On 02/21/2013 10:58 AM, John Murphy wrote: > openscad is good for creating models, but it won't create gcode. > > openscam is great for viewing the output of g-code. > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Cogoman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >From a post on hackaday I got the impression OpenSCAD might be just what >> I need to generate G-CODE, but I find more information on 3-D printing >> G-CODE than routing. >> Am I suppose to export my project as a DXF, and then use DXF2GCODE, or >> is there another way usually used to get G-CODE for a router?
I've never used OpenSCAD. I have some friends who design parts with it that they then print out on 3d printers. It looks very promising and interesting, and I want to play with it some time. I've used FreeCAD to make drawings for machining before. Export as SVG, import the SVG into PyCAM, and get gcode out of PyCAM to feed to LinuxCNC on my mill. That toolchain is not without its wrinkles and warts, but it can make good parts. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
