Re: Freeware CAM software?

Posted by stcnc2000

on 2008-01-14 07:54:06 UTC

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Fagan"
<woodworker88@...> wrote:

>
> I'm finally starting to do some production work with my CNC Taig

milling

> machine and I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for

freeware CAM

> software. I have managed to get this far in my CNC project without

spending

> a cent on software (Ubuntu, EMC2, NCPlot, DeskEngrave, Stickfont),

and I

> would like to be able to do CAM as well. I am using a couple of g-

code

> generation utilities that my friend wrote for me in Java but I

would love to

> create code directly from DXFs. I have Autodesk Inventor for CAD

(part of a

> much earlier project so it doesn't count) and I took a class in

FeatureCAM

> this summer so I'm pretty familiar with what to do, I'm just not

willing to

> spend money on software at this point.
>
> Thanks very much for any suggestions
> Michael
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> Almost free CAD/CAM, With a Free Copy of Intellicad 2000 and all

the DXF conversion programs offered by CNC Programming Software
Tools.

> Makes a real low cost System.
> Take a look:
> http://www.cad2gcode.com/
> http://www.cad2gcode.com/cncprojects/
> Cheers
> Bob A

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