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Gentlemen,
My crosscut plasma table is here, and if I am not mistaken it is set up (when I tell it to go in the PC, it goes). I have not yet sparked anything for a number of reasons.
The question is, regarding post-processing into Langmuir's dialect. They want me to RENT something from AutoCAD or buy from SheetCAM, and if I had not dropped $4K on a machine, I would not necessarily be opposed to that.
Ahem.... AutoCAD can burn in binary doom for all I care - they are 1/2 step from Standard Oil level BS.
SheetCAM is rather pricey for a primadonna software, though it may have some nice whistles.
I like FreeCAD's mission (even if it has some pretty serious issues), and I normally do all my 2.5D stuff in Inkscape with Carbide-cut post. Both FreeCAD and Inkscape will do the SVG/DXF that FireControl wants, but the dialect is weird and wants things like pierce and ramp, so I cannot really find any suitable open-source alternative to SheeCAM.
Thoughts?
Any DEVs looking for a weekend project maybe? A post for FreeCAD or Inkscape would be instantly super popular, due to how popular these machines are. Their closed-loop (control-freak/monopolistic) software is a real issue though...
Thank you for your time!
My crosscut plasma table is here, and if I am not mistaken it is set up (when I tell it to go in the PC, it goes). I have not yet sparked anything for a number of reasons.
The question is, regarding post-processing into Langmuir's dialect. They want me to RENT something from AutoCAD or buy from SheetCAM, and if I had not dropped $4K on a machine, I would not necessarily be opposed to that.
Ahem.... AutoCAD can burn in binary doom for all I care - they are 1/2 step from Standard Oil level BS.
SheetCAM is rather pricey for a primadonna software, though it may have some nice whistles.
I like FreeCAD's mission (even if it has some pretty serious issues), and I normally do all my 2.5D stuff in Inkscape with Carbide-cut post. Both FreeCAD and Inkscape will do the SVG/DXF that FireControl wants, but the dialect is weird and wants things like pierce and ramp, so I cannot really find any suitable open-source alternative to SheeCAM.
Thoughts?
Any DEVs looking for a weekend project maybe? A post for FreeCAD or Inkscape would be instantly super popular, due to how popular these machines are. Their closed-loop (control-freak/monopolistic) software is a real issue though...
Thank you for your time!