On 12/13/2014 08:25 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Tom > You only really need a CAM package for parts that are contoured. I.E. > not regular OD, Face, Id and such. For the standard stuff I use NGCGUI > and LatheMacro. Both of these are found under the example configs. > > For the contour stuff I use Cambam. The lathe module is not very strong > and does not cut ID curves. It does the job for me though. All the other > things can be done with the two options I mentioned. I use both of them > all the time. The Lathemacro tool from Andy Pugh is very good for > cutting tapers and radii.
That reminds that QCAD and dxf2gcode can be used to create lathe tool paths: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Simple_LinuxCNC_G-Code_Generators#Dxf2gcode_import_a_2D_DXF_file_and_produce_G_code As well as Inkscape: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InkscapeHowto http://www.linuxcnc.org/emc2/index.php/english/forum/31-cad-cam/1650-gcodetools-inkscapes-cam-extension See links under "Using LinuxCNC": http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl http://hackaday.com/2013/10/12/cnc-software-toolchain-using-only-open-source-software-2/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
