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- Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:09 am
- Forum: Install / Compile
- Topic: Debian source package for Calculix
- Replies: 28
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Re: Debian source package for Calculix
Exercise caution when using "the ccx packes from Debian Stretch work on Debian Jessie too. Just download the deb packages and install them as super user", there are a lot of dependencies and trying to put those dependencies in will likely break your install. Safer to do an 'apt-get update'...
- Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:21 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: possible to do with path?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1521
Re: possible to do with path?
You might try PyCAM for this geometry until FreeCAD has the capability. Download PyCAM 0.5.1 (not the 0.16) as well as pypy and put both in the same working directory, you'll want to copy out the pypy4 and the library file inside the supplied pypy 'bin' directory to the working level, then in two te...
- Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:15 am
- Forum: Path/CAM
- Topic: Path development roadmap
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3970
Re: Path development roadmap
I'm encouraged by the CAM integration work going on with FreeCAD! There is a real hole in the open source software stack at the tool path generation juncture between CAD models and physical parts. My CNC is currently being entertained by GRBL output from PyCAM 0.5.1 (with pypy), there are a few issu...