Till Harbaum / Lists wrote: > I wondering if i am doing a useless job since someone else already > did this or there's some other editor i am missing. Do you know of > something as simple as xfig being able to write gcode? Do you think > such an xfig patcg would be a useful contribution?
I think this would be very useful. I am quite sure I would use it personally. I agree that xfig is a bit odd: it takes longer to get used to than some other programs. Its not as slick as, for example, inkscape. But I think its better for certain things, and its the first program I turn to when I need to make a mechanical drawing. > > For future versions i am e.g. thinking about using the "line width" > of xfig to select tools and the layers of xfig for different > z-values. Do you think this makes sense? If there something the color > or line style could be mapped to? I think this does make sense, particularly if you mean, for example, that endmill diameters would be shown with correctly matched linewidths. It would be neat if users could somehow set what the depth (in real units) is for each indexed depth. I'd love to be tester for this if you need one! Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
