Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Toolpath renderer for Java

Hi Alan,

I have written a controller (for DOS), and I do the 2D toolpath (Z is
along the side). Last night I saw an article in Oct 2002 Circuit Cellar
"2-D or Not 2-D" by Martin Courtney on a package that looks like it
might be of use.

http://www.circellar.com/

This site wants me to "purchase this article", I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT the
MAG! anyway, I'll have to see what the comment was at the end of the
printed article, I'm sure there was a place to download it!

Alan KM6VV
(C, C++, ASM)

writetoalan wrote:

>
> This question applies to the CNC group's programming community. I
> want to create an isometric view of a tool moving around it's
> toolpath (or of the path already completed). It seems like every CAM
> package out there now, even the free ones, have this type of
> capability. Therefore, before I go digging around, I thought I'd ask
> if anyone knows of some available libraries that can handle this. In
> my particular case, I need this functionality within Java (although
> others may have similar interests in other languages, so why don't we
> simply open up the topic to any language). Java has APIs for just
> about everything and I know one exists for 2D/3D graphics. In truth,
> I'm not sure this renderer would need to be a 3D function because I
> don't intend on rotating the image, etc (hmmm, maybe I should if it
> is easy). It could well be that someone will simply say "take a look
> at the 2D API)... that is fine. I haven't done any investigation at
> this point in time.
>
> Thanks,
> Alan