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Linux users can apt-get qcad, there is open-source executable for Windows as well (but it's hard to find as Ribbonsoft took it closed-source (wtf?) and most searches end up at their page.) QCAD is very solid and a great place to start with CAD, especially if you can't afford/don't need Autodesk/Solidworks. It's a good choice, especially as gcode export from Inkscape seems to be buggy. Hershey Stroke Fonts for Inkscape from EMSL: DXF/QCAD ĭXF is a standard file format used by many CAD programs (as well as exportable from inkscape and Adobe Illustrator). Haven't tried this but it looks very cool! The EMC2/Axis application will import most image formats and create a raster scan tool path with milling depth proportional to image intensity. In particular, here's how you generate gcode from Many tools exist for generating/converting to gcode. Then try gcode from the toolchain of your choice. You can change the view and pan/zoom/tilt with the mouse.įor a sanity check, try simulating a run of the NB logo gcode from Identity This will show the progress of your milling run. (blue "play" triangle)įor most of the configurations there is a smaller window w/ an inverted cone representing the spindle (this is the default view). 'home' the various axes (must home all axes, use radio buttons to select).power the machine 'on' (unset emergency stop, and set power buttons).There's actually nothing machine-specific that you need at this point: your UI will look pretty much exactly what we have now. The resulting binary should run and give you a UI on your system.

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If you are badass, you can compile the code in simulation mode following the instructions here: Here's a way to apt-get the pure simulator: To experiment with EMC2/Axis machine on your personal Ubuntu/Debian setup, you may not want to apt-get emc2 because that depends on a special rtai kernel and Ubuntu 8.04. We have figured out several Gcode #Toolchains for your CNC enjoyment

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The EMC2/AXIS software takes GCode as motion control input files. This depends on a custom kernel and Ubuntu 8.04 - PLEASE DON'T UPGRADE!

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We have installed EMC2 and AXIS and some other software on the driver PC. We had to hack the config files considerably and reverse-engineer the pinout. We are using EMC2 and AXIS software to drive the mill. Note however that after doing this you'll probably need to restart the software because it will be out of sync with the controller (it gets out of sync).

If it REALLY IS getting out of hand, turn the power switch off (the one on the side of the control box). This will power down the spindle and stop it where it is immediately. If it appears to be getting out of hand, the F1 key should toggle Emergency Stop in the software. It will very happily mill through itself without stopping. Though we have implemented basic safety shutoffs, we should be watching it all the time.

USE VACUUM TO PREVENT DUST EVERYWHERE WHILE MAXNC IS MILLING! ESPECIALLY AVOID DUST GOING INTO PC!.

USE EYE PROTECTION unless you like tweezering pieces of shattered carbide mill tools out of them.

DO NOT MILL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS WITH STEEL TOOLS! (Carbide only, see Tooling ).

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DO NOT UPGRADE THE UBUNTU 8.04 OR THE KERNEL ON THE HOST MACHINE!.

Always check limits by manually running outside your mill area with the tool at a safe Z height.

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RTFM! Know how to home each axis, and what tools to use, how to shut down, etc.

Please know what you are doing and don't be afraid to ask questions. Improperly used, the mill can destroy itself, its tools, and parts of you.

9.3 dual layer PCB fixture & locating system.

9.2 Ideas for maxnc accuracy improvement.

Kongorilla is a drawing fellow who uses LinuxCNC to run his cartesian machines (I think) - perhaps he can fill in some blanks about how easy that was to configure. Use G-code to drive it, which is easier to generate.

but a bit messy! If I wasn't the author, I'd probably adapt a firmware and controller that already exists. You'll find a couple of methods called something like asNativeCoords(.) and asCartesianCoords(.). There's a couple of functions called things like getCartesianX(.) and getCartesianY(.) that convert native coordinates into cartesian, and then a couple of functions called things like getMachineA(.) and getMachineB(.) that do the opposite calculation.

In the firmware, the conversion functions are in Probably not that hard to do in principle, but the codebase isn't very tidy to work in, so I expect there'd be a lot of edge cases to figure out how to adapt it. Re: Question about changing coordinate transformation