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vincent
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29 Oct 2009 11:49 #1059 by vincent

export dxf to cam was created by vincent

I wonder if I could export a dxf file finished in windows to cam in linux?? sorry, maybe it is a silly question, but I don't know~~

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29 Oct 2009 23:19 - 03 Nov 2009 11:05 #1061 by BigJohnT

Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:export dxf to cam

You have to pass the dxf through a CAM program to generate the G Code needed by EMC.

Some more info here:

wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Cam

John

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03 Nov 2009 03:11 #1080 by vincent

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but in fact I met a lot problems here. which cam software is more popular? I have tried gcnccam, but it did not worked quiet well. I wonder if the dxf file generated in windows AUTOCad is not availabel in linux??

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03 Nov 2009 11:16 #1083 by BigJohnT

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I have no idea which cam program is most popular, my personal favorite it OneCNC. Windows and Linux can both see a dxf file.

John

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Dan Falck
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03 Nov 2009 14:01 #1084 by Dan Falck

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My favorite CAM program for linux is HeeksCAD/HeeksCNC. It runs on Windows too.
code.google.com/p/heekscad/

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04 Nov 2009 00:51 #1085 by vincent

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thanks John

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04 Nov 2009 12:39 #1086 by vincent

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Dan Falck wrote:

My favorite CAM program for linux is HeeksCAD/HeeksCNC. It runs on Windows too.
code.google.com/p/heekscad/

Dan

thanks Dan, and I wonder if this CAD is your workpiece? haha~~

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17 Nov 2009 09:15 #1142 by vincent

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BigJohnT wrote:

I have no idea which cam program is most popular, my personal favorite it OneCNC. Windows and Linux can both see a dxf file.

John

John, is there any difference between NC link and OneCNC???? when I download OneCNC, it happened to be NClink

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17 Nov 2009 12:19 #1144 by BigJohnT

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I'm sure you didn't download OneCNC as it costs $2k to $6k and won't run without a hardware dongle.

I have no idea what NClink is.

John

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