NativeCAM 2.0b — Python 3 & GTK3 port for LinuxCNC 2.9 / Debian 13 Trixie

Now is working good, thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’ve just uploaded a short demonstration of the NativeCAM (Python 3 / GTK3) port running on an industrial CNC machine. In this video, you can see it handling horizontal drilling operations smoothly.

The port is stable and performing well in a real workshop environment on LinuxCNC 2.9 / Debian 13.

Live demonstration: www.youtube.com/shorts/RL7QDfig8vQ

You can find the updated code here:
github.com/cnc-proton/nativecam-py3-gtk3

Feedback and testing are welcome!

Hi,
What you're doing is fantastic. The installation is going well.
The simulations show great potential. Congratulations!
If I may make a point, looking at the video, I think it's better if the horizontal drilling unit
descends when it reaches its position. In the video, you can see it descending and then reaching its position.

That's just my opinion.

Thanks and congratulations again! image missing /media/kunena/emoticons/smile.png

jjdege wrote:

Hi,
What you're doing is fantastic. The installation is going well.
The simulations show great potential. Congratulations!
If I may make a point, looking at the video, I think it's better if the horizontal drilling unit
descends when it reaches its position. In the video, you can see it descending and then reaching its position.

That's just my opinion.

Thanks and congratulations again! image missing /media/kunena/emoticons/smile.png

Hi,

Thank you for the kind words and for the sharp observation!

Regarding the horizontal drilling unit: you are absolutely right. In the video, the Z and X/Y axes are moving simultaneously for speed. However, NativeCAM allows full control over the sequence.

In the final setup, we can easily configure the G-code to ensure the unit reaches its target position before starting the descent. Safety and precision are the priorities, and this is exactly why LinuxCNC + NativeCAM is so powerful—we can tweak these movements to fit the specific mechanics of the machine perfectly.

Thanks again for the feedback, it’s very much appreciated!"
 

Hi Axemas,

really appreciate the steady progress you’ve been sharing, great demo video! It’s clear a lot of careful work is going into this, and it doesn’t go unnoticed.

The lathe features especially the polyline workflow alongside G71/G72/G73 look genuinely promising. That earlier preview video sparked a lot of anticipation on my side, and I’m still very excited.

Have you had any time to push this further since your last update, or did testing surface any tricky blockers? No rush at all just curious where things stand.

Thanks again for keeping NativeCAM moving forward. I’m really looking forward to the next steps.

greetings

Tom

Could you explain what this means? It creates and uses the ~/nativecam directory. It requires the correct SUBROUTINE_PATH in your LinuxCNC INI file to be fully functional. I've created some programs, but they don't run. I think there are problems with OWord. Axis doesn't show any errors, but when I run the code generated by ncam in QTDragon, it says it can't find the macros or OWord.