Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Chris Albertson
It is not a public Beta. First you get Fusion 360 running which means setting up an account. They also need to see that you use Fusion regularly. Then you apply for membership in the “Insider’s Program”. More here https://feedback.autodesk.com/key/Fusion360Insider There are other new fetur

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Thaddeus Waldner
Would you mind detailing how to get this beta? > > BTW, Fusion 360 has just come out with a Beta release that runs native on > Apple Silicon. The new Apple processors are astonishingly fast. The above > part is designed to be printed but it is fun to let Fusion great g-code files > for mil

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Matthews
I don't know if Thailand falls under the ITAR rules but they may be what you are hitting. If you can't install it you probably can't run it either. Autodesk loves the cloud and calling home. Dave On Wed, Jul 5, 2023, 22:41 Thomas J Powderly wrote: > thc all > > but the question said _get_ > >

Re: [Emc-users] Installing From Debian?

2023-07-05 Thread Thaddeus Waldner
I just set up a replacement computer for an existing machine. The part I had the most trouble with turned out to be caused by a wifi router being misconfigured. Once that was ironed out, system took off without a hitch and has been running trouble-free for several days now. I followed the guid

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Thomas J Powderly
thc all but the question said _get_ not how to VBox or Wine  or... Thx but ity seems hard to __get__ Now I've followed Dave's url and it doesnt work... due to my location. Dave Thanks, I think I cant complete the download becasue I am in Thailand The origin of the request is in a country no

[Emc-users] Installing From Debian?

2023-07-05 Thread Todd Zuercher
Any one installed Debian 12 and running Linuxcnc on a machine? Since Linuxcnc is now in Debian Stable, I was wondering if anyone cared to voice their opinions about installing and running Linuxcnc that way. I have a machine that I am starting to refit and I am considering trying to install th

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread gene heskett
On 7/5/23 15:05, Dave Matthews wrote: Fusion 360 is still free for personal use. The limit is $1000 in sales. Of what? The do defeature some parts like rapids in tool paths. That sucks, and since its gcode output is totally unwrapped, fixing the gcode in your fav editor isn't practical ti

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Jul 5, 2023, at 11:36 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 7/5/23 13:29, Thomas J Powderly wrote: >> Since this thread has 'evolved' into free 3D modeling software... >> Can I ask how to get Fusion 360 on a Linux box? >> I remember several failed tries but I font recall why. >> LinuxCNC communit

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
Will it run using WINE? https://www.winehq.org/ On Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 11:30:21 AM MDT, Thomas J Powderly wrote: Since this thread has 'evolved' into free 3D modeling software... Can I ask how to get Fusion 360 on a Linux box? I remember several failed tries but I font recall why.

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Jul 5, 2023, at 10:27 AM, Thomas J Powderly wrote: > > Since this thread has 'evolved' into free 3D modeling software... > > Can I ask how to get Fusion 360 on a Linux box? It is easy. But you need Linux on Intel. ARM-based Linux will not work 1) install a virtual machine system. VMw

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Matthews
Fusion 360 is still free for personal use. The limit is $1000 in sales. The do defeature some parts like rapids in tool paths. https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal Dave On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 2:40 PM gene heskett wrote: > On 7/5/23 13:29, Thomas J Powderly wrote: > > Since th

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread gene heskett
On 7/5/23 13:29, Thomas J Powderly wrote: Since this thread has 'evolved' into free 3D modeling software... Can I ask how to get Fusion 360 on a Linux box? I remember several failed tries but I font recall why. LinuxCNC community people seem to really like it, That seems to be true, but it i

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Thomas J Powderly
Since this thread has 'evolved' into free 3D modeling software... Can I ask how to get Fusion 360 on a Linux box? I remember several failed tries but I font recall why. LinuxCNC community people seem to really like it, TIA tomp On 7/5/23 21:44, gene heskett wrote: On 7/5/23 06:50, Gregg Es

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread gene heskett
On 7/5/23 06:50, Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: This one has direct download links https://united3dartists.com/ That appears to be a windows program. Windows is extinct here. ;o)> Thank you. On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 11:44:50 AM MDT, gene heskett wrote: On 7/4/23 08:03, Gregg E

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread gene heskett
On 7/5/23 08:12, Les Newell wrote: In my experience winding the acceleration up rapidly runs into the law of diminishing returns with increased vibration and in the case of steppers a higher risk of losing steps. Les This is one of the places where the 3 phase stepper/servo really shines. 2

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread gene heskett
On 7/5/23 06:03, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 at 09:17, wrote: The problem I have is that because 4th axis is rotary motion on my setup, the way the angular rotation speed is handled means the rotary axis rotates at a very slow speed (a fraction of what the G1 linear speed would be).

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread gene heskett
On 7/5/23 04:14, marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 2023-07-04 23:21, Sam Sokolik wrote: Lol - then I guess I read too far into it..  I have run 4th axis rotary motion just fine.. The problem I have is that because 4th axis is rotary motion on my setup, the way the angular rotati

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 at 13:14, Les Newell wrote: > > In my experience winding the acceleration up rapidly runs into the law > of diminishing returns with increased vibration and in the case of > steppers a higher risk of losing steps. Yes, that's the point where it is as high as it can be. However

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread Les Newell
In my experience winding the acceleration up rapidly runs into the law of diminishing returns with increased vibration and in the case of steppers a higher risk of losing steps. Les On 05/07/2023 12:56, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 at 12:28, Les Newell wrote: Are the machine accelera

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 at 12:28, Les Newell wrote: > Due to the shape of the trajectory it has to be done as a series of > short G1 XYZA moves. Without lookahead these short linear moves really > slow down movement. Are the machine acceleration limits as high as they can be? That should help somewha

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread Les Newell
The reason for Marius' original post is that he is trying to use LinuxCNC with SheetCam's 4 axis pipe cutting module. When cutting around the corner on square/rectangular section tubes all 4 axes are moving. Due to the shape of the trajectory it has to be done as a series of short G1 XYZA moves

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
This one has direct download links https://united3dartists.com/ On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 11:44:50 AM MDT, gene heskett wrote: On 7/4/23 08:03, Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: > Caligari trueSpace can import STL and it can save to a wide range of formats. No thanks for the link G

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
One more thing about using trueSpace for STL, only work in metric dimensions. It doesn't matter if you select millimeters, centimeters, or meters. To STL they're all millimeters. The different units in the software just work for your own convenience for scale so you don't have to zom in. If

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 at 09:17, wrote: > The problem I have is that because 4th axis is rotary motion on my > setup, the way the angular rotation speed is handled means the rotary > axis rotates at a very slow speed (a fraction of what the G1 linear > speed would be). This isn't related to the look

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-05 Thread marcus . bowman
On 2023-07-04 23:21, Sam Sokolik wrote: Lol - then I guess I read too far into it.. I have run 4th axis rotary motion just fine.. The problem I have is that because 4th axis is rotary motion on my setup, the way the angular rotation speed is handled means the rotary axis rotates at a very

Re: [Emc-users] G33.1 error then g-code file parsed

2023-07-05 Thread John Dammeyer
One more addendum to this and then I'll leave it alone. I played around with a few more Z axis accel and spindle speed values. It looks like it only starts decelerating the spindle to 0 after the Z distance has finished. Then Z decelerates as does the spindle. Since the Z position after it's sto

Re: [Emc-users] G33.1 error then g-code file parsed

2023-07-05 Thread John Dammeyer
Hi Gene, > -Original Message- > From: gene heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > That Z following until the spindle is completely stopped is a > possibility I hadn't considered. And I don't read src code that easily. > I have always considered the sync was released when z had been withdr