It isn't open source but SheetCam <www.sheetcam.com> is pretty low cost. It is 2.1/2D which is fine for most engineering type jobs. If you want to do complex 3 dimensional curves then it won't be suitable.
There is a Linux version but it is a little out of date. I'll update it shortly. Les Michael Hendricks wrote: > I have to ask the gurus before I go insane...Is there a good open source > CAM SW package out there? > > I have spent hours parousing the web, and have found a lot of options, > but I guess I'm having a hard time finding a Christmas tree in the > forest...The pages linked from the EMC documentation CNC Links page are > at least three years old - I'd imagine things have changed a bit since > the last time they were updated. > > My primary design app is TurboCAD (Windows), and since I have been using > it for >12 years, I'm kind of attached it. It can save as DXF, DWG, > STP, IGES and a lot of other formats - so have a good chance of creating > a good file for just about any CAM app. > > I'm hoping someone has already poked around, and would be willing to > share :-) > > I'm not (completely) unwilling to fork out $2K for a commercial package > if I really have to, but would REALLY like to avoid if possible...That's > more than half way towards the next toy (tool) I'm considering. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
