Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-21 Thread John Dammeyer
> > > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 7:39 AM Nicklas SB Karlsson > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have registered to Freecad mailing lists and posted on at least > > > > > one > > > > > of > > > > > them but they seems dead. Anybody else activing in Freecad? > > > > > > > Yes mailing-lists

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-21 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
fre 2022-10-21 klockan 09:20 +0200 skrev Jérémie Tarot: > Le jeu. 20 oct. 2022 à 20:05, Nicklas SB Karlsson a > écrit : > > > tor 2022-10-20 klockan 10:31 -0700 skrev Chris Albertson: > > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 7:39 AM Nicklas SB Karlsson > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Have registered

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-21 Thread Jérémie Tarot
Le jeu. 20 oct. 2022 à 20:05, Nicklas SB Karlsson a écrit : > tor 2022-10-20 klockan 10:31 -0700 skrev Chris Albertson: > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 7:39 AM Nicklas SB Karlsson > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Have registered to Freecad mailing lists and posted on at least one > > > of > > > them but

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-21 Thread Jérémie Tarot
Le jeu. 20 oct. 2022 à 22:52, a écrit : > Spot drills are also available in carbide which is much stiffer than a HSS > spot drill. > For best accuracy, the tip angle of the spot drill should be greater than > the angle of your drill. That is, for a 118-degree drill a spot drill of > 120 degrees

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread ken.strauss
: Nicklas SB Karlsson Sent: October 20, 2022 2:11 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole Center drill is 60 degree angle. It have thick shaft which is good but thinner tip. Spot drill is 90 degree angle and have found

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Ralph Stirling
-- Ralph From: Nicklas SB Karlsson [n...@nksb.eu] Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:23 AM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Walla Walla University ema

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
Center drill is 60 degree angle. It have thick shaft which is good but thinner tip. Spot drill is 90 degree angle and have found statements it is made fo precise bore hole placement so muste be a good choice. Will try the spot drill to make a dent, probably 8mm to get a stiff shaft. Or maybe

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
tor 2022-10-20 klockan 10:31 -0700 skrev Chris Albertson: > On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 7:39 AM Nicklas SB Karlsson > wrote: > > > > > Have registered to Freecad mailing lists and posted on at least one > > of > > them but they seems dead. Anybody else activing in Freecad? > > > > Dead?   There

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench

2022-10-20 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
tor 2022-10-20 klockan 10:31 -0700 skrev Chris Albertson: > On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 7:39 AM Nicklas SB Karlsson > wrote: > > > > > Have registered to Freecad mailing lists and posted on at least one > > of > > them but they seems dead. Anybody else activing in Freecad? > > > > Dead?   There

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Chris Albertson
On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 10:14 AM Matthew Herd wrote: > Or (preferably) use a spot drill, which is even more robust. I think he was asking about how to modify FreeCAD software, not how to drill a hole. Perhaps modify the G-code generator to do as you say and add a tool-change. But how

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Chris Albertson
On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 7:39 AM Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: > > Have registered to Freecad mailing lists and posted on at least one of > them but they seems dead. Anybody else activing in Freecad? > Dead? There have been a dozen forum posts today, and it is still morning

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Matthew Herd
Or (preferably) use a spot drill, which is even more robust. They typically have a 90 degree point angle and are very rigid. > On Oct 20, 2022, at 12:59 PM, Thomas J Powderly wrote: > > Hi Nicklas > > always center drill first > > tomp > > On 10/20/22 9:23 PM, Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: >>

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Thomas J Powderly
Hi Nicklas always center drill first tomp On 10/20/22 9:23 PM, Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: There is some things missing in the Freecad path workbench of which some are rather simple to fix. Zig facing operation, rigid tapping, G95 feed per revolution or tooth is not possible and these are

[Emc-users] Freecad path workbench + drilling small hole

2022-10-20 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
There is some things missing in the Freecad path workbench of which some are rather simple to fix. Zig facing operation, rigid tapping, G95 feed per revolution or tooth is not possible and these are probably not to hard to fix. While reorder and get blank from machining of previous operation might

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2022-01-27 Thread Jérémie Tarot
Le mar. 25 janv. 2022 à 10:23, andrew beck a écrit : > Hey guys check this out > > Free cad is getting way better > > https://youtu.be/U9630DAmOA0 Yes indeed! Join us patroning Path workbench https://www.patreon.com/sliptonic And thanks for pointing to that unknown channel 

[Emc-users] Freecad

2022-01-25 Thread andrew beck
Hey guys check this out Free cad is getting way better https://youtu.be/U9630DAmOA0 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

[Emc-users] Freecad update

2021-01-03 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
As it was discussed before. Trying again I found "check for update and" button + "update" button download a new appimage, doing it is several times download it several. To run the new first press quit button and then execute the new version. ___

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-23 Thread Todd Zuercher
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 > > >

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 at 05:45, TJoseph Powderly wrote: > > Stop labelling messages as SPAM It's easy enough to edit the subject before replying. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics."

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Martin Dobbins
Can you select, copy, and paste the code you see on screen to a text file? I don't know, I didn't try. Martin ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
How about HeeksCAD/CAM? https://sites.google.com/site/heekscad/ https://sites.google.com/site/heekscad/news/linuxversion The only difference between the free and paid version is the free version puts a note at the start of the G-Code it outputs, which can easily be removed with a text editor.

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
Can you select, copy, and paste the code you see on screen to a text file? On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 8:07:24 AM MDT, 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

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread grumpy--- via Emc-users
On Sun, 20 Sep 2020, Bruce Layne wrote: I'm not a professional draftsman.? I was initially intimidated by FreeCAD, as many people naturally are.? I knew when I was glomming parts together using geometric primitives that I wasn't doing *real* CAD, but that inelegant method allowed me to produce

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Bruce Layne
On 9/20/20 3:47 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 20 September 2020 01:50:10 Bruce Layne wrote: > >> Creating an STL from a FreeCAD part is about as simple as it can be. >> > How many times do I have to say it? Freecad has an export to linuxcnc > menu. It does not work. You cropped the part

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread N
> ... > I assume Fusion360 and Solidworks make it much easier to work in 2D and > 3D.  It's not terribly difficult in FreeCAD, but I find it cumbersome to > switch gears.  If I want a rectangular plate with some holes or a disk > or tube, it's much easier to use the 3D primitives.  It's certainly

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Bruce Layne
I'm not a professional draftsman.  I was initially intimidated by FreeCAD, as many people naturally are.  I knew when I was glomming parts together using geometric primitives that I wasn't doing *real* CAD, but that inelegant method allowed me to produce simple usable parts.  Some complex parts

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Martin Dobbins
In the meantime I've found that freecad treated my diameters as radii, so the posted image is too big by 2x for xy. Its a 50mm diameter pipe, 35mm long, with a 28mm diameter bore. Makes sense, but big dummy at work. :-) That's a lathe job surely? Why are you trying to mill it? Hope you

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Gene Heskett
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

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Martin Dobbins
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

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 20 September 2020 05:36:36 Lester Caine wrote: > On 20/09/2020 08:34, Gene Heskett wrote: > > BUT when I fill in that blank, github > > says that address exists > > Have you tried simply asking it to reset your password? It will send > it to the email address you are trying to use. > >

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 20 September 2020 05:31:13 Lester Caine wrote: > On 20/09/2020 08:47, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> Type in the filename, select the directory where you want it > >> (defaults to the current location), and select STL from the list of > >> many export options. > > > > And that part works

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread andy pugh
On Sun, 20 Sep 2020 at 06:52, Bruce Layne wrote: > It's amazing how much can be > accomplished by using geometric primitives (cube, cone, sphere, > cylinder, torus) and using Boolean operations to add or subtract these > components, then using chamfer or fillet on the edges. I would suggest

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Lester Caine
On 20/09/2020 08:34, Gene Heskett wrote: BUT when I fill in that blank, github says that address exists Have you tried simply asking it to reset your password? It will send it to the email address you are trying to use. When I first started playing with the 3D printer I registered with

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Lester Caine
On 20/09/2020 08:47, Gene Heskett wrote: Type in the filename, select the directory where you want it (defaults to the current location), and select STL from the list of many export options. And that part works fine. BUT I NEED A SOLID METAL PART! > Going back 15 or or years, creating gcode

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 20 September 2020 01:50:10 Bruce Layne wrote: > Creating an STL from a FreeCAD part is about as simple as it can be. > How many times do I have to say it? Freecad has an export to linuxcnc menu. It does not work. > Highlight the part by clicking on it in the left hand Application >

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 20 September 2020 01:25:34 Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: > Ugh. Why can't it just do all that automatically to whatever is the > currently selected part of what's on the screen, or all of it if all > of what's on screen is one object?Save > Export > .STL and the > software does

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Bruce Layne
Creating an STL from a FreeCAD part is about as simple as it can be. Highlight the part by clicking on it in the left hand Application window. Click File-Export Type in the filename, select the directory where you want it (defaults to the current location), and select STL from the list of many

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
Ugh. Why can't it just do all that automatically to whatever is the currently selected part of what's on the screen, or all of it if all of what's on screen is one object?Save > Export > .STL and the software does the rest behind the scenes. On Saturday, September 19, 2020, 12:03:07 PM MDT,

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Martin Dobbins
but the cut object is the only selection that highlights it all. Is there a weld it all together step I've missed? Hi Gene, I've only played with the path workbench a little when I was trying to work out g-code for a drag knife, a project I dumped because the hardware I set up wasn't going

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 19 September 2020 18:37:43 Martin Dobbins wrote: > I see all that, but if I select gcolde to feed my milling machine > running the master version of LinuxCNC, it brings up a list of > post-proc's, one of which is Linuxcnc. And if sent as a print job to > my huge brother mfc-j6920-dw,

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Martin Dobbins
I see all that, but if I select gcolde to feed my milling machine running the master version of LinuxCNC, it brings up a list of post-proc's, one of which is Linuxcnc. And if sent as a print job to my huge brother mfc-j6920-dw, it spits out a blank sheet of glossy photo paper. So I'm locked out

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 19 September 2020 17:02:31 Chris Albertson wrote: > I don't understand this. Wouldn't you look at the file on the monitor > before trying to print it? > > Every project tracks problems differently. Many will use github's > problem tracker.It appears this is the case with

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Chris Albertson
I don't understand this. Wouldn't you look at the file on the monitor before trying to print it? Every project tracks problems differently. Many will use github's problem tracker.It appears this is the case with FreeCAD.I see there are currently 41 open issues and over 3,100 closed

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 19 September 2020 15:31:58 Martin Dobbins wrote: > And I just found that it generates NO errors for either a gcode export > that generates no file, and issues a blank page when you print it. The > only file type it will generate is *.FCstd's. To quote Jackie G., > What a revoltin

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Martin Dobbins
And I just found that it generates NO errors for either a gcode export that generates no file, and issues a blank page when you print it. The only file type it will generate is *.FCstd's. To quote Jackie G., What a revoltin development that is... Hi Gene, I'm using the AP image too If I

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 19 September 2020 12:43:29 Chris Albertson wrote: > You will not find a tutorial that will walk you through making the > part you want. But you will find one that starts out showing you how > to make a 2D sketch And another that shows how to define dimension > that are functions of

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread grumpy--- via Emc-users
On Sat, 19 Sep 2020, Gene Heskett wrote: On Saturday 19 September 2020 12:06:30 grumpy--- via Emc-users wrote: On Sat, 19 Sep 2020, Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings all; I am determined to create the adapter to bolt or clamp to the worm bearing boss stick out of this BS-1 in hope that I will

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 19 September 2020 12:06:30 grumpy--- via Emc-users wrote: > On Sat, 19 Sep 2020, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I am determined to create the adapter to bolt or clamp to the worm > > bearing boss stick out of this BS-1 in hope that I will eventually > > get that

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Chris Albertson
Sorry, left out links. You really have to work through this... https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Getting_started This is one problem with Open Sorce CAD.The billion-dollar multinational corporations can afford to produce professional-level online classes and hire good voice actors for the

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 19 September 2020 12:06:30 grumpy--- via Emc-users wrote: > On Sat, 19 Sep 2020, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I am determined to create the adapter to bolt or clamp to the worm > > bearing boss stick out of this BS-1 in hope that I will eventually > > get that

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Dave Matthews
On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 12:46 PM Chris Albertson wrote: > > > I'm actually watching a Solidworks online class now. > > >From the previous emails I am assuming the EAA version. Does it include the CAM modules? Looking for a Fusion replacement that will allow design and tool path generation all

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Chris Albertson
You will not find a tutorial that will walk you through making the part you want. But you will find one that starts out showing you how to make a 2D sketch And another that shows how to define dimension that are functions of other dimensions and another that talks about making "extrusions"

Re: [Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread grumpy--- via Emc-users
On Sat, 19 Sep 2020, Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings all; I am determined to create the adapter to bolt or clamp to the worm bearing boss stick out of this BS-1 in hope that I will eventually get that encoded motor I ordered. So I went out and took some measurements. The diameter of where it

[Emc-users] freecad, latest, starter tut?

2020-09-19 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; I am determined to create the adapter to bolt or clamp to the worm bearing boss stick out of this BS-1 in hope that I will eventually get that encoded motor I ordered. So I went out and took some measurements. The diameter of where it will clamp to is 28mm. The diameter of the

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 28 July 2020 15:38:19 Chris Albertson wrote: > I'm looking at this imported step file.I see many details I'd > change. For example the "bearing cap" has some M4 screws thread into > holes with no threads and the blocks with the unthreaded holes look > like they would break. I'd

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Albertson
I'm looking at this imported step file.I see many details I'd change. For example the "bearing cap" has some M4 screws thread into holes with no threads and the blocks with the unthreaded hills look like they would break. I'd fill that area with plastic or use some big fillets. Lots of

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 28 July 2020 12:52:09 Chris Albertson wrote: > Don't scale the entire part unless caliper show you the entire part is > scaled too small. (this is very unlikely) Better to simply adjust > the one hole you need to be larger. Or if it is less than about > 0.1mm put the part on a

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 28 July 2020 12:34:33 Martin Dobbins wrote: > Freecad newbie, and I'd like to get a printout of the parts list in > this .step file. The list it shows in the upper left panel. > > This is version 16, is it possible, and if so how? > > Hi Gene, > > Just tried to reply to you because I

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Albertson
This is likey a good enough BOM for that step file Make it by using "grep ASSEMBLY_USAGE_OCCURRENCE" on the .step file. It will require some hand cleanup. #206=NEXT_ASSEMBLY_USAGE_OCCURRENCE('MOTOR_CAP:1','MOTOR_CAP:1',

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Albertson
Don't scale the entire part unless caliper show you the entire part is scaled too small. (this is very unlikely) Better to simply adjust the one hole you need to be larger. Or if it is less than about 0.1mm put the part on a lather and bore it out to size. I did this to all my timing belt

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Martin Dobbins
Freecad newbie, and I'd like to get a printout of the parts list in this .step file. The list it shows in the upper left panel. This is version 16, is it possible, and if so how? Hi Gene, Just tried to reply to you because I tried this out with version 19. I'm a newbie on Freecad too, so I

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 28 July 2020 02:59:01 Chris Albertson wrote: > .STEP started out as the native format for Solidworks but is now an > ISO standard. You can read and write the file with many different > programs. FreeCAD is one. > > But the file is just a plain old ASCII text file. If there is some >

Re: [Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Albertson
.STEP started out as the native format for Solidworks but is now an ISO standard. You can read and write the file with many different programs. FreeCAD is one. But the file is just a plain old ASCII text file. If there is some data inside try "grep" or just a text editor and search for a word.

[Emc-users] freecad vs BOM

2020-07-28 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; Freecad newbie, and I'd like to get a printout of the parts list in this .step file. The list it shows in the upper left panel. This is version 16, is it possible, and if so how? Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap,

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad STL

2020-07-01 Thread Chris Albertson
If you followed those instructions, the object remained a mesh of triangles over the whole operation. But that's OK as the article was explaining STL file mesh repair. The repair method is reasonable, they have you import the STL, make a tiny change then re-export the part as STL and have faith

[Emc-users] Freecad STL

2020-07-01 Thread Martin Dobbins
I had some time on my hands  I decided to see if Freecad would import an stl. I followed the instructions here: https://all3dp.com/1/7-free-stl-editors-edit-repair-stl-files/ and used an XYZ calibration cube stl which came from here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1278865/files The

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 23:01, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Now, I'm likely totally wrong, but companies tied > to DirectX have an incentive to keep Windows up there, and they are slowly > getting hammered, and re-writing for OpenGL is of course $$ Autodesk have Fusion as a native app on the

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Hi Bruce; They are either dinosaurs, ref: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-developer-reveals-linux-is-now-more-used-on-azure-than-windows-server/ or they are using DirectX, rather than OpenGL. I did spend a *little* bit of time on the HTML5 standards group, and was interested to hear of

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread Bruce Layne
Soon after the introduction of Fusion360, I inquired about a Linux version on the Fusion360 forum.  I expressed the belief that Autodesk must be using cross platform development tools, and while it wouldn't be as simple as clicking a Compile For Linux button, it shouldn't be too difficult to

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 21:19, Chris Albertson wrote: > I bet they open this up to everyone. Mac is moving to Arm processors and > it would be easier for Autodesk to open up running in a browser then to > poort to Arm. I doubt that there will be much difficulty porting. Apple have done this

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread N
> It looks like running in a browser is one of the features you get with a > paid subscription. Subscription is not a bad deal at $250 per year if you > use it daily and you are making $100K per year with it. You happen to know anywhere make this money with it? In case I could work half as

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread Chris Albertson
It looks like running in a browser is one of the features you get with a paid subscription. Subscription is not a bad deal at $250 per year if you use it daily and you are making $100K per year with it.$250 is worth just getting generative design and the more advanced CAM features I bet

[Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread Martin Dobbins
I'm pretty sure this is a spoof and done for laughs, but this is the kind of thing that can happen if your cam doesn't let you specify which part to cut out first and doesn't cope well with drag knives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1fs3ByL2Jg I haven't had too much time to play today but

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread Chris Albertson
FreeCAD is Open Source. You can add any new feature to it you want. But for simple engraving dxf2gcode or maybe pycam works. Both are open source and written in Python and should run on any computer. Fusion360 will create the vCare-like tool paths also it does parallel passes or watermark or

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 19:01, Chris Albertson wrote: > Onshape runs in a browser. Fusion 360 is a native app for Windows and Mac. You definitely could run Fusion 360 in a browser in 2017. If I try to "open in web browser" one of my F360 models then I get told I don't have the correct

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread Chris Albertson
Onshape runs in a browser. Fusion 360 is a native app for Windows and Mac. You can run Onshape in Chrome on a Linux system. To run Fusion360 on Linux, you need to run it in a virtual machine with Windows. If people have bought older PCs to run LinuxCNC, you do not want o run any kind of CAD

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 02:16, Martin Dobbins wrote: > Very cool, shame it doesn't run on Linux. > I think that you can run Fusion in a web browser, so that might be an option for Linux. I use Fusion a lot, but I hate myself for it. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-29 Thread Lester Caine
On 29/06/2020 01:10, Chris Albertson wrote: I've been hunting and following up leads but I've not seen a complete free CAM system. Maybe Fusion's comes closest. A good project would be for someone to make a feature matrix. That would certainly be useful. I still use vCarve when I need a

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Martin Dobbins
Very cool, shame it doesn't run on Linux. I'm pleased to say (kudos to the developers) that Freecad isn't any more difficult than that. It runs on Windows, Mac or Linux, so I think the people who wrote it had to do a lot more work than the people who wrote Fusion 360 and without a paycheck.

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Chris Albertson
Sorry Left this off https://youtu.be/E0bhdr84FNU On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 5:54 PM Chris Albertson wrote: > All of the 3D CAD systems work nearly idetically to this.It is like > this with modern text editors too. You highlight the word then click > "bold" and the word goes bold. The

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Chris Albertson
All of the 3D CAD systems work nearly idetically to this.It is like this with modern text editors too. You highlight the word then click "bold" and the word goes bold. The world has pretty much standardized on how word processing works. The same is true with 3D CAD.Every system

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 4:37 PM Ken Strauss wrote: > > ..., does it implement only the most basic 2.5D > toolpaths or are helical entry, canned cycles, peck drilling, HSM toolpaths, > etc available? It does some of what you ask for but not all. It handles drilling and ramp entry and helical

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 28 June 2020 13:13:53 Martin Dobbins wrote: > Hi Gene, > > The app image I'm using (since the path workbench failed) is > 0.18-16146. It loads the path workbench fine and hasn't crashed yet, > but I do have some niggles: > > It's slower than molasses to load. > The numerical boxes it

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Ken Strauss
> -Original Message- > From: Martin Dobbins [mailto:tu...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 4:48 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] Freecad > > Since the recent discussion about freecad, when I mentioned I am running a > old

[Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Martin Dobbins
Since the recent discussion about freecad, when I mentioned I am running a older version from Appimage with some niggly issues, I have come to realize that the development version of freecad is available from here: https://wiki.freecadweb.org/AppImage It is quite possible to run more than one

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Martin Dobbins
Hi Gene, The app image I'm using (since the path workbench failed) is 0.18-16146. It loads the path workbench fine and hasn't crashed yet, but I do have some niggles: It's slower than molasses to load. The numerical boxes it produces in response to a dimensioning request are squished and

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Lester Caine
On 28/06/2020 16:21, Gene Heskett wrote: Your freecad version number please? Personally I have 0.18.4-6.5 currently, and all the parts I've machined via Freecad have been on the 0.18 base. 3 axis Path was added in 0.18 and in theory 4 axis version will be part of 0.19. Although not sure

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 28 June 2020 10:26:38 N wrote: > > I thought I would post this for anyone that might step this way in > > future  > > > > Following discussions on freecad producing g-code, I've been > > experimenting. The workbench is where this all happens, but > > going to that location produced

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-28 Thread N
> I thought I would post this for anyone that might step this way in future  > > Following discussions on freecad producing g-code, I've been experimenting. > The workbench is where this all happens, but going to that location > produced "libnglib.so: cannot open shared object file: No such

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-27 Thread Mark
On 6/27/20 14:23, Chris Albertson wrote: This is one big reason I recommend people use either Onshape of Fusion 360 -- Stability and a fully built out feature set.I'm a fan of Open Source software but not when there is a better free solution. I recommend the above because most users are

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-27 Thread Chris Albertson
This is one big reason I recommend people use either Onshape of Fusion 360 -- Stability and a fully built out feature set.I'm a fan of Open Source software but not when there is a better free solution. I recommend the above because most users are not technically proficient enough to solve

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-27 Thread Martin Dobbins
Thanks Chris, That worked Martin From: Chris Albertson Figure out where the old install place FreeCAD. Type "which freecad" and the you see the full path to the program. Then just deleter is using "rm". If you have some kind of desktop shortcut to the old

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-27 Thread Billy Huddleston
Funny.. I *JUST* found this issue.. sudo apt install netgen sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/netgen/* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ Should get it to work.. however, I've had FreeCAD crash 3 times in the past 15 minutes trying to use the Path workbench. I'm going to try the appimage to see if

Re: [Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-27 Thread Chris Albertson
Figure out where the old install place FreeCAD. Type "which freecad" and the you see the full path to the program. Then just deleter is using "rm". If you have some kind of desktop shortcut to the old freecad you just deleted then edit them to point to the appimage. On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at

[Emc-users] Freecad

2020-06-27 Thread Martin Dobbins
I thought I would post this for anyone that might step this way in future  Following discussions on freecad producing g-code, I've been experimenting. The workbench is where this all happens, but going to that location produced "libnglib.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or

[Emc-users] Freecad info for Gene and any one else that may find it useful

2017-04-06 Thread linden
quick Freecad notes There is a ppa with packages for stable and daily versions here toward the bottom of the page. https://freecadweb.org/wiki/Download. There is a PDF/wicki book here explaining the basic principles and how to use it here: