Freecad's interface isn't even similar to freecad's interface. There's no rhyme or reason as to why you need to pick an edge before you can create a feature and create a feature without picking an edge first. I've spent the time to learn some of the nuances of freecad, but it's still not as intuitive as solidworks or f360.
Phil T. The Feral Engineer Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: www.patreon.com/theferalengineer Order one of the coolest label makers on the market at http://labelworks.epson.com, use coupon code "theferalengineer" and receive 20% off of your order 🙂 On Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:39 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
