I use NC Viewer to visualize and edit G-code.
In my experience, it doesn't model the results of cutting w/ tooling --- also, using a website is really clunky, and I can't find a nice way to have a local install.
GRBL may not support loops or macros, but every text editor supports cut&paste,
and GRBL will accept RELATIVE coordinates. You can even switch between
absolute and relativee coordinates during a job.
You know that sort of thing is the basis for a joke, right?
https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Discovered_Loops.txt
To expand on what I am looking for:
Currently, I have a workable, if clunky workflow where I can distribute designs as a single OpenSCAD file, which requires a person who uses the design via the Customizer to group, place on layers, and align the components which make up each cutting depth/type of tool --- questions are:
- is there a 3D DXF option which could be made use of/added to OpenSCAD which would allow all the different parts to be exported in alignment?
- has anyone found some other tool which is suited for this sort of work (affords easy 3D modeling/interaction, has a nice interface for the user to modify parameters, can write out text files, or programmatically write out multiple files)
- has there been any progress on either affording OpenSCAD a CAM option, or allowing it to write out usable text files w/o the need for post-processing?
Probably the next thing I'll be trying will be working up a stand-alone program which writes out an OpenSCAD file in parallel w/ a G-Code file, but I'd really like to find something a bit more elegant.
William
Trygve wrote:
>I use NC Viewer to visualize and edit G-code.
In my experience, it doesn't model the results of cutting w/ tooling --- also, using a website is really clunky, and I can't find a nice way to have a local install.
>GRBL may not support loops or macros, but every text editor supports cut&paste,
>and GRBL will accept RELATIVE coordinates. You can even switch between
>absolute and relativee coordinates during a job.
You know that sort of thing is the basis for a joke, right?
https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Discovered_Loops.txt
To expand on what I am looking for:
Currently, I have a workable, if clunky workflow where I can distribute designs as a single OpenSCAD file, which requires a person who uses the design via the Customizer to group, place on layers, and align the components which make up each cutting depth/type of tool --- questions are:
- is there a 3D DXF option which could be made use of/added to OpenSCAD which would allow all the different parts to be exported in alignment?
- has anyone found some other tool which is suited for this sort of work (affords easy 3D modeling/interaction, has a nice interface for the user to modify parameters, can write out text files, or programmatically write out multiple files)
- has there been any progress on either affording OpenSCAD a CAM option, or allowing it to write out usable text files w/o the need for post-processing?
Probably the next thing I'll be trying will be working up a stand-alone program which writes out an OpenSCAD file in parallel w/ a G-Code file, but I'd really like to find something a bit more elegant.
William
