Hi, I come from the 3d printing and Im finding difficult to find the

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 17, 2015, 8:03pm

Hi,
I come from the 3d printing and Im finding difficult to find the CAM software, meaning the slicer of the milling machine.

Can you guys help me? I would like to find something that would work on Linux, I would like to avoid sketchup.

Thanks!

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 17, 2015, 8:19pm

Thanks @Alex_Lee I will give it a go.
By the way what is your setup software wise?

jlauer · March 17, 2015, 8:29pm

Inkscape to create SVGs. Then use http://jscut.org to create toolpaths. Then send over to ChiliPeppr.com and send to your CNC machine.

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 17, 2015, 8:33pm

Thanks @jlauer another great insight.

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 17, 2015, 8:58pm

Thanks +Peter van der Walt but would to avoid Windows software

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 17, 2015, 9:00pm

it didn’t work so well for me last time I tried. But I will have a look again if you recommend

jlauer · March 17, 2015, 9:01pm

I prefer Freecad over Sketchup. It’ll run on Ubuntu. Then I shift-click all 3d objects and export to DXF to get a 2d representation. Then I use Cambam to generate toolpaths. Then take it to ChiliPeppr.

I like Freecad over Sketchup because Freecad is parametric and much easier to build up layers upon layers of 3d structures. I find Sketchup to lose structure really quickly on large drawings.

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 17, 2015, 9:19pm

I’m also giving a try with freecad and I’m liking it a lot.

Clockwerk_Mech · March 17, 2015, 9:34pm

Look at http://www.makercam.com
Web based cam program. Also, cambam is linux capable

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 17, 2015, 10:05pm

Thanks @Clockwerk_Mech , with all your help now I know the choices I have. Thanks!

SirGeekALot · March 18, 2015, 12:14am

Hmmm…I’ve had problems with FreeCAD (crashing bugs+wrapping my head around the UI), but perhaps I need to revisit it on my Linux box…

Ricardo_Rodrigues · March 18, 2015, 7:11am

@SirGeekALot there is that, but for me is one of the best CAD software for Linux.

dhylands · March 18, 2015, 11:51am

I just started using http://onshape.com. it can export STLs. I’ve exported STLs for 3d printing. Still figuring out what to use for my ox

SirGeekALot · March 18, 2015, 4:25pm

@Ricardo_Rodrigues it does look like it may be a little bit better on Linux. I’ve had a hard time finding good tutorials on YouTube that work with the current version, v0.14. The UI changed quite a lot from v0.13. Also, default behavior seems to be different on Linux; e.g. rotating/orbiting an object. Also, the various workbenches really have me confused on where to start. I watched a good tutorial on constraints, but I am still scratching my head on how to get anything done.

dhylands · March 18, 2015, 5:12pm

@SirGeekALot I’ve also been using FreeCAD quite a bit under linux (until a few days ago when I started using onshape).

I started out with the youtube tutorials by bram de vries
https://www.youtube.com/user/boumdadaque/videos
This is Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs1mFiJBYIo

So far, I’ve been using mostly “Part Design” (that’s where you can create sketches and Pad/Pocket) and then occasionally using the “Part” workspace for doing an Extrude (Pad adds to an existing part, extruder creates a new one).

I need to digure out using Draft and Sketches together (Draft has features like offset)

SirGeekALot · March 18, 2015, 9:09pm

@dhylands Excellent tutorials! I am already through Part 5 and it is making much more sense now.