Re: [RE: emc really needs a copyleft cad/cam package]

[Ray <rehenry-at-up.net>]

On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Anne wrote:
> Comments about user interface and the copyleft cad/cam package -
<S> 
> I suspect we are trying to attach ourselves to the emc process. That's probably inappropriate,
> since emc is far along in the process. We need to start at the beginning with this one.

Anne

As much of an EMC lover as I am, I have to agree with you here.  There are
much wider applications for an open source CAM system than EMC.  But I
would want it to be able to produce RS274 code that can directly run on
an EMC based machine controller.  But this could be done either with a
config option or an inline postprocessor.

When this project is a ways along, I would probably build a gui that would
run an EMC machine with a set of buttons along with the CAD and CAM
windows and essentially hide the g-code.

Good ideas in this thread.

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Ray