Re: Image to gcode

I tried both. I wasn't impressed with image2gcode, but I did like
bmp2cnc even though it was DOS based.


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Steven Ciciora
<sciciora@A...> wrote:

> I used Image2GCode to generate G code for my first 3 axis cnc

machining.

> Since it was my first time generating G-Code, I'm obvisously

inexperienced

> so can't really comment on how well the program worked. Other than

I

> downloaded one of the earliest demo versions and it locked up my

computer a

> lot. Before spending any $, I would insist on trying a demo

version to

> make sure it works for you.
>
> - Steven Ciciora
>
> At 10:53 AM 2/20/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Thursday 20 February 2003 08:57, "david albert wrote:
> >> Hase anyone used the image to gcode software from
> >> www.imagetogcode.com ? I was curious if anyone had any opinions
> >> before I lay down the $200. I currently use Mach1 with a

Sherline

> >> mill and a Camtronics 3 axis micro-step driver. Although Mach1

is an

> >> excellent piece of software, I think the importing and

conversion of

> >> images could be improved. (either that or my ignorance is

holding me

> >> back) I would like to engrave pictures on silver. Thanks.
> >
> >You could try this program I wrote. It's not exactly user

friendly, but the

> >price is right...
> >
> >http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/cncutils/
> >
> >(get bmp2cnc-0.22.tgz)
> >
> >Matt
> >
> >P.S. This does relief engraving, not raster to vector conversion.

For raster

> >to vector work you'll want to look at Rasterfratz. If he's paying

attention

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minute now and

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