[cad-linux] Re: Is there a linux/opensource CAD to CAM (gcode)translator?
- From: Kim Lux <lux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 12 Jan 2003 13:54:42 -0700
Comments below.
On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 12:40, danyul wrote:
> I'd be happy to send out my code when it's more or less working, but
> it's not quite there yet, and I imagine could use alot of improvement.
OK. Remember that Linus T didn't think his code was ready either... the
sooner we get more people working/looking/using, the faster it will
build.
> I didn't mean to bang on EMC, I just didn't remember it having a
> CAD/CAM app. There was an openGL gcode dry-run previewer which I
> thought was pretty good.
OK
> The control I've got is a dedicated DOS
> machine with a 100MHz Pentium and an interface card that does things
> like control coolant and tool changes. I spent alot of time five years
> ago tearing out the PDP-11 (!) and it's three wirewrapped analog/digital
> interface boards (!@#$#) in that machine and adapting it for PC
> controls. Nowadays, for a machine like mine, limited by its stepper
> resolution and maximum feedrates, EMC would probably perform as well.
EMC will work with servos as well.
I think my only concern about EMC was its output pulse timing and
> maximum step rate, which seemed inadequate to take advantage of modern
> microstepping motor drivers. Since those drivers run about 500 to 1000
> bucks a pop, minus power supply and everything else, they're sort of
> out of the enthusiast range anyway. Maybe it would be fun to build one...
>
> dan
>
>
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Kim Lux <lux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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