I decided to install FreeCAD 0.18 to get the latest and greatest FreeCAM. Thanks for the encouragement, Lester.
I'm running Ubuntu so I didn't need to compile anything. There's a FreeCAD daily repository for Ubuntu. Details are here: https://launchpad.net/~freecad-maintainers/+archive/ubuntu/freecad-daily When I searched for the above link, I also saw a link to a YouTube video demonstrating the FreeCAD daily installation process if you like, but I didn't watch it. All I did was: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-daily sudo apt-get update Then I ran the Ubuntu software updater. Holy cow. The FreeCAD documentation is a third of a GB. Then I did: sudo apt-get install freecad-daily Ta da! Version 0.18. I removed the ppa from the repository because I'm not a developer and I don't need (or want) daily builds. I just wanted the latest FreeCAD. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-daily -r The above should work as well for a fresh install rather than an upgrade. In fact, I left the stable FreeCAD 0.16 installed in case I have problems with 0.18, but 0.18 seemed able to open the parts I designed with 0.16. Sorry if you aren't running Ubuntu and have a harder time getting the latest FreeCAD, but the above *might* work for other Debian based distros. On 3/22/19 6:52 PM, Lester Caine wrote: > Sorry I have to disagree with that ... I'm running perfectly good > gcode for the Taig mill from FreeCAD. Yes for 3D printing one of the > other slicer options is required, but for 2.5D machining it works well > enough and is improving all the time. > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
