FreeCAD g-code generator?

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21 Jan 2016 15:30 #68884 by mstrick96
Has anyone worked with the Path Workbench in FreeCAD for generating g-code?

The developer says it is in early stages,mbut it looks like it has some interesting features already. Especially for making simple parts.

What do you think?

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23 Jan 2016 10:19 #68957 by emcPT
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Recently I found ECAM:

ecam.altervista.org/

The best free CAM that I know, and I tested it several times both for milling and lathe. Development is active and the postprocessor can be changed to suit for example linuxcnc.
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23 Jan 2016 20:47 #68998 by BigJohnT
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For a lathe I do all that and more with ngcgui.

JT
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23 Jan 2016 22:22 - 23 Jan 2016 22:25 #69006 by mstrick96
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Thanks. Good info.

I'm building a longbed lathe and am thinking of adding a NC machining head to it later. Am most interested in building an NC router for woodworking and setting up a CAD/CAM/CAE workstation to do the design and control for both.

I like the looks of FreeCAD and am running it on a Debian 8.2 workstation with LinuxCNC. Am figuring out how to replace the Jessie kernel with a recent RT kernel and will then be set if the g-code in FreeCAD works well enough. If it doesn't work well, I'l try your suggestions.

Lots to learn!! Too many hobbies and not enough time!
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23 Jan 2016 23:08 #69007 by BigJohnT
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Well ngcgui is part of Linuxcnc so it is seamless and fast to program any part. So that takes a step or three out of the process.

JT

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24 Jan 2016 01:59 #69013 by mstrick96
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Great! Looks like I have two options built in, then.

Thanks!

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