On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 at 12:50, Steffen Möller via Emc-developers <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> * G-code compatibility - what can we do to ensure that anything that FreeCAD > generates can indeed be interpreted by LinuxCNC in an automated fashion? LinuxCNC supports splines and NURBS. As far as I know no CAM software outputs those. In fact, many CAM softwares don't even output arcs.... https://linuxcnc.org/docs/stable/html/gcode/g-code.html#gcode:g5 I am not at all clear if there is any technical advantage in outputting splines / NURBS from a CAM other than smaller file sizes in some cases, but that's not really of much value as most CAM G-code is never read by human eyes and the file size is small in real terms. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
