Re:AHA vs. EMC

Ballendo wrote:

P.S. EMC is getting closer to the Ahha! overall capability every day.
Indeed it already surpasses ahha! in some areas. But we don't know
what the internal specs for the EMC project will lead to, and it may
leave out some important parts. Already has, but it IS free, and it
IS open source!

Maybe we could start a thread RE: CNC control wishlist? What matters
to you? What doesn't? And at what price?

[What I'm looking for is a controller that will handle those huge files
full of little bitty line segments that 3d g-code generators put out. As
was mentioned recently, these are a challenge for many controllers. I've
heard that EMC is not too great at this constant contouring stuff either.
(Is this being addressed in the upcoming versions?) I don't need a lot of
odd g-codes- most of what I use is G00, but smooth execution of many small
moves is crucial. Cheap as I am, I'd pay some hundreds of dollars for a
controller that would deal with this successfully- any ideas?]

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