also dxf2gcode. (have not played with it in a long time..) https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxf2gcode/
I have been meaning to try out freecads cam package but have not had time. sam On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 12:45 PM Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> wrote: > ace converter? (I still use it a lot..) > > sam > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 12:39 PM Chris Albertson < > albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Solidworks, FreeCAD, Fusion360 all are pretty much the same in terms of >> the >> user interface. If doing serious work, just buy the paid version of >> Fusion360 and sign up for real classes, Actually do the exercises. It is >> normal for it to take weeks or months of daily use before you get good at >> it. >> >> Fusion is pretty much seamless from design sketches to working g-code. >> >> It is like a piano. It would be silly if I said "I've watched 3 youtube >> videos and tried for 40 minutes and I still can't play the piano." It is >> kind of the same with state of the art CAD/CAM systems. Give it 100 >> hours before you can be called a "competent beginner" >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 10:21 AM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> >> wrote: >> >> > That FreeCAD subject has once again prompted me to ask how people are >> > using their CAD/CAM to generate G-Code. >> > >> > For the first time in about 10 years (or maybe more now) I've refused to >> > update my support for MecSoft Visual CAD/CAM because their response to >> my >> > question was _probably_never_. >> > >> > The question was: "When are you once again going to be able to import >> the >> > .AD_PRT files from AlibreCAD?" >> > >> > Way back AlibreCAM was VisualCAM from MecSoft and was integrated into >> > Alibre. They had some sort of falling out because Alibre is also no >> longer >> > interested in supporting VisualCAM stating that it's MecSoft that makes >> the >> > decision as to whether to integrate. I feel like it was a painful >> devorce… >> > >> > I'm stuck with using the 2020 version of AlibreCAM (with the occasional >> > error message) on the current version of AlibreCAD. I will tell Alibre >> > this year that I no longer feel the need to pay support after way more >> than >> > 16 years of support payments (I have drawings from 2006). >> > >> > From what I can see FreeCAD doesn't do CAM. I have no interest in using >> > Fusion360. Both Fusion360, FreeCAD and the VisualCAD user interface >> > confuse me. Just can't seem to learn them while I find AlibreCAD easy. >> > But then I could never really effectively use AutoCAD either which is >> why >> > Alibre was so great when it showed up. >> > >> > What is out there for CAM G-Code generation? Preferably integrated with >> > with the CAD package so one can go back and forth to tweak a drawing for >> > better CAM without having to start all over again with the CAD. >> > >> > Thanks >> > John >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" >> > Automation Artisans Inc. >> > www dot autoartisans dot com >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
