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Dubstar_04

Dec 07, 2012; 8:33pm

LibreCAM

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This post was updated on Dec 07, 2012; 9:28pm.

Hi Guys,

I have started building the UI for a cam addon i am calling LibreCAM.
The idea i have had is to lay the UI out using a tabbed interface with the following windows:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4zP-efSfiNw/UMJRi8OzLPI/AAAAAAAADf8/qAwT0sfxTI4/s734/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+20.27.02.png

If you have any comments for feedback please feel free to share.

If you have any ideas please throw something together and put it up here for the community to see.

Thanks,

Dan

Dubstar_04

Dec 08, 2012; 9:08am

Re: LibreCAM

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I have started to layout the UI in code:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6PA0AfxEWkY/UMMCDOaNnmI/AAAAAAAADh0/JbcZqz58iKQ/s838/LibreCAM.png

Can anyone suggest the best way to handle the machines and tools?

I was thinking of doing .xml files in a working folder such as ~/.LibreCAM (onLinux)

Thanks,

Dubstar_04

anders.e.e.wallin

Dec 08, 2012; 9:48am

Re: LibreCAM

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Can anyone suggest the best way to handle the machines and tools?

Take a look at the freecad CAM forum. There was discussion on the UI and screenshots/mock-ups not long ago:
sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/free-cad/viewforum.php?f=15

R. van Twisk

Dec 08, 2012; 2:22pm

Re: LibreCAM

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Dubstar,

Here you also find some code that starts to do some work on LibreCAM functions : http://github.com/LibreCAM

Ries

On Dec 8, 2012, at 4:48 AM, anders.e.e.wallin [via LibreCAD] wrote:

Can anyone suggest the best way to handle the machines and tools?

Take a look at the freecad CAM forum. There was discussion on the UI and screenshots/mock-ups not long ago:
sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/free-cad/viewforum.php?f=15

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Dubstar_04

Dec 13, 2012; 7:19pm

Re: LibreCAM

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Hi Ries,

I have forked your code and started to build on top of it. I have made a lot of changes to the ui and the way the plugin operates with the intention of supporting any machine type, desktop mills, regular mills, laser cutters...

I am really impressed with LibreCAD especially with the stuff for accessing the entity parameters I.e DPI::

I am hoping to have the ui and settings framework finished in a few weeks and start on the GCode stuff in the new year. I like libArea and openvoroni so I will start having a look at implementing them for tool offsets and pocketing paths.

That's all for now.

Dubstar_04