laser tool-chain questions
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I have
a 100% Linux home/shop. Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go from
OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and another
one what builds French Cleat toolholders. I'm still not ready to release
it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start
cutting/machining toolholders
for a shake down. Anyway, I need to find a process path that takes some
OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC
router.
Thanks in advance!
EBo --
MeshCAM can take an STL file and cut it on a CNC machine. The software
is quirky and annoying, but it works once you fight your way past the
irritations.
Jon
On 3/8/2025 7:12 AM, John David via Discuss wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I
have a 100% Linux home/shop. Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go
from OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and
another one what builds French Cleat toolholders. I'm still not ready
to release it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start
cutting/machining toolholders for a shake down. Anyway, I need to
find a process path that takes some OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked
into both a laser cutter and a CNC router.
Thanks in advance!
EBo --
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On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 07:12:39 AM EST, John David via Discuss discuss@lists.openscad.org wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I have a 100% Linux home/shop.
Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go from OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
DXF2GCODE?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and another one what builds French Cleat toolholders.
I'm still not ready to release it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start cutting/machining toolholders for a shake down.
Anyway, I need to find a process path that takes some OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC router.
Are you willing to use PythonSCAD? (or wait for it to get folded into OpenSCAD itself?) https://pythonscad.org/
I have a library which will output G-code directly:
https://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview
which supports CNC routers and various tooling --- adding laser support would just be a matter of adding a suitable tool and the matching G-code commands.
William
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William:
Is your G-code library/code for 2D, 2.5D, or 3D objects?
Jon
On 3/8/2025 8:20 AM, William F. Adams via Discuss wrote:
On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 07:12:39 AM EST, John David via Discuss discuss@lists.openscad.org wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I have a 100% Linux home/shop.
Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go from OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
DXF2GCODE?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and another one what builds French Cleat toolholders.
I'm still not ready to release it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start cutting/machining toolholders for a shake down.
Anyway, I need to find a process path that takes some OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC router.
Are you willing to use PythonSCAD? (or wait for it to get folded into OpenSCAD itself?) https://pythonscad.org/
I have a library which will output G-code directly:
https://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview
which supports CNC routers and various tooling --- adding laser support would just be a matter of adding a suitable tool and the matching G-code commands.
William
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MeshCAM is currently being sold for $250 to $500, AND it is closed source.
Since I do not want to have the same thing happen in the future that
happened with Lightburn (paid closed source, and they decided to drop Linux
support), at this point, I am looking for open-source solutions. See, I
had already purchased a copy of Lightburn, and I want something I can
maintain long term.
I'm currently looking into Inkscape + svg2gcode. I'll let people know if I
get that of something else to work.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM Jon Bondy jon@jonbondy.com wrote:
MeshCAM can take an STL file and cut it on a CNC machine. The software is
quirky and annoying, but it works once you fight your way past the
irritations.
Jon
On 3/8/2025 7:12 AM, John David via Discuss wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I
have a 100% Linux home/shop. Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go from
OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and another
one what builds French Cleat toolholders. I'm still not ready to release
it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start cutting/machining toolholders
for a shake down. Anyway, I need to find a process path that takes some
OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC
router.
Thanks in advance!
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I think you will probably need some simplification in addition to slice
- svg export.
I remember I had a discussion with Emmett (on manifold) about different
CAD design workflow, and the idea is that traditional CAD are built with
manufacturing in mind, so the feature are typically much less
complicated than general meshes. It is too easy to design something that
is impossible to manufacture/measure with CSG-based design. I guess this
is the reason why there are not that many STL to CAM software out there.
On 3/8/25 22:50, John David via Discuss wrote:
MeshCAM is currently being sold for $250 to $500, AND it is closed
source. Since I do not want to have the same thing happen in the
future that happened with Lightburn (paid closed source, and they
decided to drop Linux support), at this point, I am looking for
open-source solutions. See, I had already purchased a copy of
Lightburn, and I want something I can maintain long term.
I'm currently looking into Inkscape + svg2gcode. I'll let people know
if I get that of something else to work.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM Jon Bondy jon@jonbondy.com wrote:
MeshCAM can take an STL file and cut it on a CNC machine. The
software is quirky and annoying, but it works once you fight your
way past the irritations.
Jon
On 3/8/2025 7:12 AM, John David via Discuss wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux,
and I have a 100% Linux home/shop. Does anyone here have a
tool-chain to go from OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and
another one what builds French Cleat toolholders. I'm still not
ready to release it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan
to start cutting/machining toolholders for a shake down. Anyway,
I need to find a process path that takes some OpenSCAD output,
and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC router.
Thanks in advance!
EBo --
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@William, I'll take a look into DXF2GCODE. Yes, I am willing to use
PythonSCAD, but I have not up until now.
@Jon, as a note, at the moment I am focusing on laser cutting the French
Cleat toolholders. The OpenSCAD produces 3D rended output, but I can tweak
it a little to produce 2D/2.5D.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM John David ebo.2112@gmail.com wrote:
MeshCAM is currently being sold for $250 to $500, AND it is closed
source. Since I do not want to have the same thing happen in the future
that happened with Lightburn (paid closed source, and they decided to drop
Linux support), at this point, I am looking for open-source solutions.
See, I had already purchased a copy of Lightburn, and I want something I
can maintain long term.
I'm currently looking into Inkscape + svg2gcode. I'll let people know if
I get that of something else to work.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM Jon Bondy jon@jonbondy.com wrote:
MeshCAM can take an STL file and cut it on a CNC machine. The software
is quirky and annoying, but it works once you fight your way past the
irritations.
Jon
On 3/8/2025 7:12 AM, John David via Discuss wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I
have a 100% Linux home/shop. Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go from
OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and another
one what builds French Cleat toolholders. I'm still not ready to release
it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start cutting/machining toolholders
for a shake down. Anyway, I need to find a process path that takes some
OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC
router.
Thanks in advance!
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@Chun, the current parts are very simple. They are linear_extrude's of 2D
shapes. I'm not looking to do things like machine depth-map profiles and
the like. Sorry, when Jon ask about the dimensionality, I immediately
thought of what I render and not its simplification
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM John David ebo.2112@gmail.com wrote:
@William, I'll take a look into DXF2GCODE. Yes, I am willing to use
PythonSCAD, but I have not up until now.
@Jon, as a note, at the moment I am focusing on laser cutting the French
Cleat toolholders. The OpenSCAD produces 3D rended output, but I can tweak
it a little to produce 2D/2.5D.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM John David ebo.2112@gmail.com wrote:
MeshCAM is currently being sold for $250 to $500, AND it is closed
source. Since I do not want to have the same thing happen in the future
that happened with Lightburn (paid closed source, and they decided to drop
Linux support), at this point, I am looking for open-source solutions.
See, I had already purchased a copy of Lightburn, and I want something I
can maintain long term.
I'm currently looking into Inkscape + svg2gcode. I'll let people know if
I get that of something else to work.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM Jon Bondy jon@jonbondy.com wrote:
MeshCAM can take an STL file and cut it on a CNC machine. The software
is quirky and annoying, but it works once you fight your way past the
irritations.
Jon
On 3/8/2025 7:12 AM, John David via Discuss wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I
have a 100% Linux home/shop. Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go from
OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and another
one what builds French Cleat toolholders. I'm still not ready to release
it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start cutting/machining toolholders
for a shake down. Anyway, I need to find a process path that takes some
OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC
router.
Thanks in advance!
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I use pycam to convert 2D designs to gcode for my CNC router. I think it
will also do 3D from STL but I have never tried it
On Sat, 8 Mar 2025, 14:59 John David via Discuss, <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
@William, I'll take a look into DXF2GCODE. Yes, I am willing to use
PythonSCAD, but I have not up until now.
@Jon, as a note, at the moment I am focusing on laser cutting the French
Cleat toolholders. The OpenSCAD produces 3D rended output, but I can tweak
it a little to produce 2D/2.5D.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM John David ebo.2112@gmail.com wrote:
MeshCAM is currently being sold for $250 to $500, AND it is closed
source. Since I do not want to have the same thing happen in the future
that happened with Lightburn (paid closed source, and they decided to drop
Linux support), at this point, I am looking for open-source solutions.
See, I had already purchased a copy of Lightburn, and I want something I
can maintain long term.
I'm currently looking into Inkscape + svg2gcode. I'll let people know if
I get that of something else to work.
EBo --
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM Jon Bondy jon@jonbondy.com wrote:
MeshCAM can take an STL file and cut it on a CNC machine. The software
is quirky and annoying, but it works once you fight your way past the
irritations.
Jon
On 3/8/2025 7:12 AM, John David via Discuss wrote:
Recently I learned that Lightburn is no longer supporting Linux, and I
have a 100% Linux home/shop. Does anyone here have a tool-chain to go from
OpenSCAD to laser cutter and CNC input files?
As a note, I have a real rough pass on a tabbed-box library, and another
one what builds French Cleat toolholders. I'm still not ready to release
it publicly, but I am to the point where I plan to start cutting/machining toolholders
for a shake down. Anyway, I need to find a process path that takes some
OpenSCAD output, and get it sucked into both a laser cutter and a CNC
router.
Thanks in advance!
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