I started using FlatCAM last December. I think it was version 7.0. At that it was lacking several needed features. It is now at version 8.3. I emailed the author with some of the feature I was in need of, and also asked where I could send a check to cover his efforts. A couple days later, I got a notice of a new release, but never go an answer on where to send the check. He has been quick to fix issues as they are reported to him. FlatCAM.org
Ray M. --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. [email protected] (818)324-7573 The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.*Abraham Lincoln <http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Abraham_Lincoln/>*, *Annual message to Congress, December 1, 1862* *16th president of US (1809 - 1865)* On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Jeremy Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone use SolidCAM or know of a reliable post processor for it? I > found one but haven't had time to try it to see if it works. My buddy has > SolidCAM I can use but HSMExpress has been working fine. Would like > something for 3d toolpaths though. > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Bruce Layne <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On 09/18/2015 05:22 PM, andy pugh wrote: > > > I just noticed that in the Autodesk store you can actually click on a > > Penguin: > > > http://store.autodesk.co.uk/store/adsk/en_GB/DisplayHomePage > > > > Autodesk definitely seems to be making a strong push into the large > > market of small shop users with some of their products and marketing in > > the last few years, probably after SolidWorks ate their lunch. I was > > encouraged by AutoDesk's recent shift in marketing strategy and went > > onto their forum to encourage them to gain a competitive edge by > > providing solutions to the Linux and LinuxCNC community that is under > > served in the the CAD/CAM marketplace. However, the AutoDesk > > representative was very dismissive. Despite my effort to make a strong > > and realistic business case, I was hit with the same old nonsense. > > Linux users refuse to pay for software, so AutoDesk won't spend any time > > developing software for Linux users even though they deliberately > > selected cross platform development tools to make it easier to develop > > products for Windows and Mac, and Linux wouldn't take much additional > > effort. They seemed to have a religious aversion to Linux. It reminded > > me of Microsoft comparing Linux to cancer. I tried to explain that BY > > FAR the most expensive software I've ever purchased was electronic CAD > > software that I bought specifically because it ran as native Linux code, > > but my first person example was simply ignored and AutoDesk continued > > with that old saw about Linux users not paying for software. > > > > Several of us who were advocating for Linux support on the AutoDesk > > forum were summarily dismissed in a manner that felt like ridicule and > > derision. It's a lost opportunity for AutoDesk. Despite their recent > > products targeting the large market consisting of small shops, I guess > > they still don't understand their market and they'll continue to lose > > out on some low hanging fruit. They'd apparently prefer to compete in a > > crowded corner of a very competitive market rather than recompile their > > existing products for the Linux market that would be grateful for a > > serious CAD/CAM product. This seems nuts to me, considering the > > incremental cost of selling another copy of commercial software is very > > low and adding loyal Linux customers would greatly contribute to paying > > their significant development costs. > > > > I'll continue to write G code by hand, use PyCam, and play with FreeCAD > > while waiting for it to mature. I like where it's going. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
