QCad CAM
26 Oct 2013 19:07 - 26 Oct 2013 19:10 #40313
by BigJohnT
QCad 3
has a CAM option now. It is pretty rough at the moment but might take off if enough people suggest ways to get it up and going.
If your an Inch user you need an inch conversion file attached. It goes in the scripts/Cam/CamConfigurations directory where you installed QCad.
I'm trying atm to convert the GCode.js machine configuration file to be more LinuxCNC friendly. If I get it working I'll attach it.
JT
If your an Inch user you need an inch conversion file attached. It goes in the scripts/Cam/CamConfigurations directory where you installed QCad.
I'm trying atm to convert the GCode.js machine configuration file to be more LinuxCNC friendly. If I get it working I'll attach it.
JT
Last edit: 26 Oct 2013 19:10 by BigJohnT.
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27 Oct 2013 20:59 - 27 Oct 2013 21:00 #40348
by BigJohnT
As an example I created a rectangle with radius corners, then added another layer, then offset the profile by the cutter radius to create the cut path on the new layer. Next I turned off the layer that contains the part profile and generated the G code to cut the profile. This is a good work around until the cutter compensation is done.
JT
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Last edit: 27 Oct 2013 21:00 by BigJohnT.
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28 Oct 2013 00:03 #40350
by ArcEye
Good thread JT,
I have been doing some playing too.
Attached is a script for a LCNC metric mill, with line numbering completely removed, different option settings that more closely match my Z Axis movement etc
One thing that is puzzling me is the
include("scripts/Cam/CamExport/CamExporter.js"); line
That file does not exist, nor does the directory, but it does not throw any error.
If you comment out that line the CAMExport dialog does not appear when you select export, so it is finding it somewhere.
I assume CamExporter is a library class, so why the include? Don't understand java.
Now just need to do some more complex drawings and load the output into a sim to see if it works as intended
regards
I have been doing some playing too.
Attached is a script for a LCNC metric mill, with line numbering completely removed, different option settings that more closely match my Z Axis movement etc
One thing that is puzzling me is the
include("scripts/Cam/CamExport/CamExporter.js"); line
That file does not exist, nor does the directory, but it does not throw any error.
If you comment out that line the CAMExport dialog does not appear when you select export, so it is finding it somewhere.
I assume CamExporter is a library class, so why the include? Don't understand java.
Now just need to do some more complex drawings and load the output into a sim to see if it works as intended
regards
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