it cannot handle filled zones, so if you have any of those, it's not going to work for you.it cannot handle DXF files, so if you also want it to mill the PCB outline you will have to either convert that to SVG (which GCAM can read) or you will have to (re)draw the PCB outline in GCAM manually.However, it also has some limitations to keep in mind if you intend to go that route: GCAM can help you with that, as it can take Gerber output from other software and create g-code to produce the PCB. I assume you intend to use CNC isolation milling to produce PCBs designed in Altium. I'd go for a break out box and mach3 ,but most don't support usb,so that's out,at least for now.Īny solutions to getting g-code to grbl without crashing in a relatively easy manner would help in a big way. The intermediate unit will need to work at least a 17' x 2' brass front panels i want to etch/engrave. I have 5 tbm6600s, 3 nema 17s ,3 acme T8 lead screws to make a small machine before i go to a unit big enough to make a neck and a body. I'm learning on a cd-rom 3 axis ,which will be using end stops and a laser,it has a pen and i'll be fitting a dc motor to simulate a spindle ,basically a small version 3 axis to get to grips with this learning curve. I need to upgrade to win10 as the vista OS seems to be lacking in some areas such as new software compatibility. I also use Tina design suite for circuit simulation and pcb design,so i have used cad,though i've never exported gerber to make the pcbs,which is another thing to do.

nc files.and it seems rather convoluted to go from say a jpeg to. I have a question in two parts,i want to make a les paul style guitar with an arduino ,grbl shield v3(or later) based 3 axis cnc,this particular guitars body has compound curves and deep neck pocketing i think this is 2.5D,i can buy g-code files with body and neck design files,what would be the easiest route to do this,from a cad/cam perspective,at present using inkscape i can only get the grbl controller to work with.

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