Sorry, that is (was) probably my fault. I read the mailing list from work on a
windows machine using Outlook, and for some reason it keeps flagging mail from
certain individuals as spam. (I have not been able to figure it out. Marking
the senders as trusted only stopped their messages from ending up in the junk
folder, but not the labeling. I'll try to do better at removing the "SPAM"
label when replying in the future.
Todd Zuercher
P. Graham Dunn Inc.
630 Henry Street
Dalton, Ohio 44618
Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031
-Original Message-
From: Stuart Stevenson
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:50 AM
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SPAM: Re: freecad, latest, starter tut?
[EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe.
Orient the part to zero using translation routines.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 11:45 PM TJoseph Powderly wrote:
> Stop labelling messages as SPAM
> HTH can we have topics labelled SPAM this and SPAM that?
> Stop replying to threads SPAM* !
> Who is playing Judge or God here fingering witches?
> STOP
> The topics and labels on this list are already _barely_ connected to OP.
> tomp
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 11:10 PM Chris Albertson
> wrote:
> >
> > I think the bottom line with FreeCAD is that is working fine if you
> > need
> to
> > make one part and 3D print it. But it is not quite ready for
> > complex machine design or making parts with subtractive machine tools
> > (lathes and
> > mills) But it covers maybe 90% of hobbyist use cases. This email list
> > where (we assume) everyone has access to CNC is kind of the
> > exception in the hobby/maker world.
> >
> > If you are making a living at this, just buy a license for a
> > top-tier product. Time is money.
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 10:42 PM Frank Tkalcevic <
> > fr...@franksworkshop.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > > I was impressed that FreeCAD could import lots of different CAD
> formats. I
> > > tried to use the CAM (Path) on an old STEP file, but I couldn't
> > > work
> out
> > > how
> > > to orient my part, and set the origin to the bottom-left top
> > > corner of
> the
> > > box stock. Reading the forums, it seems that isn't possible (talk
> > > of
> local
> > > coordinate systems, but no implementation).
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Todd Zuercher [mailto:to...@pgrahamdunn.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 22 September 2020 4:51 AM
> > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
> > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SPAM: Re: freecad, latest, starter tut?
> > >
> > > Generating g-code with Freecad is a bit of an arduous process.
> Especially
> > > for the first time. After you've made your 3d model, you have to
> convert
> > > that drawing into a part, then you have to create a Job amd set up
> > > your tool library, then add the tools to the Job, then configure
> > > the machine
> driver,
> > > then create all of the machining tool paths (using the Path
> > > Workbench.) Then only after you've created your tool paths, can
> > > you output g-code
> to a
> > > file. (The only g-code I've made with Frecad was using version
> > > 0.18.)
> > >
> > > Todd Zuercher
> > > P. Graham Dunn Inc.
> > > 630 Henry Street
> > > Dalton, Ohio 44618
> > > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Gene Heskett
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 11:09 AM
> > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: SPAM: Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?
> > >
> > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe.
> > >
> > > On Sunday 20 September 2020 10:04:48 Martin Dobbins wrote:
> > >
> > > > freecad has an export menu that claims to do gcode, but it does
> > > > not create the code, nor does it report any error I understand
> > > > when going thru the motions. freecad screenshot attached. A
> > > > simple torus shape, 50mm in diameter, 35mm tall, with a 28mm center
> > > > hole.
> > > >
> > > > Good morning Gene,
> > > >
> > > > I've looked through the midden heap of my drag knife folder and
> > > > I
> have
> > > > been unable to locate a file with g code. This bugged me
> > > > because I
> > > > *know* I saw readable g code from that project, then i
> > > > remembered how I had seen g-code (on screen) which is pretty
> > > > much as described in this video:
> > > >
> > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWU621P0gZk
> > > >
> > > > I know I expected to have human readable code at the end of this
> > > > project (pity I didn't complete it) because I'm working on a
> > > > desktop that is not connected to the CNC so I expected a text
> > > > file at the end that I could edit and rename to a .ngc file to
> > > > transfer to the CNC machine.
> > > >
> > > > If you can wait, I'll have a go at replicating the torus you
> > > > made and see if I can send the g code. If that works I will
> > > > (try) to tell you how I did it. Later today, I hope.
> > > >
> > > > Martin
> > >
> > > Not that big a hurry Martin, I don't
