On Friday, 1 April 2022 11:04:09 EDT Steffen Möller wrote: > On 01.04.22 16:59, Hans Unzner wrote: > > Regarding the CAM software: > > It feels for me a bit like everyone is building/having their own CAM > > tool. > > Just to mention a few that comes into my mind: NativeCAM, PyCam, > > https://forum.linuxcnc.org/31-cad-cam/45456-simple-linux-cam?start=0 > > I haven't worked with them so I don't know the strengths of these > > tools. But wouldn't it be nice to concentrate the energy on building > > one that covers all? And this could be the "official LinuxCNC CAM" > > that is shipped with LinuxCNC according to Steffens vision... > > How about this: If two people on this list are supporting a particular > Open Source CAM tool and volunteer to write a section for our > documentation (any language would do) on how to use it with LinuxCNC, > then I package it for Debian.
That would be great and OpenSCAD would be nice but it also is being developed at a high rate of speed. I use the AppImage here and its refreshed about monthly. The Stable issue is now around 14 months older than the current AppImage. OpenSCAD already has excellent docs. The AppImage is now up to 100x faster for some things. And 10x faster at most everything. Unfortunately, Stephen, I may be the only "wild card" here, both in the use of OpenSCAD and in the use of an rpi to drive a 3/4 ton 75 yo Sheldon lathe I rebuilt. I've an rpi4b in there now, but did it with an rp3b for a couple years. With some good luck I won't be alone, I sent a couple bootable u-sd's to another gent out on the left coast, 4 days ago who is going to see if he can run his 3 axis Cinci mill, and maybe even a Mazak with rpi4's. > Best, > Steffen Take care and stay well Stephen. [...] Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
