Can OpenSCAD export to .STEP files? If so then the design is exportable to a wide range of CAM software for toolpath generation. Fusion (free version) can import STEP and produce toolpaths but isn't this housing simple enough for hand-coding files?
On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 10:14 AM Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > Greetings all; > > What do we have that can convert a .stl file into gcode for a mill or a > lathe? > > I think I have the 4 internal pieces ready to install in some sort of a > housing, so I ordered a couple hacksaw blades for my bandsaw and bought > some 2" thick alu bar for the output side of this thing. > > I have some 1" that will make the input half of the housing, make it up > square so I'll have room for corner bolts to mount it with. But with the > need for 2 bearings on the output, seperated by enough space to be > rigid, I'll do it from 2" stock. But I think I'd like to make 2, one > small enough to drive with a nema 17. But I'll need to make a metal > armature for that because these 85 oz 17's I have run pretty hot. Too > hot for plastic bearing carriers. So far I haven't stumbled over a 3 > phase nema 17, yet. But I keep looking. > > Now that I have at least a Mr so and so familiarity with openscad, no > means an expert, I think I'd like to see about drawing the housing parts > up in openscad, and possibly generating some gcode from its .stl output. > > Can pycam do that? > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
