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18 Aug 2020 18:25 #178618
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What are some designing programs that work well in accordance with linuxcnc? I’m building a plasma cnc so all I need is 2d and I don’t need it to be super advanced. I’d prefer for it to easy to understand though I’m not against learning. And I would like it to be free. Could
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18 Aug 2020 21:08 #178632
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Inkscape.
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19 Aug 2020 02:17 #178665
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Thank you
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19 Aug 2020 02:21 #178666
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I like librecad for quick 2d parts... I need to learn fusion.
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19 Aug 2020 04:51 #178671
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Qcad has a free version
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19 Aug 2020 06:31 #178680
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Forgot to mention, Inkscape will export gcode ready for use in LinuxCNC.
With FreeCAD and QCAD you will need to use dxf2gcode that is also very easy to use.
With FreeCAD and QCAD you will need to use dxf2gcode that is also very easy to use.
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19 Aug 2020 06:50 #178685
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Thank you all, I’ll try each of them
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19 Aug 2020 07:51 #178687
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Quad should have a gco generator but I don’t know if they have it in the community version.
I rarely use it anymore since I have fusion.
I rarely use it anymore since I have fusion.
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23 Aug 2020 17:28 #179120
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FreeCAD is capable of generating quite nice G-code on it's own, including reasonably good HSM tool paths.
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Forgot to mention, Inkscape will export gcode ready for use in LinuxCNC.
With FreeCAD and QCAD you will need to use dxf2gcode that is also very easy to use.
FreeCAD is capable of generating quite nice G-code on it's own, including reasonably good HSM tool paths.
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23 Aug 2020 17:49 #179123
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Now that you mention it, i recall you mentioning it a while back also, but must have forgotten about it.
Thank you, Todd.
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Oh, that is nice.FreeCAD is capable of generating quite nice G-code on it's own, including reasonably good HSM tool paths.
Now that you mention it, i recall you mentioning it a while back also, but must have forgotten about it.
Thank you, Todd.
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