Rats. No picture... > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: July-23-18 11:15 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CAD for LinuxCNC > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 10:21 PM Bruce Layne > <linux...@thinkingdevices.com> > wrote: > > > > > Many people now use Fusion360. There was a very attractive introductory > > deal to lure people back away from SolidWorks and similar 3D parametric > > CAD programs that had been gobbling up market share. I've witnessed > > these marketing driven software product cycles before. Enough people > > have now switched to Fusion360 that the door is about to slam shut. It > > won't be long before people are held hostage to the CAD files they > > created and they can be abused and exploited. AutoDesk got me on that > > one before. I'm not falling for it again, no matter how nice Fusion360 > > looks. > > > > > That is not going to happen for two reasons > 1) the deal is not introductory, It is licensed so that it is free for > those doing less then $50,000 of work per year Those doing more have to > pay for it > 2) it can save the files in any of about a dozen industry standard file > formats so it is really easy to move your projects both in and out of > Fusion. On the roadmap is to directly open and save to other file > formats. > > I'm fan of open source software but none of the open source 3D modeling > software is "there"yet. With the exception of "Blender" but that is mostly > aimed at the entertainment industry. It is all quite primitive and > especially the CAM parts. > > Again look at the parts YOU want to make. Here is an example of something > I worked on: The photo below is of a "mantis" arm with gripper and the > design was posted as "open source" but in Solidworks files. At first the > gripper looks nice but you quickly find that the design is un-even. Some > parts are to heavy, some are not strong enough and flex under load and the > gripper has twice as many ball bearing inside as it needs. The design > needs some revision. It as nearly trivealto import the gripper, modify > the parts, make some 3D printed and machine some metal parts. This is one > of the best 2-finger general purpose grippers and even better after some > fixes. The geared design is brilliant. But I think for many tasks two > fingers and thumb are needed because having only two points on an object > being lifted allows rotation. The rest of the arm does not perform as > well as it looks. The motors just don't have enough power to weight. But > I have built a whole series of mantis grippers > > > > > > > > > > > On 07/24/2018 12:17 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > Mini Poll here if possible > > > I use WIN-7 and design with AlibreCAD and use MecSoft AlibreCAM to > make > > the G-Code. As I get closer to getting the Mill converted I could do like > > I have with the CNC router and run WIN-XP and MACH3. > > > Or continue on the path I started with LinuxCNC. > > > > > > So what OS and CAD/CAM software are users of LinuxCNC working with? > > > > > > Thanks > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > 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 > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > 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 > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > 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 > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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