On 10 June 2017 at 03:53, Cecil Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> His machine was running Mach3 and he got the laptop with the setup files > and Mach3 but I think the license stayed with the previous owner. He wants > me to convert it to LinuxCNC and I am willing to help but I can foresee > trying to reverse engineer someone else's reverse engineering. If the machine is controlled via Mach3 and a parallel port then you should be able to just import the Mach3 XML file into LinuxCNC Stepconf and use that. If it is using a smoothstepper or similar then it might be a bit harder. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
