Re: [Emc-users] Draftsight for Linux

2011-03-14 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/3/14 Stephen Wille Padnos spad...@sover.net: Viesturs Lācis wrote: Wow, that is great news! I think that first few precedents are the hardest part here - we should see even more apps on Linux once the ice has started to move. Unfortunately I am afraid that SolidWorks licence will not be

Re: [Emc-users] Draftsight for Linux

2011-03-13 Thread Belli Button
Can this be true?? Hopefully SW is next http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=2662 -- Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the

Re: [Emc-users] Draftsight for Linux

2011-03-13 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:43:15 +0200, you wrote: Can this be true?? Hopefully SW is next Uggg - why? Steve Blackmore -- -- Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for

[Emc-users] DraftSight for linux, free beta

2011-03-13 Thread gene heskett
Hi all; I just downloaded and installed the mdv rpm on this pclos box, and the rpm went it except for the k-menu additions, so I have to run it from a user terminal session until I figure out how to edit the kmenu's on pclos. Has anyone else played with it yet? I ran it, selected 'new' as

Re: [Emc-users] Draftsight for Linux

2011-03-13 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Viesturs Lācis wrote: Wow, that is great news! I think that first few precedents are the hardest part here - we should see even more apps on Linux once the ice has started to move. Unfortunately I am afraid that SolidWorks licence will not be cheaper for Linux users and still will be in +10K

Re: [Emc-users] DraftSight for linux, free beta

2011-03-13 Thread Kyle Kerr
I think I need to start from square one.  But, before I put a lot of effort into this, is there such a thing as a .dwg to .ngc converter? If you can output dxf files, Inkscape may be able to read it in and output gcode for you. There is even a page in the linuxcnc wiki that shows how to get