Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: 3D Text Carving

Carl,

Would it be suitible to convert like jpegs into a raster toolpath?

Do you need special libraries, or are standard linux libraries ok?

Geert

Carl Mikkelsen wrote:

> Don,
>
> My raster-to-toolpath code is written in C, and uses some GPL-style raster
> image libraries. It could be available -- it is available on my internal
> CVS server. I support ssh connections to the cvs server.
>
> Are you a developer? With the ".edu" address, I imagine that you are a
> programmer.
>
> If you are a user, it currently runs under Linux. It could also compile as
> a Windows console ap.
>
> It currently supports two algorithms -- an edge walking algorithm and a
> raster-cutting algorithm. When the tool path is determined, there is a
> subsequent optimization pass to reduce the time needed to cut the image.
>
> -- Carl
>
> At 09:59 AM 11/5/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>What software is that. Is it freely available?
>>If so where?
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>Don
>>dkelley@...
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Carl Mikkelsen [mailto:cmm@...]
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:41 AM
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>>Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: 3D Text Carving
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>>My raster-to-tool-path code will do that. It works from a description of
>>the tool profile, so it will work for V bits, ball-end bits, and square bits.
>>
>>You use photoshop, GIMP, or some other tool to place the text, then convert
>>it to my tool-path file. It *should" be easy to convert to G-code -- and I
>>volunteer to write it -- if someone will send me a G-code tutorial and test
>>the results.
>>
>>-- Carl
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