inkscape if you have lot of patience and don't care about lack of options (including good tracing).

[Guest]

If your laser cutting machine requires a special file to know how to cut, you might want to check the manual for any software recommendations or proprietary. Otherwise they might have a website if you google “PRODUCT COMPANY laser cutter”