Well, my father beat me to it. I've been wanting a fiber laser for quite some time. Someday, Someday. That said, he has purchased a "Generic" 30-watt system put together by a US supplier (Will be upgraded to 50-watt in a month or so). Parts seem standard: Raycus source, BJJCZ board, Sino-Galvo SG7110.
His laser experience has been his Epilog mini 24. Ezcad is currently not "easy" for him. I've only played with it for about an hour and there are enough similarities with RDWorks that I was able to navigate ok during that hour. Every day since he has gotten it, he expresses his frustrations with it. I've been able to use the demo on my computer to help him out with a few problems but the frustration is mounting for him and it doesn't seem to be getting much better. I suggested that he buy me a fiber laser so I could provide him tech support, but that didn't go that well and I will have to save my own pennies.
He also saw some videos on youtube of fiber lasers doing 2.5D engravings from STL files and would love to do some of that. He is an Autodesk wizard. (To me Ezcad should come easier to him ha!) It seems like there is mixed information about it. Some say you have to have units with dynamic focusing, others say you need expensive software.
So two questions:
1. Are there any good alternatives to EZCAD that would work with his controller that he might be less frustrated with? (LMCV4-FIBER-M)
2. Can you do 2.5D engravings with a 30-Watt Fiber Laser without dynamic focus and what software is available to do that from STL files?