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== Input == | == Input == | ||
* http://www.freebyte.com/cad/cadcam.htm#cadcamsystems | |||
* http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/CAM | |||
=== Generating G-Code === | |||
** [http://www.scorchworks.com/Fengrave/fengrave.html#download F-Engrave] - DXF to GCode, single pass only | |||
** [https://github.com/cnc-club/gcodetools gcodetools] for Inkscape (not tested yet) | |||
** [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dxf2gcode/ dxf2gcode] (not tested yet) | |||
** [http://www.thuijzer.nl/image2gcode/ image2gcode] online, not tested yet | |||
* PyCAM (not tested) | |||
** http://pepijndevos.nl/2012/04/23/fast-pycam-on-mac-using-homebrew.html | |||
* http://simplegcoder.com/ (not tested) | |||
* https://sites.google.com/site/heekscad/home/Details (not tested) | |||
Revision as of 21:04, 23 November 2015
We need to find the best Software stack to drive our CNC mill.
The tool chain need three parts:
- CAD/CAM Systems (to produce gcode from 3D model)
- CNC Controller Software (to feed the gcode to the machine)
- Software on Controller to translate gcode into stepper commands (can be part of CNC Controller)
Requirements
- more or less easy to use
- manual operation with external controller possible
- not to expensive
- fast
- Able to control break on Z axis
possible Solutions
= Smoothie board
- CNC Contoller
Todo
Input
Generating G-Code
- F-Engrave - DXF to GCode, single pass only
- gcodetools for Inkscape (not tested yet)
- dxf2gcode (not tested yet)
- image2gcode online, not tested yet
- PyCAM (not tested)
- http://simplegcoder.com/ (not tested)
- https://sites.google.com/site/heekscad/home/Details (not tested)
