CNC for model making

[Jefta]

Hello everyone
I am opening this thread exclusively for CNC. Researching the pages of this forum, and others as well as on YouTube, related to the construction of ship models, I found a lot of information for 3d printing and for laser, but unfortunately very little for CNC.
I am a beginner and want to master the use of CNC for model making, and it seems to me that there are many people who find this topic interesting. Now we are in the year 2025 and a lot of new things are appearing. As I said, having researched this topic for some time now, I am more confused and undecided, and I hope to find some help here.
To begin with, I will ask a few questions and some guidelines that interest me. First of all:
-Which program is suitable for our hobby, without costing like a heart transplant https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png, is it:
- Fusion
- Vectric 2dcut or Vcarv
-Carveco
or someone else?
- How to use the drawing from my monograph and plans and make a piece on my CNC router (small 3018pro), ship decorations for example. On my home printer I can scan:
- BITMAP
- JPEG
-PNG
-TIFF
- MULTI-TIFF
- PDF
I saw on this forum that a workshop for Fusion in model making is offered, I sent a query both here on that topic and directly on the site where it is offered, but unfortunately without any response.
I'm on the fence about buying a Vectric Vcarv and it's not exactly cheap for a hobby but that's about the upper limit I'd be willing to pay. Because this is just my fun and enjoyment in making models, I have no intention of making a business out of this and making money.

[Kevin-the-lubber]

While I haven't noticed any F360 workshops on here, there is a huge amount of free tuition on youtube and back in the day, my go-to was Kevin Kennedy. I can't help you with vectric or carveco but for what it's worth, I would start with free software and take it from there before spending $300+ on something I might not like.