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03 May 2025 16:46 #327608
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Is there any free cadcam software for mill ?
I know NativeCAM and librecad-freecad for cad something else ?
I know NativeCAM and librecad-freecad for cad something else ?
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03 May 2025 18:04 #327618
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-BlenderCAM forum.linuxcnc.org/31-cad-cam/26123-blen...-addon-it-s-now-2025
-FreeCAD had Path workbench
-PyCAM
-Inkscape has gcodetools included that can do 2D/2.5D
-DXF2Gcode can be used with LibreCAD
-Dmap2Gcode for depth map of images, i use it a lot for engraving
-Image2Gcode is included with LinuxCNC, just open an image and it shows
forum.linuxcnc.org/31-cad-cam/46947-viac...nux-and-mac?start=50
-FreeCAD had Path workbench
-PyCAM
-Inkscape has gcodetools included that can do 2D/2.5D
-DXF2Gcode can be used with LibreCAD
-Dmap2Gcode for depth map of images, i use it a lot for engraving
-Image2Gcode is included with LinuxCNC, just open an image and it shows
forum.linuxcnc.org/31-cad-cam/46947-viac...nux-and-mac?start=50
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03 May 2025 21:35 - 03 May 2025 21:37 #327641
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I use FreeCAD- the "Path" workbench got renamed to (more appropriately) "CAM" a while back- when searching for information on it, you may see references to both. It's adequate, getting better all the time (use the weekly builds!). Lots of little things that are obnoxious, but I haven't found anything better for any reasonable-to-this-hobbyist cost if you're doing more mechanical designs than organic/artsy. Being parametric on the CAD side and having adaptive toolpaths on the CAM side are huge for me. Definitely a learning curve, sometimes you have to go about things in unintuitive ways for various reasons to get what you want.
Depends heavily on what you're doing as well. Blender + BlenderCAM might be a good choice if you can manage the learning curve and are doing more organic/less "dimensioned" stuff. FreeCAD doesn't handle that so well IME.
If you're doing 2D/engraving type stuff, Inkscape or others might be better.
You might also end up using multiple for different things.
Depends heavily on what you're doing as well. Blender + BlenderCAM might be a good choice if you can manage the learning curve and are doing more organic/less "dimensioned" stuff. FreeCAD doesn't handle that so well IME.
If you're doing 2D/engraving type stuff, Inkscape or others might be better.
You might also end up using multiple for different things.
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03 May 2025 22:00 #327645
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See if you qualify for one of the free license alternatives for Fusion 360. If you do I think it is hard to beat.
One can argue that it isn't free, at least it doesn't cost any money.
One can argue that it isn't free, at least it doesn't cost any money.
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