Hi all,
I'm brand new to the CNC world. I've just started building a CNC wood router.
I am using LinuxCNC and have run the stepconf wizard and opened the familiar screen that has the LinuxCNC logo as a 'job'.
I just started reading the tutorials for LinuxCNC and one of the first things it says is that it will run G-code but doesn't 'create' G-code - and for that I need CAD or CAM software.
So, my question is this -
Could someone give me a quick explaination of the procedure for creating a design and then extracting the G-code in order to load into the LinuxCNC software.
Also what CAD, CAM software can I use with LinuxCNC?
I realise that people will have favourites and that the question is very subjective but maybe a few choice programs with pros/cons then that would be really appreciated.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Cheers :-)