I’ve also used Python to programmatically produce DXF files which can then be tweaked in QCAD and then used for CAM. I’m not building a jumbo jet or a resort hotel, so I really don’t need much from my CAD software. It’s perfect for classic technical drawings, and it makes DXF files. For CAD I really like QCAD, because it’s really Old Skool. And what’s good for me might not be good for others. So before I stab in the dark and try other cad/cam suites blindly attempting to find one that works best, does anyone else have this process worked out? From sketchup (.stl) to something that can be lofted/nested and finally to gcode? despite each piece being totally separate from the other, freecad treats it as one monolithic part. The most success I’ve had was a dozen step process to take my design and de-construct it in sketchup into several flat things all in the same plane and lofted how i think they need to be, then importing to freecad and going thru lots of machinations to get to something that sorta puts out g-code.įor reasons i cannot fathom, it does not write gcode for all the pieces.Īnd I cannot edit the imported model. I’ve attempted to export something I created in sketchup (the online/web version) in order to produce Gcode, but with very limited success. I’ve done some modeling with sketchup in the past, and it’s the program i’m currently most proficient at.
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