Originally Posted by
knoopjan
Hi there,
I have designed (C)NC-systems since 1977. I believe EMC2 is an ¨almost¨ perfect CNC-controller for 2-9 axes, unfortunately without any tools and tricks needed for what you want to do.
My tangentially-controlled tools however work great with EMC2 since I programmed various post-processors for those tools needed to cut cardboard and vinyl and to (jig)saw anything in plywood and non-ferro metals, up to 12mm AlMg4.5 and brass.
I currently use EMC2-2.4.2 with the Ubuntu 10.04 RTAI kernel and run VMWARE-player with an other (non-RTAI) one. In a Windows-XP Virtual Machine I prefer using AutoCAD as well as Inventor to generate any DXF-file needed for plotting/milling/routing/cutting/sawing workpieces. The importance of AutoCAD: all programs and post-processors I ever wrote since 1985, still function today and deliver truly automatic 3, 4 and 5-axes EMC2-compatible G-code.
If there is enough interest I probably should document and upload some of my hard- and software details for use on this forum.
So, please let me know!
Jan