Carveco vs Diatech Studio

Carveco is Windows CAD and CNC machining software for designing and manufacturing artistic 2D and 3D products. Maker targets hobbyists, woodworkers, sign-makers, and small businesses using CNC routers or engravers; it includes vector editing, bitmap-to-vector conversion, relief design, machining strategies, toolpath simulation, and export. Maker Plus adds relief sculpting, nesting, drill banks, batch calculations, and toolpath operations. Pro is for professional decorative work from individual pieces to production at scale. Carveco says it directly supports over 300 CNC machine tools and has dedicated post-processors for many machines. It exports formats including G-Code, STL, AI, DXF, SVG, PDF, OBJ, IGES, STEP, and 3DM. It does not include CNC controller or G-Code sending and streaming software, so a separate compatible controller application is needed. Maker subscriptions start at $17.50 a month, with a 30-day trial for new customers that converts to paid unless cancelled. Subscription software requires internet for activation and must reconnect to its licensing server at least once every 21 days.

Diatech Studio is an AI workspace for jewelry teams to develop, find, price, review, and present designs in one project. Users can start with text, speech, sketches, reference photos, CAD files, Pinterest boards, or WhatsApp messages. Search includes natural-language and reverse-image options, with tags, filters, and version control for design archives. Studio can generate model or hand photos, product copy, and product videos of 5, 10, or 15 seconds with audio; images can be upscaled to 4K. Its browser-based 3D tools create models from 2D images, render and clean meshes, and export OBJ or STL files. Costing features include spreadsheet import, AI price estimates, a shared price book, and stone inventory matching. Boards, calendars, tasks, assignees, due dates, mentions, and notifications support team coordination. Each generated image uses one image allowance, and each video second uses one video-second, drawing from the same monthly allowance. Free costs nothing and includes 25 images; Basic is $99 a month, Pro is $399 a month, and Enterprise is $1,199 a month.