However the software on the site isn't crippled as you need the USB box to make it run.ĭownload the demo version, not live version and under File select import DXF and find your DXF, note here the drawing will have to be drawn offset as the program can't work out offsets. It's a stand alone controller that used the usb port and outputs to a set of drivers. However there is a simple free way with no strings attached. Sheetcam is good, Vectric 2D is good, both have a similar price tag and from there on it's chequebook out time.
#Sheetcam sample shapes pro
Kip mentioned using Lazycam that is built into Mach, it's one of those programs that either you can use it straight off or you never get the hang of it, the free one is limited, pro version is a paid upgrade. Unfortunately not many free ones and not many good cheap ones. Again plenty out here from simple to mega complex and expensive.
Second is getting a drawing file to code and this entails using a CAM package. There are three stages in getting code, one you draw your part in CAD, plenty of free or cheap cad programs out there, been covered many times, go a google.
#Sheetcam sample shapes how to
Silly me why didn't I think that one green icon and 5 standard windows tabs are normal ?Īnyway to get back to your question how to get G Code. No file, file should be next to Edit, aahh wait click green icon of a milling machine and you get file. There are three types of people putting these packages together, Techies, Graphics Artists and wasn't the latter.ġ7 million fonts in windows and some twonk has to get all artistic ? A machinist wants something that can be read 4 shops away.įirst screen has an instruction at the bottom that says click on file and select new, we have Edit, Machine, Emulate, Settings and Help. I downloaded the demo of easycnc2 and to be honest I wasn't very impressed. A lot depends on what your controller expects.
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