The moderators of this list have kindly allowed me to announce the release of SheetCam for Linux. SheetCam is a general purpose 3.1/2D CAM package. It was originally aimed towards routing and plasma cutting but has now evolved into a competent milling package as well. This release is part of a ground-up rewrite of the original Windows only SheetCam and is still in beta so you can expect some bugs and missing features. This release of course comes with a post processor for EMC - just go to Options->Machine options and pick EMC from the list.
While it is in beta development it is free to use. The only restriction is that each release will cease to function after about 30 days. If you keep downloading the latest releases you will have a fully working free CAM package. Once the beta development is finished, you will have to buy a license to keep using it. I will try to keep the price as reasonable as possible. As I cannot afford to support packages for every Linux distro, I am using Autopackage which should install on most reasonably up to date distros. I have tested it on the EMC Ubuntu 8.04 and it works fine as long as you have it installed on your hard drive. It will not work directly from a live CD. On 6.06 there are a few issues with the graphical installer and it does not set up menu shortcuts. I am working on solutions to these problems. You can download it from <http://www.sheetcam.com/downloads.shtml>. If you have any probelms, let me know and I will do my best to sort them out. Les ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
