On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 23:01 -0400, Thomas Fritz wrote:
> I'm a Qcad user - a paying one, at that (free software *is* worth paying
> for!)
Amen! I have no problem paying a reasonable amount for software that
solves a problem for me -- I would just like to know that I can get in
there myself if necessary to make a change or fix a problem.
> CAMexpert has the added ability to output gcode, by use of a config /
> script file. In the demo version, there are several different configs,
> and I know one type outputs G2/G3 commands for arcs, while another uses
> an option to turn arcs into line segments of a specified length.
Thanks very much for this pointer. I've got the 10-min demo version,
went through the scripts, manually got a dxf file mocked up and sure
enough -- the "gcode_angle" script is correctly generating G2/G3 arc
moves.
I'm still not fond of Qcad for doing simple things -- it's UI and work
style doesn't make sense to me, but I'm sure it works for most people.
I have no problem digging in and grokking it for more complex stuff in
the future, I was just hoping to use a more simple drawing program for
the simple parts I want to mill, and build a toolchain from there to
g-code that still allows me to use G41/G42 tool comp.
But, I'm probably reaching the point of diminishing returns, and should
just buy Qcad/CamExpert, buck up to the learning curve, and mill my
damned parts! 8^)=
Thanks again, Thomas...
-Al
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