Here's a post just got from Dan Andersson on the pcb-gcode forum.............
__________________________________ Eagle - eat your heart out! I just started a test of the TARGET 3000 pcb design software. I get EMC2 code out directly from the software AND! there are no practical limitation in size. The limit is 250 pins but if you make your design modular, this is not a problem. The software "feels" better than DesignSpark but that is a very subjective measure :) The Gcode output look clean. The pcb and drill info can be combined into one file ( don't like that tho' ) And the autolevelling software deals nicely with gcode as it looks so far. The software is German so I don't expect any bugs :) If youy are crossed on Eagle, try Target3000! No, I don't have shares in the company :) //Dan, M0DFI _______________________ On 11 January 2012 14:52, gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 07:39:33 AM Roland Jollivet did opine: > > > Hi Gene > > > > Why not up to speed with Eagle, albeit a horrible package. This has all > > been done ! > > > > The free version of eagle should suffice. There is an automatic g-code > > generator. Thats the best part. And some guys have written apps to probe > > the board prior to milling, to correct for undulations. > > > > If you look through the archives on the Yahoo forum, you should find all > > the info you need. > > See > > www.pcbgcode.com > > > > Regards > > Roland > > Roland, my freebie copy of eagle seems to have expired, its display has > turned bleached and transparent & largely unusable. So I downloaded the > current version but it will not install, says it needs libpng-14.so and I > have libpng-12. This on an absolutely uptodate install of 32 bit PCLos. > > Then I checked both ubunbtu-10.04 LTS and the just released Centos-6.2, but > I have not found anything but libpng-12.so yet. > > So I wrote cadsoft last friday asking them what distro's are using that > bleeding edge of a libpng, but of course they haven't answered. Beneath > their dignity I guess. > > Cadsoft has, AFAIAC, shot themselves in the foot by effectively disabling > the ability of their software to run on anything more stable than fedora, > which I bailed out of about 3 years ago, tired of being used for a lab rat. > > I wasn't schmartd enough to see if I could dl an older version, probably > should have I suppose. When I cool off that is. > > > On 11 January 2012 07:53, gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > > Hello all; > > > > > > In carving these pcb's for the encoder, I only have room to clamp one > > > edge, the back edge of the pcb. > > > > > > I carved a dead flat pocket about 30 thou deep and slightly larger > > > than the raw pcb material, gouging out the left front corner so the > > > board, when pulled left & forward, isn't riding the corner, but is > > > located by the left & front edges of this plywood containing the > > > milled pocket. But when I add a small board across the rear edge of > > > the board and clamp down on it, the front edge of the board rises > > > slightly, about 5 thou I'd SWAG. > > > > > > Is there a way to couple the y axis position to a small z axis shift > > > so that the engraving tool will stay within a thou or so of the > > > correct depth relative to the warped pcb's surface by driving the z > > > deeper as y moves the table forward to work on the rear portion of > > > the pcb. Something on the order of 5 thou down at the rear of the > > > board, over a y travel of 1 inch, would help, a lot. > > > > > > I've read the pages about mapping screws, but ANAICT, that can only > > > correct the same axis for errors and wear in that axis's drive, but I > > > don't see a way to make z move as y moves. > > > > > > Is it there & I'm too dumb to find it? > > > > > > Thanks everybody. > > > > > > Cheers, Gene > > > -- > > > > > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > > > > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > > > My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> > > > <Kensey> RMS for President??? > > > <RelDrgn> ...or ESR, he wants a new job ;) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -------- Ridiculously easy VDI. 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