Hello new to group and new to Sheetcam
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:15 pm
Hello group, hope I do not pester you all too much as I learn the working of Sheetcam especially that of the post process to suit my machine, which I use a very old control software.
Bit of history, I converted a manual milling machine many years ago, stepper control from the states in kit form home made power supply parallel port driven from a PC in Dos running CNCPro which I bought the licence for before it went out of action. But It is still in use all Gcode was hand written, now I manly use it for drilling applications as a larger mill I have is manual only.
I am now building a plasma cutter using a Chinese style cutter, have a new set of steppers the frame built up and even made a Z axis etc.
Now my issues that I hope people can help with?
I run Linux at home, tend to hate Windows with a passion, no problems I can run the Linux version of Sheetcam.
Would still like to run the Old control software to drive the steppers using CNCPro, so is there a post process that is already there for CNCPro under another name?
I assume there is still a licence needed for Linux, not a problem if I can get it to work.
I have been trying to understand the Post process and how it works and will look around on here to see if there is a help file or document on editing or making ones own.
I know I could go to Mach3 but would need another PC in the workshop and Windows!
Cheers
Adrian
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Bit of history, I converted a manual milling machine many years ago, stepper control from the states in kit form home made power supply parallel port driven from a PC in Dos running CNCPro which I bought the licence for before it went out of action. But It is still in use all Gcode was hand written, now I manly use it for drilling applications as a larger mill I have is manual only.
I am now building a plasma cutter using a Chinese style cutter, have a new set of steppers the frame built up and even made a Z axis etc.
Now my issues that I hope people can help with?
I run Linux at home, tend to hate Windows with a passion, no problems I can run the Linux version of Sheetcam.
Would still like to run the Old control software to drive the steppers using CNCPro, so is there a post process that is already there for CNCPro under another name?
I assume there is still a licence needed for Linux, not a problem if I can get it to work.
I have been trying to understand the Post process and how it works and will look around on here to see if there is a help file or document on editing or making ones own.
I know I could go to Mach3 but would need another PC in the workshop and Windows!
Cheers
Adrian
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Posted by: adrian@ttechnicals.plus.com
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