On 02/18/11 13:24, yamazakir2 wrote:
As for the CAD software, I don't need anything robust, just something simple that can make what I described above. Free/open source would be great.
HeeksCAD is very usable 3D. With it you can quickly do booleans to create ports, slots, etc. It uses a 2D layer called sketch frequently to transfer a shape into 3D. You can start with inkscape to make a 2D path for a box gasket, for instance, then transfer that to a surface and extrude it to make a rectangular cross section solid out of it, then cut it from your box and you've got an o-ring groove on the box edge. Then export to STL, STEP, IGES, whatever your CNC uses. Or use HeeksCNC to generate toolpath G code directly, not needing any other software. I have not done a project all the way to CNC yet, but will in a few months. John _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
