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By more complex machine, I mean something beyond a simple standalone machine tool with cartesian axes.



I would say there are far more options to customize the UI on EMC. You can really create...

Well, there are plenty of reasons you might choose EMC over Mach 3, depending on what you are doing.

From what I remember of the last time I used it, Mach 3 is basically a complete hobbyist level...

I'm currently building a small 2'x3' gantry machine with a z axis that has a plasma torch, and an air micro grinder and touch probe that retract independently using pneumatics. There is also a laser...

This is just an update. I haven't really done a lot of work on this since the last post, since I currently have classes and the remaining free time I would normally spend working on it is going into...

Update: Currently I am working on developing an improved algorithm which takes the tool shape into account. There are some details I still haven't worked out and I've spent a lot of my free time...

-Forums/mailing lists: There is a forum for developers as part of the SourceForge project page. I can also set up mailing lists through SourceForge.

-Toolpath generation: Toolpaths are...

Version 3.3.0.

I have currently have both JavaBeans and Eclipse, but I switched to using Eclipse a couple years ago.

It probably doesn't matter much which IDE is used. For Eclipse, there are a couple metadata...

rippersoft:
Hmm. I haven't ever done anything with UML before, only simple flowcharting, but it looks handy. I'll have to learn some more about it. I downloaded ArgoUML and am currently reading...

OK. I've got a basic web page up at http://www.threecam.com/. The SourceForge project page is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/threecam/.

The current code is available through subversion at...

Well, I've applied for a Sourceforge project. The program will now be called "ThreeCAM". Assuming Sourceforge approves the project, I will make the source available there.

Development wise, I a...

Hi all, I mentioned something about this in the "ideas for an open source cam" thread, but I've started my fourth attempt at an open source CAM program. So far, I've got about 80 hours of work put...

In case you haven't found anything yet, I wrote a quick Perl export plugin for Inkscape a while back that exports G-Code. It was 75% complete when I stopped working on it. It converts SVG paths to...

Ok. So I haven't really done anything for over a year on this. I stopped working on the PerlCAM program a long time ago. I'm a student and during the school year, I don't get a lot of time to work...

I'm building a CNC impact engraver for engraving anodized aluminum, plastic, and maybe some other materials. The idea is a cross between the handheld vibratory engravers and a dot-matrix printer. ...

Nope. I did consider the wax machine a little more, but I haven't really gotten any closer to building one.

I spent a few hours working on it today. It still does the same thing, but the postprocessor is now template driven.



It is written in Perl, not C, since that is what I know best. I could...

the_paco, yeah, you can help with it if you want. I'm not sure how far I'll get with it though. I don't have a lot of time to work on it.

ynneb, it is written for Linux mostly because that's...

I'm currently writing a CAM package in Perl. It is primarily designed for my own use for engraving jobs, mold making, and occasional milling of parts.

It will have the ability to generate G-Code...

Well, I am going to consider both the wax and plating methods, and possibly a laser powder fusing method, although that would be expensive.

I'll probably experiment with the plating process this...

Well, my current mill is a Max-NC 10, which is too small to do anything like that with.

As for the electroplating version, that was basically the idea, although I was going to use a large plastic...

Yep. I built this thing yesterday:
http://ldwp.com/hosted/waxfab/head-prototype-sm.jpg

Its a stepper motor driven mini screw pump. I don't have a tip attached to it yet, but it will hopefully...

Note: This is not a wood router, but this seemed to be the best category, since it is basically a typical CNC gantry router with a very different type of tool attached.

I'm hoping to start...