Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 4-AXIS FOAM CUTTER

vandersandtc@... wrote:

> I hope someone can help me, I have built several toys using steppers
> and stepper controllers (L297/298). However, my 2D cnc foam cutter
> has been upgraded to independant 4-axis control. I have used
> shareware (stepster) that I have changed a bit to send S&D signals
> via the par. port.
>
> My question : Can I use Stepster for 4-axis control, and what would I
> use to generate the gcode? I know that there is the wing cutting
> software available but I would like to cut from dxf drawings of any
> shape and size. The commercial software available in our country
> (South Africa) is unaffordable due to our poor exchange rate.

There are at least two software systems I know of for 4 axis foam wing
cutting (both in my Tutorial/Links web page) :

- the French (a version with English screens)
"Gilles Muller Wing & Fuselage Software" also see
"Laurent Head's LitCUT virtual cutting simulator" which works
in conjunction with Gilles software

- the Spanish (a version with English screens) RCNoticias recently
submitted to me by Javier Lopez.

Doug Fortune
http://www.cncKITS.com