[Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Kent Reed
Gentle persons: Take a gander at http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invention/ looks like SketchUp may get a run for its money. Regards, Kent PS - I pointed you at Hackaday rather at DesignSpark directly in order to give credit where credit is due

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 14 September 2013 09:49:31 Kent Reed did opine: Gentle persons: Take a gander at http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invent ion/ looks like SketchUp may get a run for its money. Regards, Kent That will not be that hard. Sketchup seems far

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Kent Reed
Trying to head off the inevitable flurry of followup messages, I should note that DesignSpark says *Operating Systems:* Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Microsoft® Windows 7 Microsoft® Windows 8 DesignSpark Mechanical is not supported on virtual platforms. I

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 September 2013 13:21, Kent Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com wrote: http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invention/ I have been using the Designspark PCB design software for a few years and it is pretty good. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it.

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 14 September 2013 10:24:55 Kent Reed did opine: Trying to head off the inevitable flurry of followup messages, I should note that DesignSpark says *Operating Systems:* Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Microsoft® Windows 7 Microsoft® Windows

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Same here, so I will be very interested in having a good look at the mechanical package. On 2013/09/14 05:13 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 14 September 2013 13:21, Kent Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com wrote: http://hackaday.com/2013/09/13/designspark-mechanical-the-gift-of-invention/ I have been

Re: [Emc-users] Displaying a variable in the Axis Custom Panel

2013-09-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 September 2013 01:53, Cecil Thomas wctho...@chartertn.net wrote: The default lathe setup has only 2 axes. It is not obvious to me how to add the third axis for the speed knob. Can I add the third axis in the .ini file without messing up anything Something I forgot to say last

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Sat, 9/14/13, Kent Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 6:21 AM Gentle persons: Take a gander

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone Image Available

2013-09-14 Thread John Prentice (FS)
Greetings I have run a real machine and made chips with the BBB and MachineKit package. And very impressive and promising it is even with a 750 kB engraving job. Trying to get beyond the basic integration shows my poor Linux fundamentals :=( (a) Having used the bootable SD card I can

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone Image Available

2013-09-14 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 9/14/2013 3:58 PM, John Prentice (FS) wrote: Greetings I have run a real machine and made chips with the BBB and MachineKit package. And very impressive and promising it is even with a 750 kB engraving job. Trying to get beyond the basic integration shows my poor Linux fundamentals :=(

[Emc-users] Anyone wants a Leblond Makino CNC lathe

2013-09-14 Thread Igor Chudov
25 inches swing, 39 inches between centers. Has an old Fanuc GN6 controller and, most likely, DC servo motors. Weighs appx. 10k lbs. Running condition is UNKNOWN, since I do not have it yet. But I want to put this ad out now, because I will not have any time to market it. It is either sell right

Re: [Emc-users] just noticed on Hackaday --- new free 3D CAD program almost here

2013-09-14 Thread Ron Bean
DesignSpark Mechanical is not supported on virtual platforms. I don't know if is not supported means it won't work or just we don't care enough to test. That's probably because virtual machines don't give you access to the video hardware, which 3D CAD programs rely on for usable speed. Instead

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone wants a Leblond Makino CNC lathe

2013-09-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Sat, 9/14/13, Igor Chudov ichu...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: [Emc-users] Anyone wants a Leblond Makino CNC lathe To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 3:30 PM 25 inches swing, 39 inches between centers. Has an old Fanuc