On Jun 14, 2010, at 2:07 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello! > > I see exe and zip files available for download from the provided link > http://code.google.com/p/dxf2gcode/ > These are files for windows. > > So that is why I wanted to ask - how do You install on Linux? >
Extract the source version, go into the extracted directory then start it with: ./dxf2gcode_b02.py works on Mac to! ;) Ries ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tags: Freelance TYPO3 Glassfish JasperReports JasperETL Flex Blaze-DS WebORB PostgreSQL DB-Architect email: r...@vantwisk.nl web: http://www.rvantwisk.nl/ skype: callto://r.vantwisk Phone: +1 (803) 426-3350 > with best regards, > > Viesturs > > 2010/6/14 Mark Thomas <mtho...@co-japan.com>: >> On Monday, June 14, 2010 09:17:51 am Ries van Twisk wrote: >>> On Jun 13, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Shaffin Bhanji wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Can someone recommend a good CAM/Toolpath software that natively >>>> runs >>>> on Linux/Ubuntu along side of EMC2. >>>> >>>> I am currently in the process of coverting my DXF file to >>>> generate the >>>> g-code but would like a graphical tool to help me achieve that. I >>>> am >>>> not sure what the defacto standard is. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Shaffin. >>> >>> I use dxf2gcode (http://code.google.com/p/dxf2gcode/), it never >>> failed >>> on me. >>> It's just not a handy tool, you cannot save settings and you cannot >>> zoom in, use layers etc, >>> not sure what it's status is though. >>> >>> However, the good news is that it has never failed on my, and runs >>> nicely along qcad. >>> >>> Ries >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> --- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate >>> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the >>> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> I'll second what Ries is saying, the qcad/dxf2gcode is one of my >> mainstay >> combos. Of course it would be great to have a slightly more flexible >> converter, however I can't fault the code it generates, rock solid. >> Make sure >> when you download you pick the latest version. >> >> Mark >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate >> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the >> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
