Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 4:32 AM, Ron Bean wrote: > > I've used Fusion360 but I'm still not used to the idea of using a 3D CAD > program to draw an inherently 2D part. I'll get there eventually. > You just make a sketch on one plane. Using it this way it is

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

>Draftsight is a free (but not open source) clone of Autocad (by the >maker of Solidworks) that works pretty well on Linux (64 bit). You >have to renew it every year, but I've found it to be pretty good. I >like the UI for it better than LibreCAD. I use Draftsight a lot, but the latest versions

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

I use AutoDesk's "Fusion360". It's free for most of us. Of course it will open AutoDesk's DXF file format. AutoDesk has gone a 180 degree turn on pricing making a premiere CAD/CAM program free. Fusion360 should be popular with anyone doing CNC work. It allows one to make 3D models and then

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

On 23/02/17 21:38, Ralph Stirling wrote: > FreeCAD is nice for 3d work, but Draftsight is my go-to for 2d. The FreeCad drafting desktop has been improving ... and the other specialist workbenches are unique ... anybody for a boat hull ... but I still use Turbocad for a quick drawing. One has to

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

go-to for 2d. -- Ralph From: Lester Caine [les...@lsces.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:59 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf? On 23/02/17 19:42, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Li

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

On 23/02/17 19:42, Gene Heskett wrote: >> LibreCAD. >> > Not exactly a barn burner. Greenhorn here couldn't figure how to rotate > it on the y axis for a pseudo 3d effect. So it gives me no clue as to > the expected thickness of the materiel. Is there a gcode export module > I need to add to

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

On Thursday 23 February 2017 15:09:44 andy pugh wrote: > On 23 February 2017 at 18:05, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I am not familiar with this format. > > DXF is an AutoCAD drawing format. > Humf, I knew it left a bad taste, but could not recall who was responsible. I was

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

On 23 February 2017 at 18:05, Gene Heskett wrote: > I am not familiar with this format. DXF is an AutoCAD drawing format. Inkscape can open them. Or try https://a360.autodesk.com/viewer/ for an online viewer. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

On Thursday 23 February 2017 13:11:44 Mark wrote: > On 02/23/2017 01:05 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I am not familiar with this format. And synaptics search only finds > > a library. No clue what editor/viewer uses it. clicking on it offers > > to open it with geany but it displays the text only

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

https://www.google.se/search?q=dxf+viwer=dxf+viwer=chrome..69i57j0l5.4328j0j8=chrome=UTF-8#q=dxf+viewer&* Den 2017-02-23 kl. 19:05, skrev Gene Heskett: > I am not familiar with this format. And synaptics search only finds a > library. No clue what editor/viewer uses it. clicking on it offers to

Re: [Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

On 02/23/2017 01:05 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > I am not familiar with this format. And synaptics search only finds a > library. No clue what editor/viewer uses it. clicking on it offers to > open it with geany but it displays the text only as text. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett LibreCAD. Mark

[Emc-users] Whats a good visual displayer for a dxf?

I am not familiar with this format. And synaptics search only finds a library. No clue what editor/viewer uses it. clicking on it offers to open it with geany but it displays the text only as text. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot,