Account Options

  1. Sign in
The old Google Groups will be going away soon, but your browser is incompatible with the new version.
Google Groups Home
« Groups Home
Message from discussion {LVL1} CAM Software

 Hackerspace" <lvl1@googlegroups.com>
Received: by 10.205.139.2 with SMTP id iu2mr956724bkc.7.1345918987781;
        Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:23:07 -0700 (PDT)
X-BeenThere: lvl1@googlegroups.com
Received: by 10.204.143.140 with SMTP id v12ls2067690bku.6.gmail; Sat, 25 Aug
 2012 11:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.205.139.2 with SMTP id iu2mr956722bkc.7.1345918986649;
        Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.205.139.2 with SMTP id iu2mr956721bkc.7.1345918986628;
        Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Return-Path: <jasonpittman...@gmail.com>
Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f50.google.com (mail-lpp01m010-f50.google.com [209.85.215.50])
        by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id k7si3328024bks.2.2012.08.25.11.23.06
        (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER);
        Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of jasonpittman...@gmail.com designates 209.85.215.50 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.215.50;
Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of jasonpittman...@gmail.com designates 209.85.215.50 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=jasonpittman...@gmail.com; dkim=pass header...@gmail.com
Received: by lago2 with SMTP id o2so913108lag.9
        for <lvl1@googlegroups.com>; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
        d=gmail.com; s=20120113;
        h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to
         :content-type;
        bh=46OzakcmW+0L+z0k9GP9p2l0y2ga2DQ5b4mqXQXOGAs=;
        b=Bh9jwPzvAd44s4cP+OSLgumkOFhiRcT+teG/kK3KVNTcjZuc1L77Z+b6JzrtGgA6kJ
         K+Ei8ZqCwvILSq2INvQCJN/5CEwSBYNr1nn/TYztgiErIWpIpU2oXikRZg4grsTv3KD2
         iGci3m9DYWe3SYU9Q29HVzwsSvDSr8OCKUagtnFkPgPtTIab01H2z3/L4m6bN+Ov2u5t
         faWfYX8Gekuiv+VsaO/RW0J/p3OWgNXjnCiQ7YVvSPbCAOIDJaUnLfWQFAw7T4Zcbt+S
         QnIlMniScyyOeHiLc0yRmbYgK01Lbzsx7h37v7F9zoIKQMsY1ZB1lnJ46YDfyQS+1DLe
         +m4g==
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: by 10.152.124.180 with SMTP id mj20mr9487411lab.43.1345918986205;
 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.114.0.143 with HTTP; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <1345914033.4911.YahooMail...@web120206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1345914033.4911.YahooMail...@web120206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:23:06 -0500
Message-ID: <CAMUC1H7Q1yAR1=LP+=YjvE1iET2tXemPMEsvaMcOmBWNe0Z...@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: {LVL1} CAM Software
From: "#" <jasonpittman...@gmail.com>
To: lvl1@googlegroups.com
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0434bfde11ba3c04c81b2f17

--f46d0434bfde11ba3c04c81b2f17
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

http://www.cambam.info/   <--- this one of em i use ,, but im still
learning this has worked the easiest  so far ,

     interested in learning more myself


On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Raj <rgsha...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> For all the CNC enthusiasts, I have a basic question.  What CAM software
> do you use?  I want to start playing around with the CNC downstairs and
> would like to know what software you use to generate 3D tool paths.  I
> spent the weekend learning solid modeling, so I've got the CAD part down.
> What software do you use, or would you recommend, for generating the tool
> paths to cut out 3D objects?  FLOSS or free would be ideal, as long as it
> gets the job done.  Also, what is the status of the ZenBot mill we have?
> Is it in working condition?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Raj
>
> BTW, if you have not checked out FreeCAD, make sure you take a look.
> They've made incredible progress and it's very impressive.
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page
>

--f46d0434bfde11ba3c04c81b2f17
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<a href=3D"http://www.cambam.info/">http://www.cambam.info/</a>=A0=A0 &lt;-=
-- this one of em i use ,, but im still learning this has worked the easies=
t=A0 so far ,=A0=A0=A0 <br>=A0=A0=A0=A0 <br>=A0=A0=A0=A0 interested in lear=
ning more myself <br>=A0<br><br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Raj <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rgsha...@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">rgshah=
0...@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,time=
s,serif"><div>For all the CNC enthusiasts, I have a basic question.=A0 What=
 CAM software do you use?=A0 I want to start playing around with the CNC do=
wnstairs and would like to know what software you use to generate 3D tool p=
aths.=A0 I spent the weekend learning solid modeling, so I&#39;ve got the C=
AD part down.=A0 What software do you use, or would you recommend, for gene=
rating the tool paths to cut out 3D objects?=A0 FLOSS or free would be idea=
l, as long as it gets the job done.=A0 Also, what is the status of the ZenB=
ot mill we have?=A0 Is it in working condition?<br>
</div><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-size:16px;backgro=
und-color:transparent;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">Tha=
nks!</div><div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:t=
ransparent;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">
<br></div><div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:t=
ransparent;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">-- Raj</div><d=
iv style=3D"font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;f=
ont-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">
<br></div><div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:t=
ransparent;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">BTW, if you ha=
ve not checked out FreeCAD, make sure you take a look.=A0 They&#39;ve made =
incredible progress and it&#39;s very impressive.=A0 <a href=3D"http://sour=
ceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=3DMain_Page" target=3D"=
_blank">http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=3DMa=
in_Page</a></div>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>

--f46d0434bfde11ba3c04c81b2f17--