Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Free CAM software beta

Robert Grzesek wrote:

>
> First let me apologize if the is an in appropriate post for this forum,
> but it seemed relevant.

Yes, very good, we appreciate your efforts and welcome you.

> I spent a little while writing a CAM program, MeshCAM, to generate a
> toolpath from an STL or bitmap file.

> I'd love to hear your input- either positive or negative.
>
> Download MeshCAM at http://www.robgrz.com
>
> Thanks,
> Robert

Something that comes up frequently is people looking for a
'point-cloud' to STL converter.

Point clouds come in two varieties: -evenly sampled (in X & in Y)
and randomly sampled (in X & Y).

You should be able to handle the first case easily (if not,
I can give you some sample code to convert regular sampled
data into STL... there is a neat trick...). Therefore your
program will be immediately useful to people who have a
mill-mounted digitizer....

regards
Doug Fortune
http://www.cncKITS.com










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