On Tue, 2018-07-24 at 11:14 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: > On 07/24/2018 07:37 AM, Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: > > I use FreeCAD and Blender for the modeling and PyCAM to > > convert to gcode all on Debian > I'd like to hear more about this. I tried the VERY latest > FreeCAD a couple months ago and it seemed to have some > problems. So, we then went with Inventor (Autodesk). That > works pretty well, but can be very complicated for an > occasional user. > > I'm thinking maybe that I should not have tried the very > latest release of FreeCAD, and maybe let the new bugs get > fixed first. So, what version are you using? What source > of info did you find to learn to use it? > > Thanks, > > Jon
On which system are you having trouble? I use Freecad version 16 on debian, I have designed a cnc machine with it, but I do not use the included cam module which is at first stage I think PyCAM on debian can do everything at transforming models into gcode for 3 axis machining ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
