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I just changed my CAM software to EMC2 and my CAD software to Qcad.
Well, EMC2 doesn't qualify as a CAM program. CAM is the process of converting the CAD data to g-code.
You can find a list of CAM programs here: wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Cam
My system is a Oxy Fuel Torch System on a dual axis Cnc machine(Burny3) and transport data via floppy disk to a CNC mach.
I'm not sure I understand this. Your machine controller (the one responsible moving the motors) is: Mach? Burny? or emc2?
That's ok, nobody started all-knowing .I have several questions and am VERY new to linux.
What kind of software? CAM? Machine controller? Simulation? etc..Q1. which of the software selections is best for a dual axis machine?
Since it's the emc2 Forum, I'm sure you'll get recommends for using emc2 as the machine controller.
Again, see wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?CamQ2. What additional software do I need to convert my DXF and DWG files to NGC files?
Most of the CAM programs have a small part called a postprocessor, which basicly translate the output from the CAM program to the g-code language of the control (usually a postprocessor for emc2, one for Fanuc, one for Haas, etc).
Not sure what you have chosen, so I can't sayand finally have i chose the correct software combination?
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Alex
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Q2. What additional software do I need to convert my DXF and DWG files to NGC files?
I use Sheetcam for my plasma cutter. It is not open source but not expensive either. It has both Windoz and Linux versions. The latest version is somewhat young and needs some polish but works well for me.
John
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E-Mail should not be used for general questions about EMC.
Please post your question on the forum so other people can benifit from the Q&A.
Thanks
John
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#dxf2gcode_v01.py
#Programmers: Christian Kohlöffel
# Vinzenz Schulz
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#Distributed under the terms of the GPL (GNU Public License)
The website is in German, but you can read the Google Translation here .
I have not tried it on anything complex yet, but the simple cases I have tried seem to work. If there is a problem, the code is GPL, so it can be fixed. I think that there is another program with the same name, but it is a '.exe' file and thus not cross platform. I have not tried that.
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